Capitol Hill Blue Forums Misc. Topics The Media "We scream, We Swoon, How Dumb Can We Get?"

Issodhos, you are wandering into off-topic territory.

As I am:

I'd like to put a bit of perspective on the "good manners" topic. Guys, I know you think this is very, very important. But I was 35 years old before I met a man who cared which side of the sidewalk I walked -- and he was the same man who would get extremely drunk and wake me up at 2AM so he could scream at me.

The manners you talk about are nice, and they have a purpose. But don't think for a minute that women will take them as a genuine indicator of your concern for us. We know better. Manners and regard for women may walk hand in hand. Then again, they may not.

Actual respect is, I'm afraid, more important to me than who holds the door open. And actual respect for women as human beings is what is completely missing from this newspaper article.