RE: Fuck the word "respect".
September 4, 2014 at 1:39 pm
(This post was last modified: September 4, 2014 at 1:42 pm by Brian37.)
(September 4, 2014 at 1:11 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: I have always respected the word 'fuck'.
Close enough ???
Meh, I guess since there is no such thing as a utopia, close enough for Fox News reporting.
(September 4, 2014 at 1:13 pm)Kitanetos Wrote: From my perspective, respect has to be earned. It is not something to be freely given to just anyone for the sake of social propriety.
IF IF IF IF IF the word was used in a context that values instead of dictates I would agree, but for the reasons stated in the OP it is not a word worthy of use.
You can earn value too. But claims do not deserve taboos, power does not deserve taboos, which is why people invoke "respect", to set up a taboo.