Is it wrong to not believe in chivalry towards Women?

Chivalry actually died at the battle of Agincourt where Henry V won a battle with only a small amount of troops against a massive French army. Had the french army succeeded that day (when they were trying to conquer the whole world) we might all be speaking French. Chivalry is part of the Knights code, and it says very little about how to treat women as much as people think. It says you should allow noble knights who surrendered to be sold back to their kingdom. Henry V on the other hand decided that if he and his men were going to die, he was going to take a lot of men with him. He started setting noblemen he had captured on fire and executing all his prisoners. This is part of the reason the French army retreated. It's a really cool story and kind of reads out like the medieval version of 300 if you ever want to do a search for "Battle of Agincourt and Chivalry."

When women ask me why Chivalry is dead I say this is the reason, and Chivalry actually had very little to do with how to treat women. Bushido, the way of the samurai, on the other hand, does inspire nobility and passion towards women. Bushido was also born from the knights teaching the Japanese about chivalry.

If you hit a woman though most people are going to look down on it regardless of the situation unless your 4 foot 5 and shes 6 foot 2 and built like a burly truck driver people are going to side with the woman and if cops are called they arent going to take the "Well she hit me so I hit her back" excuse.

With the women right movement, there have been a lot of changes as to how a woman is treated and want to be treated.

Some men would still like to be the ones opening doors, putting coats on, puling chairs out and other things.

The thing is a man does not know who is facing a woman that don't mind having her chair pulled out or a one that is free, liberated and do not want or need a man to act in this capacity. Since many men have encountered this type women they are a little reserved when faced with a situation of opening a door or offer to pull out a chair for a woman.

You also get stares from many women in the vicinity.

Personally I only open doors for the elder women as they are thankful and very seldom make you fell

uncomfortable, by telling you how free and liberated they are.

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I hope this has been of some benefit to you, good luck.

"FIGHT ON"

Chivalry is an outdated concept in today's world. If women want equality,they have to accept equal treatment is part of the deal. I wouldn't hit a woman,though,unless she was bigger than average and a serious threat. If an average-sized woman hit me I would restrain her without hitting her,for the simple reason that I would have an unfair advantage in upper body strength.

I agree with you. I believe it is more respectful to treat women as equal partners than weak little fragile creatures who cant even open a damn door on their own. There are so many better ways to make a girl feel priveleged and special without making her feel inferior. I would never hesitate to hit a woman either. Im not foolish enough to believe that just because she has a vagina instead of a penis that the person is incapable of causing harm.

It is an old-fashioned concept and some women may take exception to the underlying idea of taking care of the weaker sex. We can, after all, manage to open our own car door.

Otoh....my husband has always opened doors for me...house and car....and done the housework when I've been ill.....but I think that is just because he was a good man before I met him and I can't believe my luck, after kissing a few frogs, I met and married him and we are still together after 42 years....

No, I don't think it's wrong to not believe in chivalry.

I think it's appropriate and fair that you show equal politeness to all people, instead of giving women special treatment.