Today, I learned that chivalry truly is dead when a seemingly fit man pushed me into a door to get a seat on the train before me. My leg is in a cast. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I got on the subway with a broken leg. A kind woman stood up and offered me her seat. Before I could sit down, a guy shoved past me and took it for himself. The woman and I pointed out my cast and crutches, and asked him to give up the seat. He responded by flipping us off. FML
Today, I held a door open for my boyfriend and jokingly said, "Chivalry is dead?" He responded with, "Who's chivalry?" FML
Today, on my way to school, I was shouted at by an obnoxious businessman for sitting down on the train when a "full fare paying passenger" was standing. I would normally have given him the seat straight away, except I have a broken leg. I showed him my leg and crutches. He still made me get up. FML
Today, I was brutally run over by a man in a wheelchair. FML
Today, a man slapped me in the face with his newspaper because I didn't get out of his way fast enough at the train station. I guess he didn't notice I was on crutches. FML
Today, I went out on a date with a girl for the first time. I opened her car door for her and then slammed her leg in it upon closing. She will be in a cast for 6 weeks. FML
Today, I was told off for not holding the door open for a woman behind me at work. Yesterday I was informed that chivalry is offensive to women, as it implies that they are not equal to men. I can't win. FML
Today, I had to cut short my New Year's resolution of going to the gym daily, when the meathead next to me dropped some heavy weights, which bounced and landed on my foot. I'm sitting at home in a cast. FML
Today, I ran for the train that was about to leave. I tried to hold the doors open with my leg and got stuck. The conductor just yelled out how unbelievable and ridiculous I was and waited 2 minutes to finally release me. Everyone was laughing at me. FML
Today, while sitting in a handicapped seat on the bus, an old man angrily approached me and chewed me out in front of everyone for not leaving the seat empty for "those who actually need it." Then he stormed off the bus, stepping heavily on my broken foot. FML
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Cobra731 0
I woulda just kicked him in the back of the head with my good leg if I were you.
ArmedcrackerR6 8
you didn't know it was every man for himself?
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Comments (294)
stormlvr 0
I'm sorry. That wasn't very nice. Maybe you were too pretty for him to talk to so he rushed by embarrassed of making a fool of himself?..... (ya I know it's a long shot)
cptmorgan15 2
In that case, let's hope OP is a girl.
ItWasAllWorthIt 0
I doubt a man would be saying "chivalry is dead."
missL1z 5
You Ma'am is being too whiny. Welcome to the World.
skorpien 1
And it's an attitude like yours that made "the real world" the way it is. Why are people so complacent in letting assholes be assholes? I highly doubt you'd be quiet if someone pushed you into a door, especially if your foot was in a cast. Also, it's "you are" not "you is."
VandalHeartX 0
Dude! If you don't want to hear people whine, then WHY THE **** ARE YOU ON THIS SITE?
FarSide 23
LOL. I am just here to insult the clowns!
lolmyendoff456 7
true that :D lmao
permitame 0
smh.
megz21 0
get an education...
lolmyendoff456 7
by my comment above I meant that I agreed why the hell this chick was on this site
MakeAScene 4
"You Ma'am is being too whiny." ..What the hell?
zniltiaC 19
Jerk!
FlashBurn 13
That and they look at you suspiciously if you do that for them. I'll do it anyway, and if they say anything but something nice, ignore em.
paleontologist 8
Looks like a moderator deleted my sensible comment about women not wanting men to cater to them just because they own a ******. Along with all the other sensible replies. So who's the sexist mod?
Sirin_fml 47
Could you take the time to scroll up to comment #128 - the one with 5 thumbs up and your name underneath it - and try not to pathetically blame others for your own tragic brain-sharts?
miz66independent 1
It's in the post above! Oops. Moderator beat me to it. And LOL @ brain sharts!
marinus_fml 20
I regret to welcome you to the 21st century. Where people decide to live a "dog eat dog world" But hey, it's thanks to some women who do not want men to hold doors open for them that chivalry is dead. Some women just want to prove to the world that they are masculine enough to open a door themselves, and label you a sexist if you want to do things for them.
denbeste 3
What the photoshoped picture guy said.
CitrusGirl 0
39- it's not photoshopped. Once upon a time, when I was a bad kid, I though that as well. Then I learned
paleontologist 8
Opening doors for people, regardless of gender, is a courteous thing to do. I'm sure a minuscule amount of women are offended when men open doors for them (I have never heard of this happening), but to suggest that women bitching about men holding doors open for them killed chivalry, is beyond ridiculous. It's the desire to be treated equally that is killing chivalry. Women don't want to "prove" that they're "masculine" enough to open doors for themselves. Women want to prove that they're not weak and fragile, that they don't need to be catered to simply because they have a ******* ******. Women don't appreciate you doing things for them because they're women. It implies that they can't do those things for themselves, and need a man to do it for them. Open doors for people because you're a decent human being, not because the person you're opening the door for has ****.
chemeesh 0
but she was in a cast! it's common courtesy at this point, not chivalry haha
khaya 9
South Africans are never photoshopped. unless hiding from the law.
VasilisaUzhasnaj 29
The world would be so much better if everyone treated one another like human beings rather than to their according gender.
YacL 15
and skin colour, and where they come from, etc.
mimi_animee 18
i find it stupid that ANY girl doesn't want a guy to hold the door open for her!! honestly it just makes it less work for you.
denbeste 3
104, it IS photoshoped. I work with it every day, the evidence is right there.
Catch_fml 0
It's about equality, period. No preferential treatment for women or men. Women get the same courtesy extended to men, no more or less. No chivalry, which is inequality. Feminism and chivalry are mutually exclusive.
Catch_fml 0
Sorry, posted in the wrong place.
miz66independent 1
128 said it perfectly!
j_cat187 20
haha chop his head off
hiyourcute 0
"I'll put HIM in a cast..."
iAmScrubs 19
swing your leg up and hit him with the cast..
Blueglasscup 18
Did they change it from "my leg hurts" to "in.a cast" or am I hallucinating?
0opsie 6
I saw it too.
marinus_fml 20
Yup it changed.
YacL 15
It says "Username" now...
Fohz 9
Now now, let's not generalize. Sure there are a few jerks out there... But that doesn't mean everyone is only looking out for themselves. There are plenty of people still willing to take a moment to help a stranger.
gladstone123 5
Absolutely agree!
mfmylifesrsly 30
holy shit 24 your cat! :D
Fohz 9
He's cute eh? :P
aardvarkish 17
Where's the cat? (Damn! I always miss the cat!)
FreebirdIII 1
beat him over the head with your crutches.