[Eric]

<> I’m not Christian myself (I consider myself ‘Independent’), but I don’t mind if people wish me a ‘Merry Christmas’ or ‘Happy Easter.’ In my opinion and from my experience, many holidays such as Christmas and Easter have been commercialized to such a degree that they’re not religious holidays anymore – they’re just holidays for capitalism (capitalism rules!). My family is not Christian and we used to have Christmas trees and Easter-egg hunts. So I really don’t think the religious connotations are really that significant.

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Name : Eric, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Religion : Independent, Age : 19, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Social class : Upper middle class, 

[Eric]

Just like Roger, I have often been bewildered by such comments concerning chivalry. I personally have a problem with the issue because on the one side, you have women complaining about chivalry being dead – they want guys to open doors for them, offer them seats, etc. But on the other hand, the same women are also clamoring for ‘equality.’ You can’t ask for equality yet still want to be treated special. It’s like having your cake and eating it too. You have to choose one or the other. In any case, I personally find chivalry to be an outdated model. Chivalry was primarily used in the days when women did not have the same rights as men and, in many cases, were treated as no more than servants or possessions (I’ll save the whole ‘women placed on a pedastal’ thing for a different discussion). So…to conclude, I do indeed hold doors open and offer seats on occasion. But usually it depends on whether or not I’m in a good mood and/or whether or not I feel like being particularly nice. I sometimes help out because it’s the polite and proper thing to do but I do it regardless of gender, etc. And whenever I encounter a woman who *expects* me to open the door for her *just* because she’s female, I am more than happy to laugh at her and slam the door in her face. =)

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