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Why can't chivalry exist any more? How can society go back to when men respected women? Like in the 1800's and back

i just watched Les Miserables and it occured most men in that Era were so caring. Like they actually respected women. Do you ever wish we could go back to that time? And actually see how it happened? It would be phenomenal. Todays society sucks, I just cant see how were advancing this quickly. Is it ever possible for us to go back in time?

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  1. spooky8 - 41-45 years old - male

    Posted by spooky8 Feb 6th, 2013 at 9:45PM

    I don't think you should get your history lessons from a movie...women in the 1800's were treated horribly.

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  2. nobuddiesbiznessbuttmine - 41-45 years old

    Posted by nobuddiesbiznessbuttmine Feb 6th, 2013 at 9:44PM

    Men respected women in the 1800's? Are you insane?

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  3. Rennn - male

    Reply by Rennn Feb 6th, 2013 at 9:45PM

    If by 'respected' she means, 'beat them, but also opened doors for them," then yes.

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  4. tamikay - 26-30 years old - female

    Posted by tamikay Feb 6th, 2013 at 9:46PM

    before modern police intervention the acceptable death for a wife was domestic murder, if you lived under the roof of a man's house he could beat you silly cause he wanted to... alcoholism is fun eh?

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  5. Sleeplessinla - 41-45 years old

    Posted by Sleeplessinla Feb 6th, 2013 at 9:46PM

    You're deluded if you think women were respected back then. A man could beat, rape, and do most anything else to his wife, or children for that matter.

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  6. Rennn - 18-21 years old - male

    Posted by Rennn Feb 6th, 2013 at 9:45PM

    Like, what kind of chivalry? I understand respect, but I don't think it's respectful to anyone to do everything for someone just because they're female. I also don't think it's respectful for a guy to 'discipline' a woman like they did back then.

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  7. KeasbeyNights - 22-25 years old - male

    Posted by KeasbeyNights Feb 6th, 2013 at 10:01PM

    You really have no concept of history if you want think that women were respected back then. They were commodities, nothing more. The kind of chivalry you see in books and movies wasn't even practiced between man and wife. It was a secret affair and only occurring in the nobility.

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  8. Makessense - 66-70 years old - male

    Posted by Makessense Feb 6th, 2013 at 9:47PM

    I don't think that is true. Women are still fighting for their rights today but, in most, not all, modern day societies it is better today than the 1800s.

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  9. Dave748 - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by Dave748 Feb 6th, 2013 at 9:46PM

    Because feminists want to make women independent of men. They want to be treated exactly like men. And they're getting their wish.

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  10. Rennn - male

    Reply by Rennn Feb 6th, 2013 at 9:47PM

    Yes, and that's awesome. I'm proud to be a male feminist. Equality.

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  11. nobuddiesbiznessbuttmine - 41-45 years old

    Reply by nobuddiesbiznessbuttmine Feb 6th, 2013 at 9:48PM

    That's not what feminism means, but thanks for playing, anyway

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  12. SkidlelyBoeBoe - 31-35 years old - male

    Posted by SkidlelyBoeBoe Feb 6th, 2013 at 9:45PM

    Most women now go for the jerks over the caring kind hearted men

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  13. MisterMister83 - 26-30 years old - male

    Posted by MisterMister83 Feb 6th, 2013 at 10:05PM

    women got it easy these days what you on about? they got all their rights & all the rest of it... the days where men can make sexist jokes, beat women up, abuse women, humilliate women etc are long gone..... a lot of young women in todays society dont have any respect for men or themselves they are arrogant viscious violent aggressive two faced selfish brats who care about themselves..... men who are gentlemen towards them usually get used /dis respected & laughed at.... women have more power than they let on....

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  14. lizabee - 51-55 years old - female

    Posted by lizabee Feb 6th, 2013 at 9:48PM

    Haha. We are better now, trust me

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  15. lizabee - 51-55 years old - female

    Reply by lizabee Feb 6th, 2013 at 10:33PM

    I am :(

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  16. MikeWinther - 41-45 years old - male

    Posted by MikeWinther Feb 6th, 2013 at 9:46PM

    Read history and not take opinion just from a musical movie. Far more revealing to garbage that happened off in houses miles from town

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  17. Taoistman - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by Taoistman Feb 6th, 2013 at 9:45PM

    because it was stupid and it supported a way of thinking that was based on bullshit in your mind. sorry but true.

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  18. TheOneyouwerewarnedabout - 70+ years old

    Posted by TheOneyouwerewarnedabout Feb 6th, 2013 at 9:45PM

    Can remember the last time I was hand fed grapes and fanned with a palm frond....oO your right

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  19. bijouxbroussard - 46-50 years old - female

    Posted by bijouxbroussard May 12th, 2013 at 2:20PM

    That's the danger in watching something fictional, written for entertainment, and thinking that that's how things were. It doesn't tell everything. Women couldn't vote, couldn't own property, and all decisions were made for them by their fathers, brothers or husbands. Men didn't "respect" women, they viewed them as property or chattel.

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  20. betterthanmyfavouritesweater - 18-21 years old - female

    Posted by betterthanmyfavouritesweater Apr 25th, 2013 at 3:44PM

    Men do respect women today by trying to treat them equally.

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  21. BlueMetalChick - 18-21 years old - female

    Posted by BlueMetalChick Feb 14th, 2013 at 8:30PM

    I think, perhaps, that chivalry and especially respect for women went out the window once the word "swag" was invented...thank you, Soulja Boy, you miserable dickheaded fool.

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  22. Shewolfiie69 - 31-35 years old - female

    Posted by Shewolfiie69 Feb 7th, 2013 at 5:32PM

    When women start respecting themselves a little more & stop competing w/ guys !? We wear skin tight crap w/ our boonies sticking out & our ***** hanging out! What do you expect from guys anyway? We can compete w/ them in others ways! Physically, we're not as strong as men! When we are Ladies is when they will treat us as such!!!!

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  23. maddogtel - 26-30 years old - male

    Posted by maddogtel Feb 7th, 2013 at 4:41AM

    It still lives on in me young lady

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  24. DominanceMaster - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by DominanceMaster Feb 7th, 2013 at 3:52AM

    1800's??? LOL Chivalry died with women's lib in 1960's and 70's.

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