Strange Famous

I would like to make a general point in relation to my own experiences of comments made to/about me on this board.

As bizzare as it may seem to some people, I - a strongly committed feminist - have been accused on multiple occasionsof being a sexist on this board.

The kind of things I do and believe in are:

- I stand up and offer my seat to a woman on a bus if no other seats are available
- I hold open doors for women
- If I'm driving and I can see a woman driver waiting at a junction I'll stop and let her out
- I do my best to moderate my fucking language when in the presence of a woman
- If with a group of friends on a night out, I wouldnt let a female walk home alone, but would walk with her, or wait for her taxi/lift etc. I live in a town were a couple of years ago five young women were taking off the streets and murdered - I dont claim to be superman, but I think the realistic situation (and it shouldnt have to be that way) is that my presence would make a women safer on the streets at night.


I dont do these things because I think that women cannot open doors for themselves or can bare standing on a bus journey less than I can, but because I happen to believe in some old fashioned values and treating the female gender with respect.

Some of the politically correct mob believe things like this are offensive, that it is somehow patronising to do things like hold open doors, help a woman lift something heavy in the car park of a superstore, etc...

In the real world it is my belief that these behaviours are seen as normal, rational and positive

I wonder what thoughts other people have.

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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."

The Gospel of Thomas