What about romance? And being a gentleman! :) It's quite funny when I let girls get on the bus before me, they're so surprised..

Romance and dating are one thing, but being a gentleman? Holding doors open, not swearing around women, women first, you should never hit a woman? Fuck that. Women can't have equal rights, equal pay and chivalrous behavior from men.

I just see it as a way of showing you care. There is such a thing as masculinity and femininity, even in equality. Men can't always have easy ways of showing how we feel and being 'chivalrous' is one pretty obvious and easy one.

I don't see what's wrong with being a gentleman. You act like that's a bad thing. Being kind is always a good thing, whether you're a man or a woman. Of course women shouldn't expect to be treated better than men, but does that mean you should just say "fuck that" and go around hitting women and letting the door close in people's faces because you're trying to make a point? No.

I don't mean it like that. I'm talking more about the women who expect the extra politeness. I've seen women who won't even get out of the car or walk into a place unless their husband or boyfriend opens the door for them. Or the women that act like total bitches and expect to be treated like princesses because their daddy said they were 10 years ago. There's a difference between common courtesy and expecting people to be nice to you simply because you're in the immediate area.

I think everybody should be respected unless they're just a total asshole.
This post never said anything about special treatment.

It says "how to treat a woman". Implying that women are to be treated differently simply for being women, not because they've earned respect.

I don't think it's implying that at all. It seems like you're trying to make this into some kind of feminist thing when it's not because you want an excuse to bash feminism.

For the record, I'm not trying to defend that kind of feminism (the kind that suggests women are superior to men). I simply do not think it's applicable here.

wouldn't the post have then said "how to respect and treat people" rather than single out women?

Because there are some men who pay women LESS respect than men.

Yes, but this person had some reason to point out the male side of this situation. Perhaps they experienced it themselves or have a friend who did. That doesn't mean they think that women deserve special treatment.

indeed

PRAISE THE LAWD!!

Amen!