Feminism | Chivalry

I'm going to broach a very hot topic tonight - feminism. Before I begin, I want you all to know that I love being a woman and we deserve rights, respect and equality...to a certain point. But before you start getting mad, hear me out. 

Feminism started taking this world by storm in the late 1930's-early 1940's. Back then, we saw a very different type of feminism. We saw Rosie the Riveter's, women who fought for the right to go to work so they could support their husbands and loved ones as they fought in the war. They did not scream for women's rights by burning their bra's, they did it in a classy manner. Not to say that there weren't women that were...well, the opposite of classy. There are always bad people in the world. The type of feminist that we have now are women who fight for the right to have kill their children, the ones who fight for "equality" while they call men stupid, arrogant pigs who only want one thing - sex. When you hear the word "feminist" what comes to mind? In all honesty, a classy woman does not come to mind, not anymore. I do not think of "Rosie's" anymore. I think of women prancing around topless because, if men can go shirtless, they can too. I think of women who wear clothes-hanger jewelry because taking a child's life is apparently a choice nowadays. And I'm not saying all feminists are like that, but let's face it. That is the 99%.

Let us never forget the first feminists, who fought for women AND their men in the classiest way possible.

God put women and men in separate places. As much as my inner feminist dislikes it and wants to come out shouting "Girl Power!!!" I must remember just what God says about this topic. He created man to rule over the household - not woman. He created man to love the woman and respect her, not to be an arrogant pig like so many men today. He created women to be classy, feminine and lady-like, not like so many feminists now. He created us to be different. 

If He wanted us to be 100% equal, He would've clearly stated it. I can't find anything in the Bible that says that woman are to be equal to men, nor men be equal to women.

God did not create women to be disrespectful towards men, or the way that God made us. So many feminists are disrespecting men by demanding equal rights and when the man treats them like they would treat a male friend, the feminist gets mad because they are disrespecting them. If you truly want equal rights, don't get mad when the man starts treating you like "one of the guys."  Don't be mad when the man stops treating you like a lady. Don't be offended when the man stops displaying chivalry, because you were the one who asked him to stop in the first place.

If chivalry is dead, then women have killed it.

Let's all think back about how men used to act - we always rant and get mad at how bad men are nowadays. They are all horrible, sleazeballs, right? (wrong, but let's pretend.) So, let's look back on the era's where classy men seemed more popular. Like I said above, there were always bad people around. Not all men were perfect, not all men were classy, but you all get where I'm going with this. 

We used to have classy men who courted women and took their time. 

We used to have men who respected a woman and asked for her permission before he even kissed her.

Now we have men who expect sex on a silver platter, no questions asked.

Now we have men who treat women as if they are objects.

Now, let's think back even more. 

When did these sleazeball, horrible men start coming around more and more? When women started this feminism movement. Men stopped asking the lady for a kiss and started demanding it when women started demanding that they be treated equally. Men stopped courting women when women started making a fuss over "my body, my choice." Men stopped acting like gentleman when women stopped acting like ladies.

And don't think I'm excusing rape or anything like that. Rape is never the women's fault. Do I think that how women dress sometimes makes the matter worse? Yes. Do I think that women ever ask to be raped? No. Any man who rapes a women deserves a lifetime of jail, end of story. There are some genuinely horrible men out there, and I'm not talking about those. I'm not excusing those men. There are the real "pigs" and sleazeballs in this world. 

Those men can only be changed by Jesus Christ. The rest of the men, though? They are only treating women how women have asked to be treated.

Men are treating women like men because feminists demanded that they did so. 

Whether we like it or not, we are not men. We have to wear different clothing because we have different bodies. We are supposed to act differently because we are different genders. God meant for ladies to be lady-like, meek, humble, lovely women for Him. He meant for men to be strong leaders, prayer warriors and loving men of God. He meant for women to be the second in command, loved by her husband. He meant for men to take leadership in his household and love his wife as Christ loves the church.

Ladies...if chivalry is dead, we have killed it.