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post #31 of 107
4/7/11 at 8:45am
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Men assist women because women are physically and emotionally weaker. Men assist women because it may not be possible to tell by looking that a woman is suffering from menstrual cramps or leaking napkins, leaking breasts, morning sickness, PMS, or pain from menopause. Men assist women because men have prostates which help men hold urine longer. (Didn't you ever notice that women insist on sleeping on the bathroom side of the bed?) Men assist women because women can have smelly vaginas, leaking semen down the leg, bra straps broken, blisters from high heels, or any number of other conditions that don't affect or don't humilate men, do humilate women, and are made worse or exposed more by increased physical activity.

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post #32 of 107
4/7/11 at 8:49am
Giving up a seat for a normal fit woman when she isn't carrying a bunch of bags or getting crammed somewhere is fucking gay. And I mean that in a bad way.
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post #33 of 107
4/7/11 at 10:12am
Apologize to derail the thread. Let me ask a question in a different situation.
If there is a 3 seater in a fairly open space on a train, the 2 isle seats are taken but the middle seat is empty. Would you move over to the middle seat if asked by a women? She seems to be healthy and able. I prefer the isle seat and I lined up early just to get one of them.
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post #34 of 107
4/7/11 at 10:16am
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Giving up a seat for a normal fit woman when she isn't carrying a bunch of bags or getting crammed somewhere is fucking gay. And I mean that in a bad way.

But what about an obese woman that could barely carry her own weight?
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post #35 of 107
4/7/11 at 10:23am
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Apologize to derail the thread. Let me ask a question in a different situation.
If there is a 3 seater in a fairly open space on a train, the 2 isle seats are taken but the middle seat is empty. Would you move over to the middle seat if asked by a women? She seems to be healthy and able. I prefer the isle seat and I lined up early just to get one of them.

Do the same as would if the person asking was a man ...
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post #36 of 107
4/7/11 at 10:26am
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Apologize to derail the thread. Let me ask a question in a different situation.
If there is a 3 seater in a fairly open space on a train, the 2 isle seats are taken but the middle seat is empty. Would you move over to the middle seat if asked by a women? She seems to be healthy and able. I prefer the isle seat and I lined up early just to get one of them.

In this scenario I usually get up and let the person have the middle seat, unless the train is so packed that there's little room to maneuver, in which case I'll just move over. Gender doesn't play a factor - women want everything to be equal, except for circumstances where making things equal does not work in their favor.
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post #37 of 107
4/7/11 at 10:31am
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In this scenario I usually get up and let the person have the middle seat, unless the train is so packed that there's little room to maneuver, in which case I'll just move over. Gender doesn't play a factor - women want everything to be equal, except for circumstances where making things equal does not work in their favor.

agree 100%. In fact that was the whole point of the thread
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post #38 of 107
4/7/11 at 10:36am
By no means should a man be expected to give up his seat for a lady. IMO, this is a matter of culture. I was raised to always hold a door for a lady, give up my seat when none are available, take my hat off at the table, while in doors, talking to a lady., etc,. This is definitely a culture thing. In the south, especially in rural areas, it's very common. Not so much in the big city like here in Dallas, but it's still done. When I lived up north (NY), I NEVER saw this. When I did it myself, I always received weird looks...except from the older ladies, who appreciated my gestures.

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I hold the door for men and women depending on the circumstance. Realistically speaking it makes no sense. I just do it. It poses minimal inconvenience to me, I get to feel goo about myself for perpetuating one of the dying traditions of paternalistic society, etc. You can always make it more practical by using it as an excuse to make conversation. It's not why I do it, but maybe it makes it easier to digest?
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post #39 of 107
4/7/11 at 11:19am
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Originally Posted by bmac11c View Post
By no means should a man be expected to give up his seat for a lady. IMO, this is a matter of culture. I was raised to always hold a door for a lady, give up my seat when none are available, take my hat off at the table, while in doors, talking to a lady., etc,. This is definitely a culture thing. In the south, especially in rural areas, it's very common. Not so much in the big city like here in Dallas, but it's still done. When I lived up north (NY), I NEVER saw this. When I did it myself, I always received weird looks...except from the older ladies, who appreciated my gestures.

Bmac

I don't do this because my hair looks flat/funny after I wear a hat, so I become self conscious.
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post #40 of 107
4/7/11 at 11:19am
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But what about an obese woman that could barely carry her own weight?

Fat people need to burn more calories by standing (0)
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post #41 of 107
4/7/11 at 11:22am
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Hi

Yesterday, I travelled on the metro here in Delhi, India and an announcement was being made repeatedly

"Please vacate your seat for the physically disabled, elderly and ladies"

While I agree with the first 2, I couldnt understand why a man was expected to give up his seat for woman who is not pregnant or with small children. Mind you, the first coach of each train is reserved for ladies.

So, should men be expected to vacate their seats in the metro for women who are not pregnant or with small children ? What do you think ?

Best regards

AJ

It depends on the culture. If it considers able bodied women to be lesser than men, then sure.

If it considers women to be equals, then no. But it's always a nice courtesy/or sign of belittlement - depending on your point of view. These days I seldom get up for able bodied women.
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post #42 of 107
4/7/11 at 11:55am
LOL...I totally understand. If I think my hair look like shit after wearing a hat, I'll go to the men's room to run some water into my hair...I always carry a small black plastic comb for this purpose. Yeah I know, it's a pain in the ass

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I don't do this because my hair looks flat/funny after I wear a hat, so I become self conscious.
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post #43 of 107
4/7/11 at 12:24pm
OP tum jangli badtameez ho !

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post #44 of 107
4/7/11 at 2:10pm
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Hehe, on phone, didn't see video but your tooti footi hindsight insult is hilarious
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post #45 of 107
4/7/11 at 2:20pm
video is Jaheim -- Put that Woman First lol
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