tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post7571402803698748832..comments2023-12-18T07:59:16.525-05:00Comments on Hats and Rabbits: Why, Indeed?Chris Matarazzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-24504258411640318682013-03-09T12:18:20.708-05:002013-03-09T12:18:20.708-05:00I wish I could find that great Carol Burnett clip ...I wish I could find that great Carol Burnett clip with Jean Stapleton and Harvey Corman -- the one with the door. Remember that?Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-17457969990293505992013-03-09T12:17:17.904-05:002013-03-09T12:17:17.904-05:00Yup. Sadly, unless they watch older movies, there ...Yup. Sadly, unless they watch older movies, there aren't even many lines for them to read between!Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-38522817994062942842013-03-09T12:14:50.978-05:002013-03-09T12:14:50.978-05:00All part of a superficial quest for eternal youth,...All part of a superficial quest for eternal youth, I suppose. Instead of managing to stay young, people are managing to stay adolescent. <br /><br />As with a lot of things, it is a shame. There was a limited window of time during which an adult who did kid-like things was refreshing; alas, now the uncommon is common. Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-1733494337105482162013-03-09T08:43:21.826-05:002013-03-09T08:43:21.826-05:00I completely agree with you Gina. The tradition wa...I completely agree with you Gina. The tradition wasn't around while I was growing up but I could infer it from TV shows and movies. I'm all about equality for women but is being respected enough for a table of men to stand up when you leave really something that makes us inferior? Personally, I think not (and I would feel honored as well!) <br /><br />It seems anymore that there's just an overall lack of respect towards each other as human beings. In my opinion we're so busy looking at our phones/tablets/electronic whose-a-ma-whatsit that we're not holding doors for the person behind us or noticing basic facial emotions. It's really scary to see how far we've fallen as a society. As Jeff said we went from generations that would only wear three piece suits (my grandfather did the same) when going out, wanting to put only their best foot forward, to our current status of being content in sweatpants and glued to our technology screens. Living With Curlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642602083361779669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-2478759843638091622013-03-08T11:58:09.228-05:002013-03-08T11:58:09.228-05:00@Living With Curls: I think it stopped because of ...@Living With Curls: I think it stopped because of the feminist movement of the seventies. What with "equality" and all, they argued that men don't stand up for other men entering a room or open a door for men, so whey should they do it for women? I guess they believed that it implied that women were inferior. Silly me, I thought it seemed like respect. And would feel honored if men stood up when I entered a room. Haha. A little weirded out, but a little honored.Ginahttp://spotcolors.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-16721080474632484712013-03-08T11:49:35.740-05:002013-03-08T11:49:35.740-05:00Funny thing about it is, I don't think anyone ...Funny thing about it is, I don't think anyone ever TOLD ME why men did that, the reason was just inferred as I was growing up, watching movies and such. I'm surprised that the student had to ask why...and I'm sure she wasn't the only one. So, not only do they have no sense of respect and manners, but no skill to read between the lines either. Tsk tsk.Ginahttp://spotcolors.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-2526273527175876872013-03-07T23:45:42.380-05:002013-03-07T23:45:42.380-05:00In the early '90s, one of my professors--no st...In the early '90s, one of my professors--no stuffed shirt, but a largely unrepentant beatnik--complained to me: "All of the young men on this campus, they scurry around in short pants...like children." What kid today will hear gripes like that from their elders, or understand that adults were once expected to be different from children in comportment and dress?<br /><br />My grandfather rarely left the house without putting on a three-piece suit and a hat. Today's kids are getting a limited and unimaginative sense of adulthood when their elders are bony-legged man-children loping around in cargo shorts and crocs.Jeffhttp://www.quidplura.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-46079271687156120762013-03-07T10:51:05.104-05:002013-03-07T10:51:05.104-05:00I guess the onnly way to answer your question is: ...I guess the onnly way to answer your question is: "A woman who has no idea it ever happened." You;re one of the last who might even remotely remember the tradition, I guess. The tradition seems to be so close to lost, that is took Mad Men to get you thinking about it...Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-46545718772520235672013-03-07T10:28:25.321-05:002013-03-07T10:28:25.321-05:00I really love the show "Mad Men" and I p...I really love the show "Mad Men" and I picked up on that exact action of men standing when a woman both enters and leaves the room or table. Unlike your student though I found myself wondering why it ever stopped. What woman doesn't want to feel special enough to warrant that respect?Living With Curlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642602083361779669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-67590331065944681172013-03-07T08:44:46.862-05:002013-03-07T08:44:46.862-05:00Me too, Elsa Louise. Me too. Me too, Elsa Louise. Me too. Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-6794396023421579422013-03-06T22:42:26.094-05:002013-03-06T22:42:26.094-05:00On the side of the young men, no more chances to e...On the side of the young men, no more chances to extend chivalry, while on that of the young women, no more opportunities to feel cherished.<br /><br />Makes me feel sorry for both groups.Elsa Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399605625701167269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-51316017854321982962013-03-06T19:07:37.267-05:002013-03-06T19:07:37.267-05:00I said, "I guess it was because guys used to ...I said, "I guess it was because guys used to think girls were something special."<br /><br />"Don't they still think that?" she asked.<br /><br />"Do you?" I said.<br /><br />She puffed. "Mr. Mat, can't you just ever answer a question?"<br /><br />"Nope," I said, smiling.Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-40320927607944497592013-03-06T16:23:53.333-05:002013-03-06T16:23:53.333-05:00How did you respond to her question?How did you respond to her question?Elsa Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399605625701167269noreply@blogger.com