Posted by: Kurosaki_Kun
I know, right?
Jay acts like she's better than everyone else simply because she's a chick.
I hope she chokes to death.
Posted by: Recon Number 54
I am of the opinion that respect is earned, not bestowed.
Common courtesy should be extended to all and maintained for as long as possible, though it is possible that even courtesy can be abused and lost.
But respect? I place a high value on those who I respect. If I were to offer/give it to everyone simply because they have a pulse, that would devalue the respect that I have for those who have clearly earned it.Hmmm. I think we're coming at this from different directions.
My mother is a practicing Muslim and chooses to wear the hijab when she's out and about her daily business. Most of the time, this isn't a problem. But sometimes, she gets very vile things yelled at her because of this visual representation of her faith.
Now, do you have to convert to Islam to make my mother happy? Of course not. But doesn't she deserve that baseline level of respect wherein people don't yell racial slurs at her because she feels more comfortable in public when her hair is covered?
That's what I mean about respect - treating people with decency and humanity out of a recognition of the things about them that they can't change, or that are profoundly important to them but otherwise harmless to others.