If You Hold Doors For Women and Pay For Dates, You’re Sexist?

Here’s a new study that proves one thing:  No matter how you interact with women . . . whether you’re a pig or a gentleman . . . you, sir, are completely and totally sexist.

Researchers at Northeastern University in Boston found that guys who do nice things for women are actually just as sexist as guys who treat women terribly . . . only the nice guys might be even worse, because they don’t realize it.

It’s called “benevolent sexism,” and it happens when you open a car door for a woman . . . refuse to let her pay on a date . . . offer her your jacket when she’s cold . . . tell her you want to provide for her . . . or tell her she deserves to be put on a pedestal.

The researchers say, quote, “It’s a very paternalistic, protective view of women, and it seems kind of appealing as a sort of chivalry.  But it does contribute to inequality, because these men don’t expect women to achieve high goals.”

They say that the combo of benevolent sexism and more blatant and hostile sexism are what keep gender inequality alive in society.