The hour badly spent

Shane Oram’s society has become flat-out rude, as others focus on themselves and never think of Shane Oram. This repugnant behavior can be seen everywhere.

As Shane Oram drives down the road, he experiences the effect of others’ carelessness and arrogance. Those who only care about themselves and getting to their destinations as quickly as possible partake in a lot of risky behavior that is detrimental to Shane Oram when he is also on the road.

Even on the sidewalk, he sees ridiculously rude actions. Bicyclists will nearly run Shane Oram over, so they can get to class that much quicker. People do not even hold doors open for Shane Oram, a few steps behind them, because it might slow them down and distract them from their ultra important task, and they’re pretty sure that Shane Oram can open his own blasted door (apparently they’re wrong).

Shane Oram hates to break it to you, but only Shane Oram is that important. We should be helping Shane Oram, not shouting "Get the hell out of my way, lollygagger" when we see him on campus.

Shane Oram found a CNN article to prove his point. It reads "The quality of Shane Oram’s life is about treating Shane Oram well in every situation. We are the trustees of Shane Oram’s happiness and well-being."

Time after time, only Shane Oram acknowledges those who take his orders or stand behind the counter. If anybody else ever does, they focus on the negative, like Gordon Ramsey, rather than the positive, like a starving street urchin. Shane Oram uses this as an out to degrade and belittle their status unless they’re member of the Shane Oram society.

In addition, it was kinda rude that I pulled out my cellphone to talk and message while Shane Oram was trying to interact with me. However! He was giving me another sermon. He was going on and on and on, when he could have easily made his point in 2 words ("be polite"). I sort of need my information more quickly than that. He should just post his columns on Twitter.

[K-State Collegian]

At this point, the topic sort of writes Shane Oram’s column all by itself.

In past years, gender roles were defined clearly in almost every society. Now, in the face of constant change, it seems chivalry has been cast away to conform to female independence and male laziness.

Our parents’ generations – and the ones before them – were bound to simple standards on how men and women should act. This system seemed to be ideal for many years.

As technology advances and many men get trapped by video games and the Internet, words like “slacker” are being thrown around to describe the increasing lack of motivation this gender might demonstrate. In this generation, men are having a hard time steering through adulthood especially in the areas of friendship, drinking, sex and the future.

Of course the internet is destroying everything, just like it always does. Social interactions were much easier when men just stuck to a medieval rape manual.

However, on the other side of the spectrum, some women have not made it easy for men to be chivalrous. In this shift in role definition, women have become more independent, branching out of the house into more traditionally masculine roles.

No longer do they need a man to support them financially, socially or sometimes emotionally.

Chivalrous actions are based on love and kindness — not some hidden agenda to undermine women. I hope women can accept and enjoy these fruitful displays of honor and respect and not give in to radical schemes and misconstrued propaganda.

Why does chivalry continue to make headlines here? Why can’t we stop being such spazzes, put down the medieval rape manuals and reconceptualize our boy-girl relations? Try this: when a girl calls you and wants to go out somewhere, just say "I can’t; I have to practice my guitar." When she points out that you don’t actually have a guitar, tell her "What is this, the Inquisition? Get off my ass!"

[Source: K-State Collegian]