You know what really grinds my cricketing gears?

[Perm]

It's all to do with the utter bull**** notion of "honour" that I've spoken about 100 times in the past. Complete outdated crap.

There is still a time and place for honour Richard, I hope you aren't refuting that men shouldn't act in a chivalrous manner.

 

[Richard]

There is still a time and place for honour Richard, I hope you aren't refuting that men shouldn't act in a chivalrous manner.

Treating a female cricketer differently than you'd treat a middle-aged **** male cricketer is outdated-crap honour IMO - along with a hundred other things like treating general females differently to how you'd treat tiny little males if they happened to hit you for no good reason.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

There is still a time and place for honour Richard, I hope you aren't refuting that men shouldn't act in a chivalrous manner.

This has reminded me of a story that my dad once told me. I have no idea if it was true or not.

My dad was at university (a looooooong time ago) and was walking down the corridors of the Engineering labs with a mate. His friend held open one of the doors for a woman walking the other way as she had right of way. She comes through the door and launches a verbal tirade as him "You wouldn't have done that if I was a man...blah, blah, blah".

My dad's mate looks her in the eye and says "If you were a man, I'd punch your lights out"

And he did. (and before anyone asks, I have no idea if he was done for assault. Given that this was probably the mid-1960s, it seems unlikely)

The sad thing is, I would imagine that he would have held the door open regardless of what *** the other person was; sometimes others are given the 'right of way'

 

[Richard]

^^^^Well explained, exactly the sort of thing I was on about.

 

[Perm]

You don't hit girls though, honestly. Chivalry is still very much alive and well, including things like opening doors for ladies, giving them your jacket if they are cold sort of thing. On the sports field it is a little different and I would treat them like any other opposition player, but in general life then I think a few more men could learn how to treat woman properly (no that wasn't directed at anybody in particular)

 

[Richard]

For "proper" read "as superiors who have the right to complete immunity in certain areas".

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

But seriously, if people want 'equality' they cannot pick and choose where and when they can have it, otherwise it cannot be 'equality', can it?

Certain women out there don't deserve chivalry, just as certain men don't. If you mix it up, you deserve to be treated the same, regardless of ***.

Anyway, these days it doesn't matter so much, my lady certainly gives as good as she gets - keeps me on my toes, you know. Its better that way.

 

[Pup Clarke]

certain areas".

Too predictable?.

 

[Richard]

But seriously, if people want 'equality' they cannot pick and choose where and when they can have it, otherwise it cannot be 'equality', can it?

Certain women out there don't deserve chivalry, just as certain men don't. If you mix it up, you deserve to be treated the same, regardless of ***.

Absolutely. I've done this one before, and I'm slightly hesitant to do it again, but it rarely works-out like that.

 

[Richard]

Too predictable?.

More a case of dreadful use of the quoting. Would have been far better in this case to leave the whole thing there and put one part in size-7.

 

[Perm]

Meh, whatever. I'll treat ladies with courtesy and respect even though in general I can be a bit of a smart-ass, it's just the way I was brought up to respect ladies and I'll continue to show that with little gestures like opening doors etc.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Would have been far better in this case to leave the whole thing there and put one part in size-7.

Why?.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Meh, whatever. I'll treat ladies with courtesy and respect even though in general I can be a bit of a smart-ass, it's just the way I was brought up to respect ladies and I'll continue to show that with little gestures like opening doors etc.

Personally, I'm a pretty chilled out, relaxed kinda person. I will treat EVERYONE with respect as long as they show me respect. If they start rarking it up, regardless of who they are, I will have words with them at the very least.

I will hold the door open for anyone who I consider to have right of way. With my injury problems at the moment, people are generally holding the door open for Heath the Hobbler.

 

[Richard]

Meh, whatever. I'll treat ladies with courtesy and respect even though in general I can be a bit of a smart-ass, it's just the way I was brought up to respect ladies and I'll continue to show that with little gestures like opening doors etc.

I was brought-up to respect those who deserve my respect, TBH - I'll hold open doors for anyone who looks like they want to walk through them, regardless of gender.

Haha, what a coincidence - happen to be listening to Erasure and A Little Respect at this moment.

 

[Richard]

Why?.

Probably best to ignore me, TBH, given the esteem my use of "humour" is held around these parts.

 

[Perm]

Why?.

Because that's how Richard does it and presumably how he likes it to be done (bugger off)

 

[Jamee999]

Tbh, when you've been beamed by a girl, any on pitch honour goes out the window.

Just because she's like twelve and female, doesn't mean that the ball would be any softer if it hit your head

(Yes it was like a year ago, but still. She beamed me. In the nets)

 

[Dick Rockett]

You don't hit girls though, honestly.

Why not? Disparity in strength is a poor response too, as no-one seems to have a problem with big blokes punching on with little blokes.

 

[Perm]

Why not? Disparity in strength is a poor response too, as no-one seems to have a problem with big blokes punching on with little blokes.

Because they are girls. You just shouldn't do it IMO.

 

[Smudge]

Why not? Disparity in strength is a poor response too, as no-one seems to have a problem with big blokes punching on with little blokes.

I don't have a problem with that as long as it's not a donkey punch...