Chivalry isn't dead. It's just not what you think it is.

[Metaphysique]

Great article! I shared it with my husband and posted it on my timeline.

[Zennia]

Originally Posted by JrzDefector

Glad folks found it interesting.

I think what struck me was that the original concept of chivalry was founded on an imbalance of power and was designed to keep the people with power in check so they didn't turn into absolute dicks. So in a way, chivalry is kind of an outdated/foreign concept because we're Americans in an (at least in theory) egalitarian society. To Chow's point, I think it's just better to say you value kindness and good manners rather than evoking images of feudalism.

I think we need chivalry now more than ever, but getting into that would be a bit off-topic. Suffice to say that if money is power, we certainly do need some kind of system to keep the powerful in check.

[onihC]

Originally Posted by Akonyo

So then women should start being chivalrous to men now?

The article at the end did mention that ANYBODOY can embody these traits even though it doesn't look like female posters would want to be chivalrous with men (remember that thread not so long ago?). But I think I know what you mean. Good gestures shouldn't be gender-specific (man to woman).