I was thinking of this word the other day. Respect. I used to like it, but the use of it by gangbangers and others who don't truly understand it has made me not care for it anymore. You really need to earn respect. If a guy's pointing a gun at me, they won't have my respect. They'll have my attention and politeness, but not respect. I respect those who have earned my respect. Until then, I'm polite and do take into account what I know of the person, but until I've had a chance to see them in action, I wouldn't really call what I have for them "respect."
I hope we can eventually remove that connotation of the word as it is used by gang members. I'd like to see "respect" given the respect it deserves. :)
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