Quote Originally Posted by Dreadbelly
Beware... A lot of women see chivalry as male dominance... They see good manners towards ladies, you know, opening doors and such, as being sexist.

Argh!
Well, a fair amount of 'manners' are often taken as 'requirements,' which is where many women get annoyed. It's one thing to open a door for a woman, it's totally another to race by her, open the door she's reaching for, and say, "There you go, ma'am!" with a cheeky grin.
It's one thing to call someone Mrs So-and_so, another to persist in that when asked to call her Ms. So-an-So becuase that's more 'polite.'
One thing to offer a hand so a woman having trouble on slippery ice in high-heeled shoes, another to offer to drive a new female coworker home alone in your car and act hurt when she does not take you up on it.
One is common everyday politeness, the other is condescension or bullying disguised as manners. A lot of things like laying a coat out are now seen as some sort of come-on, "Look at me, how nice I am for no reason other than your gender." I'd rather have someone be nice to me because I'm a person, not a woman.
I'm sorry, this kind of got my goat, I'm surprised that men who so often confront sexism don't realize when they're contributing to it.