Well, and men should be gentlemen. In that none of us should spit on the street, and we should all open the doors for one another. Duh.
And, to be fair, I want to be sophisticated & classy, and I don't care who knows it. Doesn't mean I can't cuss. Classy cussing is a specialty of mine, thanks.
When I was little, I always aspired to be a gentleman. They had a code a honor, treated others respectfully, and had excellent manners & grooming but amongst themselves could still have rip-roaring adventures, get drunk as skunks, and share some off-color jokes about fisting & taints (the fun only had to stop in the presence of those killjoys, "ladies").
I guess I'm one of the few who actually wouldn't mind being referred to as a lady. I always thought of my grandmother as "a real lady" and loved the respect and admiration she garnered from others because of who she was.
But then again, I would also have liked to have lived in the days when men tipped their hats to ladies and stood up when ladies entered the room. (...Waiting for torches to be lit and pitchforks to be brandished.)
I actually do try to be a lady. Maybe I read "a Little Princess" a few too many times as a child, but I don't think trying to be nice and make people feel comfortable is necessarily a bad thing. They're not saying we all have to memorize and abide by Ms Post's etiquette bible. They're just saying to show basic courtesy.
As someone who actually had to attend classes on being a lady while at school (I know I know but it was England and a Convent, blame my parents) I can assure you that teaching people how to be a lady is a short cut to making them smoke, drink, swear and indulge in copious amounts of unladylike sex. Plus I never learnt how to do the flower arranging properly.
@emilyanne: I have lady-like sex I will have you know because I clean my vagina like Amy Sedaris told me to. I smell good and taste good! I like to keep things tidy for guests, so they come back often.
@Jenloveshercurves: bahahaha. You know we also had to learn the correct way to climb in and out of the car, and no it wasn't the 1950s we're talking 1991 here.
@emilyanne: Was this before or after your visit to the backseat, because I would like to know the proper way to exit a vehicle after a romp in the back seat. Do you exit through the doors or crawl into the front seat? When exiting how do you thank the young gentleman for the lovely evening? Amy Sedaris should write and etiquette book for today's modern trollop. I would buy that.
@Jenloveshercurves: ha exactly so would I. Sadly it was all about getting into the front, no advice given on how exactly to start wriggling to the back.
@emilyanne: Indeed. I was in etiquette classes AND was a debutante... and here I am, a swearing, drinking, sexin' (well, not right now but YOU KNOW), toking... uh, girl.
@emilyanne: If it's a four-door, easy! If it's a two-door, keep your knees closed, face the steering wheel, grab the headrest and place your right foot in the car. Delicately crouch while simultanously bringing your left foot in. Ease back onto the seat, then slide over delicately.
Is "soft around the edges" like being in one of those senior class portraits or Barbara Walters interviews where they use the heavy vaseline lens? When I used to wear contacts I didn't clean them well enough at first, and sometimes the world looked soft around the edges in that way. Does that make me a lady?
I always strive to be more of a tramp than a lady. Tramps have way more fun. Plus, I associate the term "lady" with "keeping your legs closed while wearing a skirt" and what's the fun in that?
It's about knowing what is appropriate at the time: is your boss chasing you down a hall trying to grab your underwear? Appropriate response: giggle. Someone is saying racist crap, be a lady and ignore them!
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And, to be fair, I want to be sophisticated & classy, and I don't care who knows it. Doesn't mean I can't cuss. Classy cussing is a specialty of mine, thanks.
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Fuck and buck the system with it's wrists on it's back.
I doubt I'll ever be a "lady". (shudder)
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Now that is truly the best of both worlds.
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Being a lady has it's time and place, and can be very useful. But you have to know how to kick back for a round of beers and dirty jokes as well.
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But then again, I would also have liked to have lived in the days when men tipped their hats to ladies and stood up when ladies entered the room. (...Waiting for torches to be lit and pitchforks to be brandished.)
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