My self-proclaimed feminist teacher explained to the class yesterday exactly why it is offensive for a man to open the door for a woman. She said that back in the olden days, a man had to invite a woman into a building by opening the door, because otherwise she was not allowed to enter. I never understood where this idea came from before. I mean, here in America, we live in a society where the idea of a woman being unable to walk into a building unless a man allowed her to is pretty unfamiliar. To me, if a guy opens a door, it means that he took his time to do a favor for me that he didn't have to do. I don't have to pull open a heavy door and I'm reminded that humans still care about each other. When I mentioned this to Brandon, he asked about when some one opens the door for you as you are leaving a building. Are you to be offended that they are allowing you out into the world? It all seems silly.