Chivalry is dead. It has been said a million times, but that's probably because it's true. Mostly, at least.
It's and interesting expression, mostly because the word chivalry is actually derived from describing ideal knightliness, a code of courtesy, generosity, valor, and dexterity in arms that good knights were supposed to follow. That's, of course, an inappropriate definition for the context of the phrase.
Chivalry as we see it is more of a gentleman-like quality involved with courting girls. Chivalry is going the extra mile, taking her out on luxurious dates, showing her how a real man treats a woman. Of course, every man wants to make his lady feel like a princess, yet that's a task that is a lot easier said than done.
The idea of chivalry is undoubtedly treating females with special privilege, normally for the reason of courting. Or, to rephrase it, to score. I'm definitely not saying that spoiling the ones you love is a bad thing, yet if you only show politeness and courtesy to somebody you are trying to get with it hardly proves anything noble of your character.
As cheesy as it is to say, we should treat everybody with utmost respect and courteousness, not just females whom we find attractive.
The entire idea of chivalry is that women require special treatment, and the man who is capable of providing it best is obviously the best man. Yet if let material wealth dictate love, (and sex), we end up incentivizing guys to show off their monetary stability to girls in order to score, making it almost like a form of prostitution. And then, guys feel guiltless when they end up leaving the girl who's hopes they just built up, waving it off saying "Well, I got her that nice necklace and dinner." When it's more than likely she just wanted him as opposed to his nice things. This generation of girls have become too smart to let themselves fall in love because this generation of guys is too stupid to let themselves fall in love. And this type of guys-woo-girls-by-spoiling-them dating system we have is doing nothing but making the problem worse.
I am a 100 percent supporter of equality, and see the injustice in the wage gap that still exists today. Yet, if we make the same wages, shouldn't we split the tab? You can't expect wage equality and expect to have guys buy you all your drinks all of the time. It's fallacious thinking.
I think both sexes should spoil their partners, both should work hard and push each other to achieve, and both sexes should cook, clean, and do their fair share of home related tasks. It's stereotypical gender roles that cause this massive false dichotomy within our culture and it's up to us to continue to dissolve it. It's a dichotomy that divides men from women as well as excludes homosexuals and transgender peoples. On a black and white spectrum, grey is the odd color out. Yet in full color, we see that the countless different variations and combinations of people's unique hues all blend together to leave us all as a unique color, and that we are all capable of everything regardless of gender or sexual preference.
