In our society, do we still put females on a pedestal?

I definitely put mine on one. Might be why I have been married for over 25 years. She is my Queen. Happy wife = Happy life!

There is no question that I have placed my wife on a pedestal and to a degree, I suppose, I tend to put most women on one (though lower) until they fall off. That being said, I am old enough to well remember the "double standard". Different behavior was expected of women and it was painfully unfair. Sadly, instead of expecting men to elevate their behavior to match that of women, we seem to have lowered our expectations of women (and I'm not just speaking of sexual behavior). One day while helping coach my daughter's soccer team I watched as a gang of girls got into a brawl with one another nearby. I was amazed at the ferocity of their attacks and even more by their language. I've heard farmers plowing a rocky field with a mule who might have blushed had they heard them. Sad... Bottom line: I most likely would respond differently in combat (if I were still young and virile enough to participate) to protect a female comrade than a male one. Indeed, I can well imagine how I might place myself and my comrades in danger because of my response. Then again, I'm old. Maybe you younger service members have a different attitude. Do you?

Part of today's hubris involves PC, to the point gender neutrality, gender bending and whatever PC says is appropriate with most of this done on the fly. Or more likely than even that, is the color of the day.