I hear it all the time - it is so boring and predicatable. "He was dissing me", or "she showed no respect" etc etc.
Respect is something that you have to earn, it is not handed out on a plate.
2006-10-06 04:58:50 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I should say that the word respect means admiration. It is not the same as being polite and the two should not be confused.
I condone politeness.
2006-10-06 05:07:31 · update #1
Well I suppose to have someone not show you respect and show it nevertheless is proof that you really diserve it. Am I making any sense?
2006-10-06 05:03:06 · answer #1 · answered by Livia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THANK you!!
I feel exactly the same. And the irony is, the people I usually hear going on like that are those least entitled to anyone's respect!
2006-10-06 05:11:18 · answer #2 · answered by RM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually - I'd disagree.
Everybody is entitled to a degree of respect from the off set. What happens then is, well, everybodys problem really.
2006-10-06 05:01:36 · answer #3 · answered by Felidae 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because disrespect is a big word for a lot of people.It's getting like a little craze at the moment.I wonder what it will be next.
2006-10-06 05:01:13 · answer #4 · answered by martinsbits2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Respect is something that you give and that you are entitled to receive until you prove that you don't deserve it. That is why people who are disrespectful are wrong.
2006-10-06 05:03:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. If everyone felt that way, we'd all be waiting for the other person to give us a reason to respect them, which would mean no one would respect anyone.
2006-10-06 05:00:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
same goes for disrespect...you shouldn't accept disrespect if you didn't deserve to be disrespected...
you should be respected if you ahve done something good
you should be disrespecfted if you have done something bad
if you disrespect and haven't done anything wrong, then its not right...people feel bad...
2006-10-06 05:03:08 · answer #7 · answered by Zed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being polite is respect.
Are we not expected to be polite.
You dont earn it,you have it.
2006-10-06 05:04:12 · answer #8 · answered by SKG R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's part of a culture that makes ego a virtue.
2006-10-06 05:01:01 · answer #9 · answered by Patrick P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't even sound like a real word, how long has it been around.
2006-10-08 02:26:39 · answer #10 · answered by bo nidle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋