Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My Neighbour

The Fair Sex and Chivalry


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Daniel goes on a historical survey of chivalry and control of male physical strength. Sarah admires the good crop of hair on a lad at the bar. He turns a bit nasty. Vulnerable females and the need to intervene to defuse situations. Men should learn to box and have confidence in stepping into conflict. Feminism has not helped by denying men the protector role and not objecting to invasion of female spaces and sports. The fair sex in trouble. Asking a man to use his strength. Women and children treated more favourably. First to lifeboats on the Titanic. Women preserve the species. Why are people heroic? The selfish gene by Richard Dawkins. Laying down your life for another. Bystanders and putting yourself in harm’s way. Women protecting their men from other women. Passengers in a car behaving responsibly. Men seeing women as the enemy, competing in every arena of life. Andrew Tate fills a dangerous vacuum then offers an explanation and a solution. Sarah goes to an Argentinian tango class. Women are naturally softer and more caring. Men not sharing or talking. Real men don’t cry. Slapping in the face. Men and women’s roles…natural or just convention? Philippinos as caring types both male and female. Role models. Playing the gender roles to massage ego. The great experiment of the correct roles for men and women has gone too far and we should look at strengthening the bonds between people.
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Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourBy Sarah Sharman, Daniel Confino