Can we agree that women want to be treated equal? Can we agree that the days of chivalry are slipping away and men do not tip their hats in greeting or remove them in the presence of a lady? So 2 weeks ago at the Coca-Cola 600, the announcer stated like every other Sunday, "Please rise and remove your hats for the singing of the National Anthem." Hmmm, I didn't hear him clearly, did he say "Gentlemen remove you hats..."??? Well he must have, because over half of the women in the stands still have their hats on and worst of all, several MEN still have theirs on as well! Maybe they are deaf?I don't know what was worse, the patriotic lady screaming to people through the Anthem "REMOVE YOUR HATS!!!" or the fact that they left them on. I debated this on a message board and to my dismay there were actually MANY women stating that this was okay because "proper etiquette" says so. If people in this country still practiced common courtesy, I could allow this reason to slide. However, we don't. Men do not remove their hats in the presence of a lady or when entering buildings. Hell, I'm lucky if a man holds open a door for me these days!!! What happened to common courtesy anyways? That's for another blog...
Not to mention, aren't women always complaining about equality? Hmmm, so you only want to be equal on YOUR terms, nope that doesn't cut it either.
I DO NOT want to hear about how your hair will be messy. I DO NOT want to hear about how women don't have to. I DO want to see EVERYONE respecting their country and the men and women who give their lives so that we can be free (and obviously disrepectful!!!) I don't think those female soldiers in Iraq are bitching about how their hair will be a mess because they took off their helmet for 2 minutes.
We need to stop taking advantage of our country and show how proud we are to be here, the best country on Earth. And if you don't think so, then I suggest taking a trip to another country besides Europe. :::OUT:::
Note to reader***Congress has amazingly addressed this very question in their pamphlet on flag etiquette entitled Our Flag. When in civilian attire, men must remove their hats and hold them at their left shoulder with their right hand over their heart. If they don't have a hat, men should place their right hand, palm open, over their heart. Women (with or without a hat) also need to place their right hand, palm open, over their heart. When in athletic clothing, one is required to face the flag or music, remove any hat or cap and stand at attention; a hand salute is not given.
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GOT IT! i'll send you an email regarding the issue you had tomorrow. :) and the READ HERE thing is an add on. the tag in your post was messing you up.
i've heard people say that a lot. "women are always complaining about equality" it's an odd statement really...one that makes me feel like asking to be treated with respect...the same respect a man would readily receive is actually a bad thing. this is sad to me indeed. but i know that's not what you mean.
you mean to say that the women AND the men should ALL have taken off their hats. should ALL have paid their respects. i think in a perfect world that would have happened. everyone would mind their manners and have and equal amount of respect for their flag and country, but sadly that's not the world we live in.
regardless of how advanced our society is or how "equal" we all want to be (men, women, minorities) there are still those basic and very fundamentally rooted traditions in our society. whether we acknowledge them or not.
i'll expect my husband to open my door until the day i die. i'll expect him to open MY CAR DOOR until he can't walk anymore. i will expect and receive all the basic and fundamental traditions (the ones that suit me that is.) until the end of my days and will still expect to be treated equally. respected intellectually and as a person... an individual.
i think people get a little skewed as to what is ment by equality. i don't wish to be treated like a man. my body has curves, it's softer, i make (or am supposed to make) babies, i'm not as strong physically. but i'm smart, quick and resilliant. i want to go to WORK and not be looked at like a piece of meat or just some girl behind a desk. i want to earn just as much as the guy next to me doing the same fucking job.
i want my husband to not tell me that the only reason a man would read my blog is because i have tits....yes...he said that to me once. ask me if he'll ever say something like that to me again... LOL
that was a really great post jen. very insightful and thought provoking. i really loved it. THANKS! :)
OH! and one last thing before my eyeballs fall out.
if i wore a hat (and i don't 'cause i'm not even a little bit country) i would not have taken it off. it's just not proper. LOL seriously. take england for example. women still wear big giant hats for wedding and loads of other occasions. you would NEVER take off your hat. a lady never NEEDS to take it off. but a man...should definately know better and if he doesn't. you don't need to know him.
just basic fundamental guy/ girl stuff. should there be guy/girl stuff....yeah. i think so...just a little bit.
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