I have a strong need to keep myself “intellectually occupied”. If not, strange things happen to my mind. But not being as talented as Ernest Hemingway, I guess I’m still not depressed enough to look down the barrel of a gun and pull the trigger like the great writer did.
Well, that’s why the regular readers of my blog wonder why I’m suddenly so prolific. But I think it’s important to stress that I only want to be “intellectually occupied”. Folks in the civil service should make no mistake that I still don’t share (and will never share) their passion for meetings and paperwork.
Here goes.
A group of feminists in the UK are trying to redefine sexism and that means we’re probably all guilty. Some of the deplorable actions of sexism they outlined include:
1. Helping a woman with heavy shopping bags.
2. Helping a woman choose the right computer.
3. Offering to drive a long distance.
4. Calling a mixed group “guys”.
Yay! What a huge load off my shoulders. I feel like I’ve been victimised all these years.
But toothfully, that ought to straighten things out for the “modern women” out there who want their cake and eat it. They want to be CEO at work. They want to be CO at home, commanding husband, maid and kids. But … unlike a proper CO, they want to be pampered, coddled and be “taken care” of. Equality or exploitation?
In an online forum, a woman once said that she would never serve her husband and his friends tea. That’s a maid’s job. I asked her if her husband ever changed a light bulb and complained that it’s the electrician’s job. I think we must really thank these feminists for reminding the exploitative women out there what equality really means. Frankly, I don’t think that it’s a good thing.
Why? Well, according to these feminist experts, showering a woman with “unwanted attention” and saying that you can’t live without her is also considered sexist! They didn’t mention anything about flowers and other “cute” little gifts, but I think that should also be included. And that’s it for the guys. They can’t even tell the usual lies to bait their targets. It will be the men’s turn to stamp their feet and don’t know what to say. It’s going to be the end of the whole romance industry as we know it. Not that I care unless people stop coming to me to improve their smiles and impress their dates. Again, I’m not going to be too bothered if there were no more mushy tales and soppy dramas. No more lovey dovey lyrics and mournful melodies of the jilted. Again, not that I care unless people don’t see the need to improve their smiles anymore.
Something tells me that is not going to happen and our experts are going to be very disappointed.
URL http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC110616-0000026/If-chivalry-is-dead,-let-it-RIP
