Talk:Respect

This should either be a disambiguation page or a Dictionary page. Pure definitions are dictionary fodder. If this is transformed to a Disambiguation page (of which I don't know how to do personally) with links to specific articles such as Tony Blair's policies and the Otis Reading Song, so be it.it means you respect some one or thing

Otherwise send this article to Dictionary.....chaz171 14:10, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

I strongly agree Rklawton 17:05, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Despite having enjoyed contributing to this page, I basically agree too. Zargulon 13:48, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

I seriously would consider turning this page into a proper article. There is a lot which one could write about on the subject of respect (from a meta-ethical viewpoint), and it's a pity that this article is so poor. Respect is a psychological and ethical phenomenon; why not have an article on it ? M4rx (talk) 17:50, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

This paragraph was a comment and then was deleted. I figure it should at least be kept on the talk page because it could possibly be improved/worked on and used.

Respect is the objective, unbiased consideration and regard for the rights, values, beliefs and property of all people. Kant's categorical imperative as well as what is commonly understood of being a gentleman incorporate the concept of respect.--> to be able to love eachother and treat others the way u want to be treatedJtneill - Talk 14:26, 24 January 2006 (UTC

One thing respect lacks is itself, as shown by the length of description on most websites and books,

This was description was particularly well written. It gave many different angles on the definition of respect giving a broader view of how to define what respect is. Because of its length, to best keep the strengths of this description, it will help to simplify it into points. With an improved organization it will make it more clear and more agreeable to the eye.

OK. First off: I do not code in HTML _at all_ so I apologize for any editing errors or things I forget to add in. Just wanted to mention that I fixed some grammar and deleted a duplicate section, along with something that was completely extraneous, talking about how everyone should give more respect to their parents!!! No one ever does!!! they were the one that gave us life peoples!!! (with AWSOME grammar!!!) Next, I wanted to add my agreement to the people down in section six, adding that I live in a place with only my dad, who is currently spending his time doing one of four things: Telling me how I messed up; making snide comments on how he could do better(but never doing it); complaining about how he has no money; and complaining about his life. You tell me, does that sound like someone to respect, or how about someone who just got a 3.74 GPA last semester? (OK, so I have some ego issues) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.163.189.68 (talk) 03:30, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

I deleted the line that talked about the song Respect by Aretha Franklin, since its covered in the disambiguation page.Justbobdanish (talk) 19:26, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

I added the content below to the article to stimulate the development of a more complete and less academic treatment of respect a term which we all take for granted in common usage but one that is loaded with hidden meanings and contradictions.

• Respect is also a term used colloqually to denote deference induced from fear or terror as in "I am going to teach you some respect". Street bullies (female and male) are often accorded 'respect' due to successful efforts to terrorize rivals or other less powerful people. Manhood in warrior cultures often is connected to unconditional obedience ('respect' for) to warrior codes. This usage of respect would seem to be a distortion or even a paradoxical contradiction of the traditional or more civilized useages of the word. 71.102.254.114 01:11, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

This distortion is the rule rather than the exception, in my experience. 71.109.234.35 (talk) 04:50, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

But this is exactly the opposite of respect, in my opinion, respect is take in consideration other's differences, e.g, if I judge the LGBT community, I'd be homophobic, i.e, disrespectful (the opposite of being respectful).

This respect that you mentioned, although it is a reliable example, goes more to the psychological side.

I'm gonna give you a example, if I said to my son that he has to obey me or I will teach him a lesson, he will do it out of fear, and fear precisely causes distrust and not respect, since we are starting from the assumption that respect is synonymous with love. 177.105.90.85 (talk) 16:20, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

"An elderly person will get respect from the people around just because they old. This is an inherent nature in that our species has." Can someone cite some evidence that respect for the elderly is inherent in our species (as opposed to, say, a social construct perpetuated by religions or ageist institutions of power)? Also, the grammar is awful. Tyreseus 23:21, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

I also noticed the poor grammar. The first paragraph of the article needs cleanup in this regard. Also, that paragraph bothers me because it uses the second person ("you", "your", etc.) instead of the third person which I would expect from a Wikipedia article. 71.109.234.35 (talk) 04:33, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Is there anything more to say? The grammar is terrible, the theory unfounded and the structure questionable. I recommend this for a complete rewrite. Schizmatic 21:39, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

This doesn't seem a particularly useful lead:

• "Respect: It is hard to define" - not what I expect from an encyclopedia...
• Starts of with an assertion that it's one of the most important attributes for society. Surely a matter of opinion - and shouldn't be the first sentence anyway, as this does not define the word.
• Gives the broadest definition, but no other definitions.

I know the word is hard to define, but the usual way to deal with this is to get a bunch of definitions from references, and include the various definitions in the lead. Mdwh (talk) 18:38, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

This article is awful in every way. The street gangs section is laughable. It clearly needs to be entirely rewritten. 152.7.57.14 (talk) 21:28, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

I second the motion (fourth, actually). A complete rewrite of this inept high school book report is needed. I'm not usually brutal with my comments, but this is simply the worst I've ever seen. A Wikipedia page written by a ten year old is a really bad idea. Someone please completely delete this, and point it at a intelligently written dictionary page. 192.12.184.2 (talk) 18:17, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

I fifth the motion, and I have submitted this article to the WikiProject Philosophy for reassessment. @grog_beta (talk) 07:14, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

I sixth the motion. This article needs significant work, noting that the primary authors of the information are lacking heavily in this quality. It makes sense that this Wikipedia article would be in shambles based on the way that the Millenial generation has been instructed and grown in this matter. Self-sufficiency and the internet have made the notion of respect significantly limited in nature, respect for the common man for his or her strengths and achievements is simply not what it once was. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.101.148.138 (talk) 19:20, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

It now reads: "Human languages typically portray grammatical distinctions to the listener between honorific and colloquial language. These distinctions may be grammatically encoded by a regular system of poop and noun affixes." Should the word poop be in there? Do you talk a certain way, and then shit all over the person? Dream Focus (talk) 14:11, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Indeed, it was vandalism. Korny O'Near (talk) 15:05, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

QUOTE: Do you talk a certain way, and then shit all over the person?

The fact is that in most feudal languages, this issue of making a lower person a sort of social 's**t' is there. See this link:

Witty yes, but alas it needs to go. The following text was pulled:

Respect is the label larval hominids use to indicate that they approve of a given course of behaviour, often verbal. This expression is often used thereby to indicate displeasure at a given course of verbal conduct, as, for example, when a larval hominid is told he is a larval hominid, he will often replicate not as against the fact stated but that the stating of that fact is not indicative of sufficient "respect." As such, respect is the lever by which larval hominids control their superiors, who are typically aware that what the larvals call respectful behaviour is merely behaviour that satisfies their own mundane, temporal expectations. Further, the attentive reader will see how "respect" is used as a subterfuge that distracts from important issues, to wit the appaulingly bad customary behaviours of larval hominids. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.148.12.166 (talk) 23:50, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Can we repost this under "Larval Homonids" ?Cwfmd (talk) 14:16, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

This is written as almost a stub, without any suggestion that respect is a term than varies in definition by different cultures of the world. There is so much more here, from the psychological view point of seeking respect as a factor of age, gender, and socioeconomic influences, to traditions and expectations of different cultures throughout the world. For a hypothetical example, It is considered a sign of respect to do X during Y in Z culture/country. And the differences between respect earned, respect given, and how the term is abused in modern society. -- cipher_nemo (talk) 16:28, 15 June 2009 (UTC) also reading the bible is respect because u r followind in gos foot steps. amen —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.199.139.92 (talk) 23:56, 10 November 2010 (UTC)