Chivalry almost dead at USC
I am a woman, and sometimes I get irrationally angry over things.
While most of the time I try to keep myself in check and suppress the urge to elbow people in the face who cut me off while walking and texting, or stop myself from asking girls what tragedy in their life took away all of their pants and only left them leggings, one incident recently left me appalled.
As I walked into the Humanities Building, I watched as a group of people clambered into an elevator and let the doors close in front of a guy on crutches.
I actually laughed out loud in astonishment and turned to the student and asked "Seriously?"
I believe he would have shrugged if his shoulders didn't hurt from hobbling across campus. I would have let this slide, but within the same week I saw people get into an elevator after literally walking around a guy in a wheelchair and going up without him.
This kind of inconsiderate behavior is absolutely disgusting, and I am ashamed of my fellow Gamecocks. I am not saying that men need to stand up every time a woman walks into a room or applaud every time a professor finishes a lecture, but be polite.
Have a little common decency and don't walk into class 20 minutes late while on the phone and try to be kind to others. I even taught my dog to apologize (he licks the hand of the person he offended) after playing too rough with someone.
I assume that everyone has been taught some form of manners. All I ask is that people use them.
Let people who need the elevator use it, and, on occasion, look behind you to see if you are about to let the door slam in someone's face.
(Editor's Note: Tankersley is an advertising representative for The Daily Gamecock.)