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Why the hate for the gentle mates?

Is it wrong to hold open a door for a second more, so that a lady may enter, as they did in old legends and lore? We know ladies to be capable, that is completely unmistakable, so,

Why the hate for the gentle mates?

Is it wrong to offer a lady your seat as a treat, nothing more, nothing less, just a simple entreat, to sit down? Why is it that too often, there is now that accompanying frown, which sadly abounds, it confounds me, which leads to the question,

Why the hate for the gentle mates?

Walking to the left is now bereft, as is pulling out a chair, now, oh so very rare. Those old traditions that were once honored, are hardly to be bothered with now, today, tomorrow, so unlike yesterday.

Why?

Why the hate for the gentle mates?

It seems to have been forgotten, that being a gentlemen is really not that rotten, that it’s not antifeminist, but that it is so much more, like defending the weak, and standing for the poor. It’s not some chore to abhore, because the true gentlemen delights in upholding those natural rights, like the knights of yore who though no more, still live through acts of chivalry, respect, honor, dignity.

Why then?

Why the hate for the gentle mates?