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We're not interested in the bad boy. We're looking for the knight in shining armor, the gentleman, the MEN who are more interested in their character than who they're taking to bed. The heroes in these books are the Darcys, the Knightleys and the Colonel Brandons. Do you have a favorite chivalrous hero? Please share!
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message 1: by Nola (new)

Nola Byrum Chivalry is sexist. Treating another human being with kindness and respect should not be an issue of gender.


message 2: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

~☆~Autumn Nola wrote: "Chivalry is sexist. Treating another human being with kindness and respect should not be an issue of gender."

Well, list some women who have this trait.


message 3: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

~☆~Autumn Women have chivalry too, try no to be narrow minded.

Orders of chivalry for women, orders of knighthood for women or ladies orders are orders of chivalry reserved solely for women. These knighthoods for women made their first appearance in 1600, and have been much less numerous than traditional knighthood reserved for men.


message 4: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

~☆~Autumn Google says that Jack Reacher is chivalric and I think so too.

Copied and pasted from google:

The Jack Reacher novels deftly ground wish fulfillment in earthbound detail. ... Most readers have their own standards for how much implausibility they can handle. ... unlikeliness can be one of the best things about a fictional world. ... His code is chivalric, in the sense that he fights on behalf of the good; ...


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