[Ansteorra] In defense of courtesy

Ceallach mac Donal ceallach at dwarfworks.com
Sun Oct 8 08:50:23 PDT 2006


*snip*
> But let's examine the allegedly meaningless ritual of escorting women into
> Court.  Now, granted, I haven't been to that many Courts lately, and so
> haven't seen many of what my wife refers to as "prized pig competitions" of
> men clambering though and climbing over the crowd to in order to see who
> gets there first, so a woman isn't allowed to be brought forward without a
> male to validate her presence.  It's a curiously Victorian way of treating
> women, by the way.
>
> Depending on the preferences of the woman on the receiving end of this
> "ritual", it can denigrate whatever the award is the woman has been called
> forth to receive, or announcement she is there to make; and it can also draw
> all that pesky attention away from her and onto her male protector.  This
> seems to me to be showing less courtesy and more thoughtless disrespect.  If
> the lady is willing to participate, however, that is a different matter.
>
*snip*
> >Thank you for the interesting discussion.
> Ma plaisir.
> Marc/Diarmaid

Hmmm.  I have seen quite often the opposite occur, when a lady escorts
her lord or a unattached male friend into court.  Not as often true,
but probably once for every two times I have the example you provide.
I wonder if perhaps this is newer behavior?

Idly musing,
Ceallach mac Donal



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