# Would a man saying "I'm a feminist" to explain his lack of deferential manners to dates be OK?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 16, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-man-saying-im-a-feminist-to-explain-his-lack-of-deferential-manners-to-dates-be-ok/784578 "2017-04-16T19:44:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-man-saying-im-a-feminist-to-explain-his-lack-of-deferential-manners-to-dates-be-ok/784578/125 "2017-04-26T15:12:45Z")

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> [@raventhief](#):
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> I hope that urbanredneck comes back to the thread. His question has raised even more questions.

Well I am trying. Very busy lately.

I agree with the above post that we as men should never objectify women or support those who do. Their is a right way and a wrong way to deal with the sight of a beautiful woman. Growing up I had some very immature and wrongful thought on women that have taken time for me to get rid of. I’ve still got a ways to look beyond seeing a woman as a woman and not just a person and who have their own issues which may or may not be gender based.

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