White knights set back equality for the genders

[Harmony Blue]

162. Most feminists I know and professors in women studies

look down on males coming "to save the day"

Adults should be able to handle their own affairs as that is the defining trait of being an adult. Many of the posters in this thread are older and stuck with the traditional mindset that men must help out women (this is an outdated construct as well as marriage and courtship).

If a human being asks for my help... I help. But beyond that, I do not assume someone needs help because that would be invading their personal space and also their individual freedom. If I see an old lady struggling I will ask if she needs help but I do not assume she needs help because she is a female and old. One time I asked an old lady if she needed help and she said that she wants to do it on her own and takes great pride being able to walk at the age of 98. Who am I to say otherwise? I respect people's boundaries and treat them as equals.

I argue and counter argue ideas and to me having a man come to the aid of DU woman because sensibilities were hurt sounds something straight of Jane Austin's "Pride and Prejudice".

I didn't realize DU was stuck in the Regency Era but apparently so....

P.S. I don't understand why people compare Fifty Shades of Gray to Pride and Prejudice as they are completely different in every single fashion.