actually yeah, I get annoyed by things like that. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, but I've had my fill of showy chivalry. It often comes with a blatant declaration of, "I know how to treat women, my mother taught me well!" and a heaping serving of awkward.
Not pissed if a door gets opened for me, so long as he'll accept the same from me. If it's just a courtesy that can go either way, cool. If it's one of those sexist man-must-do-for-woman things, I'm angry. Like, "let me take that heavy box from you, miss." Dude, clearly I've chosen to pick up the damn box and I'm perfectly capable of carrying it, to indicate otherwise is just insulting.
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Date: 2010-08-23 10:52 am (UTC)Not pissed if a door gets opened for me, so long as he'll accept the same from me. If it's just a courtesy that can go either way, cool. If it's one of those sexist man-must-do-for-woman things, I'm angry. Like, "let me take that heavy box from you, miss." Dude, clearly I've chosen to pick up the damn box and I'm perfectly capable of carrying it, to indicate otherwise is just insulting.