9 Reasons Why YOU Think Chivalry is Dead When It Isn’t

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You don’t speak up.

Thanks to the low and/or non-existent standards of enough women, the rest have to be more vocal regarding their expectations because so many allow men to do little to nothing to show they have and know what common courtesy.

I’m not saying it’s your fault men don’t open doors for women like they used to. I’m just saying it’s your fault if they don’t do it for you.

LaShaun Williams is a Madame Noire contributor and columnist whose work has appeared in the New York Times and across several popular sites, such as HuffPost Black Voices and the Grio. Visit her blog Politically Unapologetic for more on love, life and culture, or follow her on Twitter @itsmelashaun and Facebook.

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