Common Courtesy....Or At Least What I Thought Was Common.

It has been said that the 1987-88 generation was the last generation with common sense, courtesy, and a sense of pride in our culture. I am beginning to see that this statement is true. Allow me to elaborate.

While I agree that your unique upbringing will lead you to a specific mindset, I also believe that all generations have a general mindset that they share. Maybe it's the world events at the time, or some quantum weirdness yet to be discovered by science. Either way, we all share it.

However, it has come to my attention that most of the generation born after 1990 are completely deprived of any sense of decency and respect. Take walking up to counter or cashier, for example. Generation '87 would have no problem hanging up their cell phones or relieving there ears of the strain of ear buds. Generation '90, however, would scoff at the idea; even consider the idea or postponing a meaningless conversation an offensive one.

I've made posts before, challenging someone to tell me where and when the idea of chivalry died. In the last couple of weeks alone, I've seen women having doors shut in there face because the person in front had no concern, I've seen old ladies nearly run over and honked at, I've seen the abomination of the English language in all its putridity, and I've seen more than my share of young men completely disrespecting young women.

I'm sorry. Maybe I'm overreacting. Maybe times will always change, and there is nothing anyone can do about it. But I can't help but think that things should be better than this. Our country, our society is following in the footsteps of the ancient Roman Empire.

We are loosing our last great generation to mass media, corporate music, designer everything, and the almighty dollar bill. Dropout rates are at all time highs, science and math class attendance is at all time lows, and our children are growing up empty of useful knowledge. Just look at Facebook; the people who post that reading books is stupid or time wasting are greater in number than the stars on a clear night.

I'm sorry, again. This has got to change.

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Where has chivalry gone?

Hey all,

Today I pose the question: Where has chivalry gone? There's so many sexist lyrics on songs today(particularly rap); men call women bitches as a formal address; women call each other bitches, whores, and hoes. The other day, I watched a man walk through a door, and then let the door slam back onto his girlfriend's face. She held her hand on her nose and she was almost in tears. All the man did was walk back to her and say "My Bad."

What is the reason for this? A man should treat a woman like a princess. He should open doors for her, buy her dinner and pay for dates. He should compliment her whenever she looks beautiful and deal with it when she doesn't. A man should look at both the good and bad of a woman. Truth be told...love is not all about looks. Sure, our initial attraction to each other is purely physical, the relationship cannot be built on physical qualities only.

Why do most rap songs refer to women as bitches, hoes, and whores? Aren't we teaching our young men to disrespect women? The other day I listened to a song on the radio that described a grown man slapping his "bitch" because she wouldn't get him a beer. Women are not our slaves! And in no circumstances whatsoever should a man hit a woman.

This type of behavior in today's society is one reason why our society is in such bad shape. So much for civilized behavior.