First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Mahatma
Gandhi
One
of the great things about writing nonfiction and publishing out for others to
see, is the “peer” review you will receive. Personally I enjoy it because it
forces you to defend your views, re-evaluate them from another perspective, and
maybe even change your previous notions. But other times, you simply get
attacked because some people will attack you because of their own insecurities.
One
of the most generalized comments on #Chivalry is how women find it offensive. Interestingly
enough, I have never met the elusive Feminist who will insult me for treating
her like a lady. What I have met are a number of “guys” using Feminism as an
excuse to avoid being a Gentleman.
A
few days ago, a “guy” felt that my articles and motivationals on #Chivalry and
#Gentleman Behavior were reason enough to go all out on a Trolling offensive
against @JamesMSama and myself. Labeling himself as an Anti-Feminist, his core
ideal is that #Chivalry relegates men as women’s doormats. My attempts to
explain how #Chivalry is about being a Gentleman to become a better man and not
about impressing “chicks” fell on deaf ears, serving only to enrage him even
more. After he continued with several tweets, a couple posts to my FB group,
and two emails to my blog, I was forced to block and report the “guy” to Facebook
and Twitter.
Instead
of getting angry about the incident, I actually felt sorry for the “guy”. Something
must have happened to him at a personal level to allow his own insecurities and
a massive fear of women to lash out against men who are willing to be
Gentlemen. I just hope he is able to make peace with this daemon he holds so
dear to his heart, which will limit his ability to grow as a man.
Nothing
on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. - Thomas
Jefferson
(Extended article on the subject on The Good Men Project.)
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