So Will Hill after stirring up the hornet’s nest, and then sitrring it up some more, you now think that this issue is best left not discussed on this blog eh? I recall a certain Mishne in Chagiga which describes a wise person as one who possesses foresight to see the consequences of his actions. The lack of it, seems then to indicate wisdom’s converse.
Personally I found this entire thread inane beyond belief. To be sure there are statements in the Shulchan Arukh regarding how men and woman should appear in public, what is appropriate and who takes priority in a vacuum. But none of those statemens is meant to supplant basic decency. As I put it before, the issue should not be “Am I allowed to hold open the door for a woman?” Rather, the issue is “How can I best express kavod habriot in a Halachikly accepted manner?” Are people looking to use the Shulkchan Arukh as a tool to denigrate people, or as a means to elevate us all?