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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.
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This is because -thinking- of yourself as feminist and -being- feminist are two different things. You spent the bulk of your contribution to a thread in Tilted Sports bemoaning the presence of women fighters in sanctioned MMA and boxing bouts because;
1: You were convinced that they were being forced to fight.
2: You were convinced that nobody, women included, wanted to see women with cuts and scars and cauliflower ears, and that this aesthetic was reason enough to ban women from participating in martial arts or combat sport.
3: You were convinced that women were incapable of handling themselves in a bout, even against other women.
Your entire position came down to "That a'int fer wimminfolks."
Chivalry is not wrong. Holding open doors, giving up seats (esp. if the lady is preggers) are not bad things. Your apparent and stated perception of women as vaguely incompetent, overtly and overly fragile, and automatically needing protection from a Big Strong Man (protection from things the Big Strong Man perceives as threats, not the woman in question) are frankly silly. Gini Lau, Michelle Krasnoo, and Gina Guererro do not need your protection. You are the most annoying kind of sexist; the patronizing Knight In Shining Armor Wannabe who tries to deflect criticism of his actions and attitudes by saying "You're wrong, I'm not acting sexist, I'm a feminist for Christ's sake, but women have no place in Indy-500 racing!" This is no different from the racist who denies his racism by saying that "I'm no racist, some of my best friends are black people, but they really need to ban the sale of those 40oz Malt Liquor drinks, the niggers just drink 'em up."