Category Archives: Titanic

Call me unchivalrous.

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Dalrock

After due consideration I have decided to adopt the label unchivalrous Christian.  The label is more accurate than anti-feminist Christian, or traditional Christian, because antifeminist and traditional Christians almost always stress chivalry as their strategy for fighting against feminism.  Yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Chivalry, Costa Concordia, Courtly Love, Crossdressing Theology, De Amore, Death of courtship, Disrespecting Respectability, Fantasy vs Reality, Headship, National Review, New Morality, Romantic Love, Servant Leader, Submission, Titanic, Traditional Conservatives, Turning a blind eye | 163 Comments

Fortunately they had a strong woman to row them to safety.

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Dalrock

In my last post I shared accounts from Lifeboat 8 on the Titanic demonstrating the chaos and loss of life the chivalrous WACF policy caused.  Ida Strauss and her husband perished after Isidor chivalrously refused to enter the lifeboat, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Chivalry, Titanic, Ugly Feminists | 207 Comments

Killing her with chivalry.

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Dalrock

Over at Instapundit there is an article/discussion offering chivalry as the antidote to feminist charges of toxic masculinity.  Specifically, the article points to the men on the Titanic as the gold standard for noble masculinity. Few conservatives would argue with … Continue reading →

Posted in Chivalry, Romantic Love, Sir Lancelot, Titanic, Toxic Masculinity, Traditional Conservatives | 179 Comments

LARPing Lancelot

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Dalrock

When researching my recent posts I came across a 2013 blog post by “Word Warrior” Barry Jacobsen titled CHIVALRY IS DEAD, LADIES: AND IT’S (PARTIALLY) YOUR FAULT! Jacobsen took the sinking of the Concordia as an opportunity to position himself … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoonish Chivalry, Chivalry, Costa Concordia, Courtly Love, Disrespecting Respectability, Fatherhood, Miserliness, Sir Lancelot, The only real man in the room, Titanic, Turning a blind eye, You can't make this stuff up | 90 Comments

An eyewitness account of WACF.

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Dalrock

By way of Encyclopedia Titanica, the words of Titanic survivor Mrs. Emil Taussig as reported by the New York Times on April 22nd 1912: “Only twenty women were near the boat, and these were put in. My daughter Ruth was … Continue reading →

Posted in Chivalry, Courtly Love, Titanic | 65 Comments