Is chivalry dead?

Answer 1

Close to it.

Many women seem to want a guy to act like a gentleman, but she is quite unwilling to be a polite lady in return, so most guys think that chivalry is now one-sided. Why treat a woman like royality if she treats you like a servant (and you are the one paying for eveything so that you can have the privilege to be her slave!).

Besides, I've had several women get upset because they feel like I am being condesending & sexist when I show deference to a woman (by giving up my seat, opening a door, etc.), and they argue with me, so why bother? If no one appreciates what you are doing, you stop doing it.

And a lot of women you see in restaurants and other public places are hanging out with their girlfriends making man-bashing and blantantly sexist remarks (probably because their relationships are not going so well), so you really don't feel like showing chivalry to a stranger anymore (Why be nice to someone who seems to hate your gender? Reward her for running her mouth? NO!).

Besides, as one guy noted above me, girls SAY that they want to date a nice guy, but then they ignore all the nice guys (or make fun of them) and date jerks instead. We see women dating jerks all the time, and the rest of us dateless, and we say, "if you can't beat them, then join them." ;-)

Answer 2

Well in some ways chivalry is dead. It's rare that u find a gentleman around. But in some ways chivalry still lives in some places in the world hopefully.

Answer 3

Chivalry refers to the medieval institution of knighthood and, most especially, the ideals that were (or have become) associated with it. It io usually, for example, associated with ideals of knightly virtues, honour, and courtly love. The word comes from the French word chevalier which means knight.[1] The English word cavalier comes from the same root. Ultimately the word gained an aristocratic connotation, as it distinguished the wealthy knight on horseback from the peasant infantryman walking with his pike and the artilleryman dragging his vulgar machinery.

Chivalry was in essence a warrior code which was later appropriated and propagated by the Church which added a Christian aspect. The Church even allowed warrior monks to create orders of chivalry, organisations of Christian knights who would protect the church and society.
Today, chivalry is interpreted as courteous behavior, especially towards women. A quote often associated with this idea comes from Edmund Burke: "The age of chivalry is gone." [1], often misquoted as "The age of chivalry is dead."

Answer 4

Chivalry exists, it's just not as common. However, this is largely because women today do not seem to WANT it.

Example: A lot of girls want "bad guys" and the like. Many girls CLAIM they want to meet a nice, sensitive guy, but 90% of the time, they actually go date some dumb jock. Therefore, most of us guys start acting dumb and stupid, because that seems to be what you girls want.

If more girls wanted chivalry, they'd get it.

Answer 5

the chivalric code largely centered on lords and ladies and was directly stemming from faith in christianity.

so, to anyone who would argue that chivalry still exists today, I would ask that you consider why the men in question are considered chivalric? is it out of their devotion to the church? their pledge to defend the poor, weak, and to preserve the honor of the ladies whom they serve?

I sincerely doubt that is at all what you mean. Much more likely, you mean someone is a nice guy who opens doors and uses the words please and thank you; that is not at all chivalry, that is known as having good manners.

chivalry is a code lived out in accordance with an archaic code and no longer feasible--especially for women who want gender equality.

Answer 6

No I don't think so at all. I don't get women sometimes. We are so hard on men, and we insist they treat us like royalty, yet we are always complaining about them. Yes there are jerks out there, but that holds true for both sides. On any given day at work I hear so many comments about how awful men are, or "check his as* out" or "you should do that because you're a guy" I guarantee that if the tables were turned there would be discrimination and harassment charges all over the place. We women need to lighten up on our men!

Answer 7

Hi, the answer is No,, its not dead,, but it has been wounded.. the new age way of thinking ,, and womens lib have just about done in a gentleman and the way we use to be.....

good luck

Answer 8

No but on the way... Looks like counterparts in the fairer sex no longer appreicate these gestures. They seem more eager to respond to abusive lingo to appear cool!

Answer 9

no it's merely in hiding, almost hunted to extinction by feminists, being a southern male raised to be a gentleman i can tell you it's quite disconcerting to be cursed for holding a door open for a woman or saying ma'am

Answer 10

I think it's a old word and people don't say it anymore so it is dead.