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Sunday, March 13. 2011

Gallantry

Via Tigerhawk's A short note on the sunset of gallantry via Good Sh-t's Being a Man, we recall Harvey Mansfield's Manliness. That that review:



The world of gender studies has never before had to confront anyone quite like this solitary rogue male professor of politics. Critics will rail against his excesses and feminists will be indignant and offended. But many women will be charmed by his effrontery, and grateful for the truth and wisdom in Mansfield's elegant treatise.


Every guy aspires to be a strong, gallant, valiant fellow. It's not easy to do.

Posted by The Barrister in Our Essays, The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 13:15 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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A nice piece--

My thought today is that Gary Locke the new ambassador to China will have the most devastating impact on Japan's recovery. Mr. Locke is former Governor of WA state (where they do not believe in elected officials). During Mr. Locke's reign there only the port of Seattle and the government of China were his primary focus. Mr. Locke doesn't give a damn about democracy, or the US. Having him as the liason between China, Japan, and Obama is the far greater tragedy in my humble opinion!
#1 another one on 2011-03-13 14:30 (Reply)
I forgot to mention that I posted this here while giving consideration to gallant, or gentleman--not Mr. Locke!
#2 another one on 2011-03-13 16:46 (Reply)
I always appreciate gallantry in men. However, I am reminded of a story from some years back.

Seems there was a union convention and, after the dinner, one of the union executives was at the podium talking about how the unions protected women by not allowing them to do overly heavy or dirty work. A woman unionist stood up, stopped the man in mid-speech, called over the waitress clearing tables during the speech, and demanded a pair of scales. Turns out the tray the waitress was carrying was - by union rules - far to heavy to be woman's work. So gallantry can be two-edged.
#3 Frances on 2011-03-13 17:53 (Reply)
The last bastion of gallantry toward women in this country is the United States military, I think [and the maggiesfarmers, of course]. And that gallantry is extended not just to pretty young girls, but also to fragile, cranky old women. I have been and am still incredibly grateful that this is so. Today's aggressive feminists have made it so difficult for men to express their natural courtesy toward women. They never know when some hyper-aggressive Superwoman is going to take offense at a kindly offer to open a door, or lift a suitcase down from an overhead compartment. No wonder they get confused, and want to construct man-caves where at least they can relax for a little while instead of having to try to figure out what the women in their lives are offended by this time.

Marianne
#4 Marianne Matthews on 2011-03-14 23:26 (Reply)

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