Changing Male Behaviour
So, doing something to help a woman who is capable of doing it heself is patronising, or so say the feminists.
Okay, the courtesy of the male standing back to let a woman through a dooway first may no longer be appreciated by some women. That attitude is likely to put an end to the custom, which is already a vanishing symbol of male politeness and respect for womankind.
The women who still appreciate being allowed through a doorway first will be the one’s missing out. And males will be the poorer for it.
Think, for example, about behaviour on peak-time commuter trains and buses. Don’t women sometimes wish that males still gave up seats for them?
Okay, the courtesy of the male standing back to let a woman through a dooway first may no longer be appreciated by some women. That attitude is likely to put an end to the custom, which is already a vanishing symbol of male politeness and respect for womankind.
The women who still appreciate being allowed through a doorway first will be the one’s missing out. And males will be the poorer for it.
Think, for example, about behaviour on peak-time commuter trains and buses. Don’t women sometimes wish that males still gave up seats for them?
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