The Insidious War on Courtesy

It was twelve years ago when the insidious war on courtesy first crept into my consciousness (The Importance of Being Courteous – July 17, 2014). 

Canada’s Globe & Mail had published a great piece on the pivotal role courtesy plays in people’s success. It centred on a graduation speech for a private girls’ school by Kate Reardon, now editor-in-chief of Times Luxx magazine.

In the speech, she made the point that good manners were at least as important, if not more important, than good grades.  These comments were instantly taken to task, with one prominent blogger referring to it as “sexist crap.”