History of Feminism
In reply to the discussion: DOOR! [View all]seabeyond
(110,159 posts)me me me, i did it.
i have to admit. i am the "door" issue woman. totally my bad.
i just did not know that men held onto this cry of DA DOORS. "da doors. i hold a door open for a woman and she has a melt down. THAT is what feminism gives us". i didnt know. has never been in my life. never heard a man flip out over it. never saw a woman have a melt down over a man holding the door open. OMG... i even taught my very young boys to hold doors open for all. they loved the experience of independence going into the convenient store at 5 and beyond, by themselves... they would struggle opening that ole door and then wait and wait and wait holding it open for anyone that appeared they may be approaching that door. until i would finally yell at them to GET IN THAT STORE and let that door go. it was a hoot. and loved it. the boys would have a blast and the little old ladies would melt all over them. well, there you go. i guess that is a different version of a melt down, but it was all in beauty, kindness, fun.
i was totally clueless.
when i walked into the thread of benevolent sexism and a poster asked what it was, i put little thought into my post. i gotta admit. cause i was pretty sure the man didnt give a shit. and he didnt. so i thru out a couple fast, non thinking examples. easy to grasp. opening doors, holding out a chair. you know. women can open a door, and they can seat themselves without help. i held no judgment on these acts. simple example, only. and i did give a thorough definition and link to more indepth thought on benevolent sexism. and boom... that was it. the end.
all about da doors.
how many years has it been?
no one ever talks about the other example holding the chair for a woman.
so.... my bad. didnt know this was gonna end some people world, simply saying, da doors. my bad.
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