"Altoids"
Ladies being gentlemen?
I'd like to think of myself as a gentleman and I often end up acting more like a male, but at the same time I'm very happy/comfortable being a female.
In your opinion, can a woman consider herself a gentleman? Can she follow the guidelines of what it is to be a gentleman?
What exactly do you think? Yay or nay for the lady-gentlemen, and why exactly?
Edit:
By 'gentleman' I'm referring to the behavior, as in being polite and your mannerisms and such. Not so much what's in your pants, even though gentlemen happens to be a male pronoun.
And typically women who call themselves ladies are usually preppy and girly, I wouldn't say I'm extremely masculine but I'm certainly not girly.
This isn't about whatever gender I identify as, more so the general idea of women behaving as gentlemen.
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Permalink Reply by Jess Levens on -
+1 for Yentle.
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Permalink Reply by Jarrod Chestney-Law on -
"I am seriously getting tired of new guys joining this site and getting their panties in a wad because this isn't some treehouse with a no girls allowed sign painted on the door."
If it makes you feel any better, I'm a new guy and I've no issues with women being here. The comments I've seen from the women on AoM, prior to joining, have been a refreshing break from the intensity that seems to pass for conversation in the comments sections of other pages. It's nice to see women who are interested in discussing these things.
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Permalink Reply by Rick Shelton on -
But do you think that "gentlemanly" traits are part of the "best part of what a man" is?
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Permalink Reply by LShieldes on
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I find gentlemanly traits to be traits that take certain manly traits to an extreme.
I just simply want to be a good man, I don't want to be the best man or some other ideal.
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Permalink Reply by Jack Bauer on -
Interesting. I actually think the opposite is true. "Gentlemanly" often over-refines men -- seeking a version of man that is excessively polite, or gentle, or fashion-focused, or over-primped. I think it subdues more inherently manly traits than it emphasizes.
JB
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Permalink Reply by Rick Shelton on
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I think the modern 'version' of the term is what you've stated but the historic 'version' is somewhat removed from that definition.
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Permalink Reply by J.K. Pratt on -
+1
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Permalink Reply by Will Gentile on -
You edited your original post to define gentleman "as being polite and your mannerisms and such". How is that any different than being a polite and mannerly lady?
This discussion caught my attention and curiosity to know how the Christians on this site were answering. I wrote something from a Christian perspective if you care to read it here. -blessings.
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