Rape is a crime, men being gentlemanly is not

[Kazuaki Shimazaki II]

Originally Posted by Skybird

The hate on men and the disparaging of male characteristics and qualities also got pushed in the past 20 years by more and more feminising the boys at schools and demanding them to behave less boy-ish, and to adapt more to female behavioral characteristics.

Wait a second. Let's be a little more specific as to what are these "boy-ish" and "female behaviorial characteristics". If for example, all boys like pulling girls' hair, that will make this behavior "boyish", but it doesn't mean such behavior shouldn't be suppressed.

Manners and politeness, charms and knowing how to behave, humour and this certain kind of delicious tension, knowing the difference between flirting and inappropriate aggression - that is what it is about. And that cannot be taught by laws.

While I don't like the way the criminal law is proceeding on the subject of rape, the question is what to do about "inappropriate aggression". I agree with the Manifesto to an extent, that "touching a woman's knee" (I assume with Absicht) for example should not be a "crime", but neither is it non-punishable behavior or lacking of unwert.