Kassandra Sanchez

WP1
ENG 101-108
Zack DePiero
12/11/2016
Feminism Killed Chivalry ?

The roaring 20s was a metamorphic, life- altering time for women everywhere. It was a
very important movement in the history of women empowerment; hair was cut short, skirts were
also shortened and dark lipstick was the new style. It was also a time when the chivalrous man
existed. The opening of doors for women, asking for her father's blessing, walking their date to
their door. The romance factor was just some of the simple benefits and merits of living during
this time. Yet as our world has evolved so has our perspective. This movement has been
universally defined in the American Dictionary as; Feminism; noun: the advocacy of women's
rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic,

equality to men. Women staying

home and living for their husbands was an ideal during the 20s yet these days it would be
unfathomable to women every where. As we gained equal rights as men both according to the
law and in the workplace, chivalry has silenced itself. The Chivalrous Gentleman is a very rare
find. I can do anything you can do better is basically the motto of feminists every where. But
why are women to blame for the death of chivalry? By using both rhetorical strategies like Tone,
Ethos. Pathos. Logos and class readings to analyze tweets, poll numbers and Martin Daubney
and Chris Jordans pieces of writing. I will ultimately prove that feminism did not kill chivalry.

In this simple blog post, writer Martin Daubney an award-winning editor, journalist,
broadcaster and longest

serving editor of Loaded magazine says So, there you have it, in
teaching me to be respectful towards women, my mum inadvertently made me a sexist pig. Id
make her a cup of tea to thank her, but that might seem sexist, too. His argument claims that,
since women believe they are equal to men simple things like offering to help a woman change a
tire, makes women believe theyre not superior and initially triggers them to call him sexist.
His use of experience in this post allows me to hear his brutal honesty. Yet as Mike Bunn in the
reading How to Read Like A Writer has taught me, Writers most times include certain words,
phrases or experiences to change the tone or alter the view of the reader. Leading me to re-read
the article. Although the author speaks seriously on feminism he never seems to speak about
what it means for women. Instead he strictly sticks with the victim persona. Using sentences
like remorseless public shaming of men doesnt just out the morons. It drives the rest of us
into hiding. This gives the readers a perfect image of the feminist movement. Yet as a woman
reading this, im suprised. Surprised at the fact that a man would fear the power of a woman.
Something that has happened in vice versa for hundreds of years. What does your fear have to do
with being a gentleman? Shouldn't we be encouraged to stand up for what we believe in?

If your children do not act courteously and respectfully, we have no one to blame but
ourselves. I dont think my son will ever forget to hold the door open again. -Chris Jordan
Author Chris Jordan a mother of two and ex-teacher expresses her views by using personal
experience to help shape reader's thoughts and opinions on chivalry and mothers teaching their

children common manners. Holding doors open or even offering help with something heavy is
something taught to young boys by their mothers as they grow up. But what causes them to
forget the lessons their mother engraved and weaved into their minds? Jordan caters to a female
audience offering answers to many questions unasked. Yet like in our class reading Murder
Rhetorically by Janet Boid ,the answer is very obvious. The 21s century has evolved the
mindsets of our young men. Leading them to think maybe being a gentleman is unnecessary.
But Chris Jordan in her experience has put a halt to that thought within her own children.
Teaching them, that being a gentleman means being kind and chivalrous.

Many thrive on the idea of exercising their first amendment. Freedom of speech has
simply added another outlet for people's opinions to be heard. Social media has had a bad
reputation for allowing people to slander and speak terribly about different beliefs and it usually
goes a little like this Chivalry is dead because feminism killed it. Merica. This was a tweet sent
out December 21 2016 by Cloyd Rivers. It has been re-tweeted over 2829 times. The simple
tweet triggered many feminists to the extreme. These simple eight words have simply created a
war between feminists and anti-feminists. Yet what was the point of this tweet? Was it just
written to create chaos in the comment section? Or was it a simple answer to a question? Oh
no am i gonna break my hand or overdraw my bank account pls help me avoid those problems
with your chivalry was a comment left by an outraged woman who found his last tweet to be
sexist. Yet the tweet only talked about what a woman shouldn't have to touch on a date. One
being the check. Reading the tweets backwards as we practiced in class\ has changed my

perspective on this man's opinion. Yet as fast as the tweet was sent out his attitude towards the
situation took on a rather defensive and disrespectful tone. If a woman is only expressing her
opinion as you have expressed yours why does it instantly seem like shes challenging you?
Why does it seem like a jab towards your pride?

In new poll numbers it shows that men would prefer women be drafted into the military
as often as they are according to DailyWire.com. What exactly does this mean? Well as per the
words of the blog , feminism has murdered chivalry. Since women don't need the help of a man
both legally and emotionally maybe it's time for them to be physically equal. It is no longer a
man's job to protect our country.Modern day feminism harms women He states. Since
feminists believe that a woman can do what a man can do then maybe it's time for women to be
enlisted and drafted into the army like millions of other men who are drafted, sometimes against
their will. The author in this article uses logos to help solidify his meaning. Men of this
generation would be looked down upon by men of the past. This county was built and created on
the pride of a man. Yet now they fear or even hate feminism so much they would prefer a woman
on the front lines?

In conclusion, women and men have been playing a game of tag. Pointing fingers to who
is to blame over the death of chivalry. Women of this generation have implemented and
encrypted the idea of feminism into the minds of men everywhere, the thought of offending or
even coming off as sexist has scared men to the point of not even wanting to offer help. What are

men to do? Is it sexist to hold the door open for a woman? This could be viewed and debated
from two different parties. Yet in my belief, chivalry has survived the waves and aftershocks of
feminism. Women are strong and capable of rescuing themselves yet every woman does need a
superman. Although these tweets and articles show chivalry in different opinions and views
people will always have their beliefs. This has been an ongoing debate for many years. And it
will never be put to rest. But ny simply using rhetorical strategies like finding tone and ethos,
pathos logos, and different ways of reading i've been able to decipher and analyze the thoughts of
different authors to conclusion. One that may be true for some and false for others. Women aren't
to blame for the death of chivalry. But who is ?

Work Cited

Shapiro, Ben. "Feminism Murdered Chivalry: New Poll Shows Men Want Women Drafted Into
The Military." Daily Wire. N.p., 02 Oct. 2016. Web. 25 Oct. 2016
(.http://www.dailywire.com/news/6239/feminism-murdered-chivalry-new-poll-shows-men-wantben-shapiro)

Daubney, Martin. "Chivalry Is Dead and Feminism Is to Blame." The Telegraph. Telegraph
Media Group, n.d. Web. 25 Oct.
2016.(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/10648415/Chivalry-is-dead-and-feminism-i
s-to-blame.html)

Jordan, By Chris. "Has Feminism Killed Chivalry and Good Old Fashioned Manners?" Alpha
Mom. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct.
2016.(http://alphamom.com/parenting/has-feminism-killed-chivalry-and-good-old-fashioned-ma
nners/)
Rivers, Cloyd. "Chivalry Is Dead Because Feminism Killed It." Twitter. N.p., 21 Dec. 2016.
Web. (https://twitter.com/cloydrivers/status/546866213432090624)