"Gentlemen, I forgot what you 'fellas' looked like..."

(Liv Tyler as "Faye", That Thing You Do).

It's sad that it's not so celebrated anymore, being a gentleman, but what're you gonna do? I think it started with women in the '20's, perhaps. That was the first sign of trouble. Then again in the late '60's, I suppose. Women stopped being ladies. Stupid women ruined it for us "old-fashioned" kind. They begged for equal rights, which I'm still back and forth on as far as if I think it's a good thing or not, then they scoffed at men for being gentlemen and it was all downhill from there. So, now men are afraid to do gentlemanly things, never knowing if the woman will be offended or appreciative. So, now ladies like myself find it difficult to find that kind of respect. What a vicious cycle it has become! Now, in order to keep a hypothetical guy's attention, a hypothetical lady must resort to unladylike things. If I sound irritated at all, you would be correct in assuming so. Recently, I have become so fed up with sex and nudity publicized EVERYWHERE. You just can't escape from it. And to find a guy who has enough self-respect and self-control to refuse to degrade a woman (even if it's only in his mind---"as a man thinketh...") is like finding a needle in a haystack. Honestly...And I know it's just as bad that a woman doesn't respect herself, but each individual has to make that choice to keep himself pure, in thought and deed. I know I'm beating a dead horse. I may be naive. In fact, I'm sure I am. But I'd rather retain what innocence and purity of heart I have left than sell-out to the notion that I must become a mere object for the pleasure of a man's insatiable sex appetite. From wandering eyes to depraved thought to an unclean heart, it continues on. Where does it end?