I don't mean no disrespect...
Monday, March 12, 2007I've heard this word (disrespect) before and didn't really think much of it. And yes, I was raised to respect the elderly and women, etc.
But I keep noticing it more often among a certain ethnic group how "disrespect" is about every 6th word they say! For every little thing, they think that everyone is disrespecting them. Why?! If someone starts a normal argument with them, it gets cut off with "don't you disrespect me!" WTF?
A former colleague, despite having a Master's Degree, was very quick to use that phrase as well. He even started a (oral) fight with the Associate Dean simply because he thought "she was disrespecting him." The most interesting phrase I heard from him was "I don't ask anyone to like me, but they have to respect me." OooKkk... . It's a little bit paradoxical to me but oh well, I had no desire whatsoever to ask him.
Another example: a student (same ethnic group) had some issues with one
of his instructors. One day he showed up to class along with his daughter simply to get his homework and I guess the instructor (who is a bit of a loose canon...) said something to him and this student's response "Don't you disrespect me like dat in front of my kid. Fuck you!" Uhm... I guess "disrespect" was much more harmful for the little kid then swearing. Ah... priorities... .
Searching for "disrespect" I stumbled upon this page: http://www.s2smagazine.com/services/Board/archive/index.php?t-29820.html . I find some comments hilarious! e.g.: "I Had Some Neighbors, She Was White, He Was Black. Mixed &(confused) Kids. Well She Thought That I Was Interested In Her Dead Beat Husband (Like I Would Trade Down) And She Came At Me Calling Me Names And What Not. After I Slapped Upside Her Head I Said That SHe Needed To Remember That Her Two Daughter Would Grow Up To Be Black Woman Too. And That If She Was Hating On Me Then She Was Hating On Her Kids. " or: "A Black Man Can't Allow Nobody To Disrespect No One." Grammar, apparently, was not taught at her school...
As someone else I know says jokingly: I loveS it!
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