Here’s one that could cause a Schadenböner:
A clip shared on TikTok has prompted a battle of the sexes as increasing numbers of women argue men should give up their seats on public transport so they can sit down instead.
The video, which has been liked more than 1.4 million times, was filmed on TfL’s Central line and shows a whole row of men sitting down on the tube, while a row of women are standing in the aisle and holding on to poles.
[Another] user posted a clip that also showed a whole row of seats taken up by men on a Jubilee line train, while she and her other female friends stood on the side.
She wrote in text over the video: ‘Men used to go to war for us and now we can’t even get a man to let us sit down on the train.’
My own feelings on this are quite explicit. I always stand up and offer my seat to a woman — always have, always will. It’s how I was brought up.
However: I was also brought up during a time when women were ladylike, gracious and always grateful when a man surrendered his seat to her. It was an acknowledgement of manners, rather than a matter of divine right.
However, young men have been brought up today in a time when men are savagely browbeaten and instilled with the mantra that women are not the “weaker sex”, are equal to men in every respect (even though they often aren’t), and equality reigns supreme. And their attitudes reflect that:
One TikToker said he would only offer his seat to pregnant women or elderly people. ‘You equal woman can stand up just like I would if there were no seats,’ he added.
Another wrote: ‘Full grown adults expecting other full grown adults to give them a seat for no reason.’
Completely understandable.
So you womyns won’t get any privileges just because you’re a woman, then, because that would be sexist.
You feministicals wanted to live in this world, so STFU when it’s not always to your advantage.
And I apologize to my long-suffering Lady Readers, none of whom (I suspect) are women like the above womyns, would always be properly appreciative of the occasional gentlemanly gesture, and might indeed be even more dismissive of the Modern Womyns than I am.
I can remember where treating a woman like a Lady would get you a snide insult, “I’m perfectly capable of opening the door myself.” “I don’t need a man”, etc.
So now they want to invoke tradition and have you give your seat to them?
They made their bed, now they get to lie in it.
“I’m perfectly capable of opening the door myself.” “I don’t need a man”, etc.
I heard that to back in the early 90’s and Rush would call them the femin-nazi’s.It gets me to this day women coming into work “can you help me” I am thinking”where is that man in your life?” they bought into that big lie.
Your comment got me thinking about the larger cultural environment. Here on the train, it’s “Why didn’t they give me a seat?”
But in the work place, make a offhand comment or gesture in front of one the #metoo harridans that is just searching for a reason to be offended, and you’ll find yourself in front of HR at risk of your job. On the internet, it’ll be a cancel mob to “make you pay.”
So you learn to be very careful around females because making a nice comment or gesture can cost you badly.
The problem is, how to separate the sheep from the goats.
I posit there are 3 groups: the feminazis who agitated for this and would spit in your face if you offered up your seat; the entitled who expect your seat as their right and will glare and huff if it’s not offered; and the ones don’t expect your seat but would accept it with the civility with which the offer was made.
When I’m doing something altruistic, I’d like better than 1 in 3 odds that I’ll feel satisfied for doing so.
She can ask the bear.