tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post1240103827282771082..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: Jeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-6805886494172678042012-06-01T11:04:46.434+10:002012-06-01T11:04:46.434+10:00Good post, Meredith. I have a husband who still do...Good post, Meredith. I have a husband who still does all those gentlemanly things and I love that he does, but I have seen him get odd looks from some women when he's offered to help. I find it bizarre. That doesn't mean he won't still cook or vaccum or do things around the house either.And yes both our son and daughter had responsibilities at home that we not dictated to by their gender.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217918666756258037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-55318775038987645742012-05-30T08:55:03.258+10:002012-05-30T08:55:03.258+10:00Thanks for raising the topic and making us think, ...Thanks for raising the topic and making us think, Meredith. I know I can't change the way other people respond or react but if someone opens the door for me I'll honor that by accepting with a grateful smile (especially when I'm struggling with the pram and three bags of shopping) :)Penny Reevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673959533876970193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-5572979894591806732012-05-29T17:25:47.820+10:002012-05-29T17:25:47.820+10:00Oh I'm so with you. I love a little chivalry, ...Oh I'm so with you. I love a little chivalry, and lets face it so do a lot of other women (if not then who the heck is reading all those novels filled with the stuff!)<br /><br />But you are right, you just don't know what response you will get. My husband held open a door for a woman at church and she fairly bit his head off, ranting she could do it herself. Gee. And he was just being polite - in fact he said she was so close to him on approach to the door that if she had been a man he still would have held it open!! Can't win.<br /><br />I say let us honour one another and hopefully infect the world with a servant-hearted attitude towards ONE ANOTHER.<br /><br />Great post, thanks Lee.Catherine Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947906623825971761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-36846858683345249722012-05-29T12:31:34.525+10:002012-05-29T12:31:34.525+10:00I just got out of hospital after receiving a stent...I just got out of hospital after receiving a stent. I'm so glad the nurses didn't tell doctors to get things themselves or refuse to do menial tasks! The whole idea of being politically correct is plain crazy and slowly I think a back lash is finally settling in, especially by opinions I've heard by some mature fellows on radio talk back. It's so unscriptural and mean and vulgar.<br /><br />Thanks Meredith. Yes please, bring back chivalry!Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-44458830702364533802012-05-28T16:29:06.329+10:002012-05-28T16:29:06.329+10:00For sure feminism is overboard. I think, also, tha...For sure feminism is overboard. I think, also, that men like to be needed - to be able to help us girls sometimes. I don't think I've ever asked a bloke for help and received a 'no', but that's what a lot of women say when help is offered to them.<br />I have a seven-year-old boy who (without being taught) will run around the car to hand me out of the car, open doors, pick flowers, give me a helping hand. He actually makes me feel very special and I hope he NEVER loses that part of his character.Amanda Deedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430837640142332983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-1743568363664314052012-05-28T15:20:02.206+10:002012-05-28T15:20:02.206+10:00Meredith, I agree with you and what others have sa...Meredith, I agree with you and what others have said and I also think the combination of feminism and postmodernism has made life very confusing. Traditional social roles are unclear because there's no absolute truth or agreed rules to follow like there was in the past. <br />I do wonder if the rise in popularity of tv shows like Downton Abbey and historical and Amish fiction is partly due to people hankering for a simpler time when society was more orderly and everyone knew the 'rules'.Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-77825962683239687992012-05-28T14:43:28.576+10:002012-05-28T14:43:28.576+10:00Very good post Meredith! Thanks for opening that d...Very good post Meredith! Thanks for opening that door! :) I do agree that feminism has thrown the baby out with the bathwater. In moving forwards in many areas I think we in the modern world have also taken a 100 steps backward in some ways. Men and women's roles are not easy to define in this day and age I think. Not as simple as 50 years ago when men knew what was expected of them and so did women.<br /><br />Thanks for opening our eyes to it afresh!<br />AnushaAnusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-28501684014773580532012-05-28T14:42:26.509+10:002012-05-28T14:42:26.509+10:00Yes, I find it very sad that when equal opportunit...Yes, I find it very sad that when equal opportunity was introduced, chivalry seemed to walk out the door. It seems there are many who confuse politeness and attentiveness with hints of inferiority. When I look back at the horrors of a pure patriarchal society throughout history, I'm glad early feminists stood up for us, but has human nature gone too far.<br />When my kids were little, I noticed on "Play School" that the female host always takes on the handy-man roles in stories while the man is the one trying to rock the baby to sleep. Seems there would be too much uproar otherwise.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-24384287973822830792012-05-28T14:40:17.354+10:002012-05-28T14:40:17.354+10:00I agree Meredith. I think feminism, like a lot of ...I agree Meredith. I think feminism, like a lot of things in modern society, can go to far and throw out the baby with the bath water. I think Phryne Fisher's character is a great example of how to have independence and respect without losing femininity, or refusing men's help and chivalry. While this series is set in the early 1900's I think she has a lot to teach us - and her clothes are divine!Carol Preston https://www.blogger.com/profile/00306981583283008014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-28481846005667521722012-05-28T14:09:44.905+10:002012-05-28T14:09:44.905+10:00Interesting post, but I dare not comment further.Interesting post, but I dare not comment further.Peter McLennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446729346706052416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-6755361667633952552012-05-28T13:59:33.001+10:002012-05-28T13:59:33.001+10:00Agreed. I don't know what the solution is. But...Agreed. I don't know what the solution is. But it's just plain crazy. Women were the driving force behind change. Perhaps we need to put a few things in reverse.Rose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.com