Pardon Your Attitude

Part 1: Where is the line (what’s appropriate)

Disclaimer: This is a “has this ever happened to you” slash I kinda needed to vent post slash just thinking.

I am a fairly old school type of woman. I still enjoy being wooed and charmed. I have a secret love for romance and sap, but I am also very independent. I still think that men should hold the door for women and tip their hats when they encounter women and so on. Above all else I still believe that the level of respect that men and women used to have for each other has disappeared. It seems to be that we have become a generation of convenient friendships, relationships, and workmanships. What do I mean by convenient? Honestly think about any recent friendship or relationship or job of late. Think about how you communicate and the effort that you put into those things and the energy that the other parties put into those things. Think about what you require from your friends today versus the past. I remember a time when it was utterly disrespectful to call someone after around 8:30 9 o’clock unless there was some sort of emergency. Now we call people whenever minutes are free or whenever it is convenient to call. I remember when you knew you were getting a booty call, but now you only get calls during booty call hours.

That being said, I think that many relationships today have become complex and twisted. Our boundaries, not only as a generation but as a society, have become skewed. There used to be a clear line in relationships, that separated what was appropriate and what was inappropriate. Take a woman on a date, never embarrass your partner in public, keep private matters private, take responsibility for your actions, handle personal business on your own time and respect work time. I remember when there was a sense of loyalty and selflessness not only in the work place but everywhere. We used to be ashamed of being inappropriate. Then the line started to fade as we began creating excuses for our actions. It started to become ok to argue in public or do whatever was convenient as long as you had a good excuse to back it up. We now live in a society where there is no line at all. We have made so many excuses for inappropriate actions that the line has totally disappeared. Couples are fighting in the streets, you don’t even have to know a man’s name to have sex with him, sex videos are the new block buster, people have no class at work it’s all ridiculous. We now point the finger and throw around so many excuses that no one even attempts to be respectful. Being disrespectful is now called sarcasm, we cover it with the title humor, we put it on a pedestal and call it artistic expression. Where do we as a society draw the line. The youth of today are paying the cost for our pride. We are too proud to admit that we that we are going in the wrong direction and need some correction. Take a look at cartoons. I remember when a cat chased a mouse and when they used to read books and sing happy songs on shows for children. Today, ha it’s like watching daytime TV these cartoons and shows geared to children have more action than soap operas. The matters that they discuss are sometimes distasteful and mature. I just think we need to take a few steps back and preserve the innocence of the children of tomorrow, but this is just my spin. What’s yours??? Do you agree with the direction that our society is going in? Yes, some things should be excused but where do we draw the line?