This question has been a result of a debate in this thread. I was asked to make a poll so I decided to do just that.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/444510-Pimps-vs-Gentlemen
I would encourage you to read it. I made a statement in post #9, which said "Being a gentleman has absolutely nothing to do with how you look" and have been debating it throughout the thread. And rather than retyping it over here, I decided to just link it so you could get both sides of the debate to make your own decision.
For those of you who don't wish to read it, I will give you 2 people who would be considered a Gentlemen in my eyes. It's up to you to decide if these 2 people are gentlemen or only 1 is.
1. A man, who is absolutely kind to his fellow human, generous with his giving, and spends all of his free time helping little old ladies across the street, opening doors for the handicapped, and generally doing things that help others that day. This man dresses in a nice pair of shoes, properly fitted pants, shirt, etc. His hair is combed to perfection.
2. The exact same man above, but all of his good clothes are dirty or wrinkled. He decides to be absolutely kind to his fellow human, generous with his giving, and spends all of his free time helping little old ladies across the street, opening doors for the handicapped, and generally doing things that help others that day. For the sake of argument, let's say he just decides to wear jeans and a t-shirt. His hair is a little scraggly.
3. A man, who is absolutely kind to his fellow human, generous with his giving, and spends all of his free time helping little old ladies across the street, opening doors for the handicapped, and generally doing things that help others that day. This man is homeless, only has a few pairs of ripped jeans an t- shirts with holes in them, an his hair is kept by running his fingers through it only.
It's my opinion that clothing, while nice if one wants to dress well, isn't a requirement to whether or not I can call someone a Gentleman, or if I have to contemplate whether or not I want to correct someone who I hear use that word incorrectly because of clothing or grooming.
What say you?
I will set it up to leave the results as anonymous. I hope that this poll is allowed to be a representation of what the members feel. I'm not calling shenanigans, i'm just saying the possibility exists to alter the results.
I'm generally interested in the results, even if I'm wrong about what I think the outcome will be
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/444510-Pimps-vs-Gentlemen
I would encourage you to read it. I made a statement in post #9, which said "Being a gentleman has absolutely nothing to do with how you look" and have been debating it throughout the thread. And rather than retyping it over here, I decided to just link it so you could get both sides of the debate to make your own decision.
For those of you who don't wish to read it, I will give you 2 people who would be considered a Gentlemen in my eyes. It's up to you to decide if these 2 people are gentlemen or only 1 is.
1. A man, who is absolutely kind to his fellow human, generous with his giving, and spends all of his free time helping little old ladies across the street, opening doors for the handicapped, and generally doing things that help others that day. This man dresses in a nice pair of shoes, properly fitted pants, shirt, etc. His hair is combed to perfection.
2. The exact same man above, but all of his good clothes are dirty or wrinkled. He decides to be absolutely kind to his fellow human, generous with his giving, and spends all of his free time helping little old ladies across the street, opening doors for the handicapped, and generally doing things that help others that day. For the sake of argument, let's say he just decides to wear jeans and a t-shirt. His hair is a little scraggly.
3. A man, who is absolutely kind to his fellow human, generous with his giving, and spends all of his free time helping little old ladies across the street, opening doors for the handicapped, and generally doing things that help others that day. This man is homeless, only has a few pairs of ripped jeans an t- shirts with holes in them, an his hair is kept by running his fingers through it only.
It's my opinion that clothing, while nice if one wants to dress well, isn't a requirement to whether or not I can call someone a Gentleman, or if I have to contemplate whether or not I want to correct someone who I hear use that word incorrectly because of clothing or grooming.
What say you?
I will set it up to leave the results as anonymous. I hope that this poll is allowed to be a representation of what the members feel. I'm not calling shenanigans, i'm just saying the possibility exists to alter the results.
I'm generally interested in the results, even if I'm wrong about what I think the outcome will be
