(Columbia) -- At least one lawmaker is puzzled by Governor Mark Sanford's words in a speech urging men to end domestic
violence in South Carolina.

Orangeburg Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter says she's glad Sanford is talking about the problem of domestic violence. But
Cobb-Hunter says she's concerned about Sanford's wording.

The governor urged South Carolina men to "live up to the gentlemanly tradition of our ancestors."

Cobb-Hunter says there are some traditions she doesn't want to encourage, including the practice of having sex with slaves or
hired workers.

Sanford says he was specifically referring to men like Robert E. Lee and Booker T. Washington as gentlemen.

Sanford thanked Cobb-Hunter and other legislators in his State of the State speech Wednesday for strengthening domestic violence
laws.