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Talk:Essay:Rules of Chivalry for Students (view source)
Revision as of 19:19, October 30, 2008
, 19:19, October 30, 2008→Reactionary to the Point of Absurdity: new section
"Avoid excessive gossip." Excessive? How about just avoiding it entirely? Just curious. [[User:Human|Human]] 21:05, 9 September 2008 (EDT)
"Avoid excessive gossip." Excessive? How about just avoiding it entirely? Just curious. [[User:Human|Human]] 21:05, 9 September 2008 (EDT)
:Thank you Hew. I removed that part. Great Dane-related contribution. [[User:HenryS|HenryS]] 00:32, 10 September 2008 (EDT)
:Thank you Hew. I removed that part. Great Dane-related contribution. [[User:HenryS|HenryS]] 00:32, 10 September 2008 (EDT)
== Reactionary to the Point of Absurdity ==
Firstly, I complete respect the author's rights to his opinions about gender roles and inherent differences. However, I feel that to continue to contribute to this site without commenting on this page would be taciturn approval of those opinions, which would be incorrect. '''I find this page, and the views expressed therein to be disgraceful.'''
Are you going to force all people to conform to these gender roles? I know that you don't consider the idea of gender equality and these views to be contradictory, but the idea that boys should "carry something heavy" for girls is clearly a comment that girls are less capable. There's simply no other way to interpret it. And as for "Be appreciative when girls bake cookies for the entire class."
As far as I can tell, this comment has two interpretations: boys can't make biscuits, or when they do, nobody should be appreciative. The latter seems odd, and the former is again, ridiculously misogynistic. You're treating girls like the outdated notion that they should be "homemakers and mothers". Good Osborne, have we come full circle? Has nobody learnt anything from the last fifty years?
Anyway, as I said, I respect the opinions in the essay, but I feel I have to point out I find them horrific, and that I in no way agree with them. Thank you,
[[User:KarlJaeger|KarlJaeger]] 15:19, 30 October 2008 (EDT)