Comments for Apu's World

Comment on Demonstrating Marriage by dr shishira

dr shishira — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:10:39 +0000

amazing post! Nobody could have expressed it in a better way. we need more women to do this. we should have the courage to oppose these parochial traditions that have forever tried to supress women and tried to give us a secondary status in society.when my time comes i will also oppose it.

Comment on In which the blog takes a break by Padma

Padma — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:14:45 +0000

Happy Women’s day to you too Aparna

Comment on In which the blog takes a break by B K CHOWLA

B K CHOWLA — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:12:51 +0000

Hope to see you back again soon.
Enjoy your holidays.

Comment on Let’s Kill Chivalry! by choxbox

choxbox — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:38:56 +0000

*takes a bow*

Incidentally the Best Allrounder Student was won by a woman in my batch. Made our fight extra special

Comment on Let’s Kill Chivalry! by Suvro Chatterjee

Suvro Chatterjee — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:56:20 +0000

Thank God that women like Richa still exist. Reading this blogpost and all the other comments, I was feeling like a dinosaur. As a man, I was brought up to be careful never to be condescending or patronising, but otherwise always to act with women as Richa’s father did. If he and I are male chauvinists, some day some women will thank God the tribe hasn’t entirely vanished. What would you all rather have: lechers and brutes all around you? Aren’t they too common already? By the way, my wife doesn’t find it demeaning to her self-respect that I never allow her to change tyres on the road! and after reading all the above, she simply smiled and said ‘Many of these girls need a lot of growing up to do…’

Comment on Let’s Kill Chivalry! by Indian Homemaker

Indian Homemaker — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:57:23 +0000

@choxbox

You do deserve the best comment award here

Comment on Let’s Kill Chivalry! by Indian Homemaker

Indian Homemaker — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:55:18 +0000

I agree.

Comment on Let’s Kill Chivalry! by apu

apu — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:17:25 +0000

thanks all for your comments. short answer since travelling. richa, my point is that all well behaved people will help each other. no problem with men opening doors for me but i would not hesitate to do the same for them. chox, totally agree. uma, u take the prize for one of the best comments on this blog…

Comment on Let’s Kill Chivalry! by choxbox

choxbox — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:33:54 +0000

Hi Apu. Agree with you.

Slightly tangential - the provision for ‘Best Woman Student’ in my B.Tech days that we fought hard to get removed. If we are capable enough we’ll win the medal for Best Student. Why treat us as a special category?

Comment on Let’s Kill Chivalry! by Richa

Richa — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:08:38 +0000

I am split in half on this one. I feel very uncomfortable if anyone (male or female) else tries to pay the bills. I think it has something to do with my dad insisting on footing the bills whenever we are in a group. I got to do the same…I have annoyed a lot of my friends due to this as they don’t think it’s fair that I pay all the time and they have a point so I have now learned to back down.

And yet again, my dad always opened the door for women, gave up his seat for them and yet again, that’s again how I expect others to behave. I feel uncomfortable if they don’t. I usually call them manner-less gits.

The question of these behaviors being part of women’s right never bothered me. When it comes to money, I understand your point but I don’t get what’s so wrong with a man opening the door for me? To me it shows a good grooming at home. It’s such a pleasant change from those mindless buffons on the road who will bump in you to feel you up. I don’t like the concept of grouping these two categories together (both being chauvinistic and disrespectful to women). I prefer gentlemen with their opened doors. I like chivalry though not for paying bills but rest of the deal, me likey..big time likey.