Gentlemen, Is chivalry dead?

[Mcface]

it is dead a woman killed it.. with feminism.

 

[LittleChone]

Not entirely. We still follow the basic rules of chivalry; be kind to the poor, respect the higher-powers, be polite to ladies, and fight off evil.

 

[IanB.]

Not until the feminists say it is.

 

[TehCookie]

Of course chivalry is dead. Women killed it.

Good thing too, now we can have some common courtesy. I've had chivalrous men refuse to walk through a door I was holding for them because they thought women shouldn't hold doors open for men. Screw that, if someone is behind me I hold the door. If someone holds a door for me I thank them. Gender shouldn't matter. If someone is colder than me I offer them my coat, since they would get more use out of it. If someone drops their stuff I help pick it up, it's called being nice.

 

[interspark]

me and a team of mine did a ten mile walk on wednesday, carrying bloody heavy backpacks, when we stopped for a break, two of the guys in the group walked over and picked up the two girls' backpacks and offered to carry them, so no, chivalry is not dead, as the girls quite rightly pointed out later that day, they likely would not have completed the walk otherwise. its a biological fact, female humans are build differently to males, and, in identical circumstances, are weaker,

if offering to help a girl for whatever reason goes with your code of ethics then that should be fine, women have equal rights but thats not to say it's rude to help them out from a sexist point of view

as for my own views, yes, i think im more likely to hold a door open if a girl is behind me, or help a girl pick up dropped items, and if that makes me a sexist git that so be it, i just prefer the term "chivalrus gentelman"

 

[Icarion (aka Stockholm)]

Chivalry will never truly die because its an idea. Like racism and bigotry and freedom and all those other things. In practice however chivalry is slowy choking on todays society

 

[Mr. Google]

I open any door for my Girlfriend. Pay for any meal of some sort. pull out her chair. She loves it. I love doing it i feel so...Gentlemanly

 

[helldragonX]

Chivalry isn't dead,just changed.

 

[interspark]

Well technically it doesn't have a heart so it was never really alive.

aha! how do you know? have you ever done a physical examination on chivalry?

 

[Theninja'skatana]

I am chivalry! Apologies for that boastful display sirs.

No worries, old chap, that rather dashing avatar of yours makes up for it in every way.
Good show!

Whoa. Made my day... My good man!

 

[Requx]

Chivalry is much quieter than douche-baggery.

 

[Sheamus]

"You know what? I respect women! I love women! I respect them so much that I completely stay away from them!" not really chivalrous but that's generally my stance on women.

 

[Uncreation]

I certainly hope Chivalry is dying. I'd rather we were just polite for the sake of being polite, regardless of gender. Wouldn't that be better than rationing it out in a way that ultimately ends up coming across as patronising?

Here, here! I fully agree.

 

[Peteron]

Well technically it doesn't have a heart so it was never really alive.

aha! how do you know? have you ever done a physical examination on chivalry?

Perhaps....however, that is classified information.

 

[teebeeohh]

No

I for one like to wear finde suits and a hat, especially when when going on dates and/or meeting with a group of friends that include girls(this may or may not be one of the reasons why my male friends tend to say I am not much fun around women). I further adopt a more refined and polite manner of speech and am one of those guys who offers a coat to freezing ladies(unless they didn't bring a coat on purpose because they sought i could hand them mine)

 

[Kukakkau]

Nope - I still draw breath

Always hold doors open for girls, offer them a seat, ask if they need help with something if they seem to be struggling etc

It's not being killed by equal rights - it's the only the condescending chivalry that's dying (eg assuming a woman lifting something needs help)

 

[Jake0fTrades]

Teenage Society Translations:

Polite = Gay/Wimp
Open Door/Offer Coat = Creeper

Nowadays, the "Gentlemen Way" only works with humility and persistence. Or you could just have a very good smile.

 

[archvile93]

I would say not. I am always chivalrous when out with a lady, and they always seem surprised to see it, which is good for me =)

Chivalry is just disguised chauvanism. I hope it dies.

Nay, young impetuous rogue. It shall outlast your snap judgment. Also, good sir, I would be less than chivalrous were I to ignore the opportunity to educate you in the ways of spelling lexicon that finds it roots in French Language; Observe: not chauvanism, but chauvinism. From the french figure Chauvin.

I really don't care how chauvanism is spelled. Also, read the rest of my post.

You had not posted anything other than the above quote by the time I remarked on it's short-sighted nature. You should care how words are spelled. At least use a spell-check if you don't want to take the time to learn

Do you really think I'm so obsessive compulsive that I'm going to type the word in...well, Word before posting it here just to see if I got the spelling right?

If you do not have the confidence to spell words correctly then..... yes, check the spelling and learn from the correction. Since when is educating oneself in their own language classified as a mental disorder?

When I have to type it in to word for some reason then I'll hit the damn spell check. I'm not going to open word and type a single word into just to see if I spelled it right, especially when I'm on the internet where nobody cares and you're lucky if you find someone that even uses proper grammar.

 

[Mr Godfrey]

I wish it wasn't, I miss chivalry. These days, odd as it is, chivalry is looked down upon by the majority of women to the point where even the truest of gentlemen are embarrassed to hold a door open.

 

[Ampersand]

All chivalry aside if someone accused me of being sexist just for doing something nice for someone i'd be tempted to round-house kick them. However i'd probably settle for kindly asking them not to be stupid.