Warbler said:

TheBoost said:

Gaffer Tape said:

But it does seem to be a problem with our society that men will rush to the aid of a woman in distress whether or not she actually needs it.

Perhaps I'm hung up on semantics, but if she's in distress, doesn't she need help?

I'm sure was Gaffer actually meant was "men will rush to the aid of a woman that looks like she's in distress whether or not she actually needs it. "

Haha, I guess you're both right. I guess what I was saying is that men have a tendency to jump in with overbearing machismo even with situations that don't warrant it. Like that guy at a bar who sees a couple having a fight and throws in his classic, "The lady said no!" line without having any idea if the woman needs, warrants, or wants help in this altercation.

Oh, and as for my tangential question, I was just wondering whether anyone thought someone might have helped the stabbed man more quickly if he was a helpless-looking bleeding woman instead. But I retracted it because I felt like I'd already supposed too much gender debate into this topic.