Originally Posted by 2wins
i was raised to hold doors open etc. many women thank me. some have asked me not to do it again. i will continue doing it. there are some things that are, i believe, respectful. i am not, btw, adverse to hold a door open for a man ... snip ...

I must confess that I too am a bi-door opener, 2wins. Curtesy has its place. Probably a Southern thang.:-)

But, lest anyone think I am trivializing real sexist conduct by speaking of "holding doors open", I am not. Sexist conduct which, in my opinion, is of consequence is that which prevents another person from pursuing her right to "pursue happiness" while not infringing upon the rights of other individuals in doing so. It is a natural thingie (Do I need to explain the difference between nature as environment vs nature of man (as in human being), again).:-)
Yours,
Issodhos


"When all has been said that can be said, and all has been done that can be done, there will be poetry";-) -- Issodhos