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b_b · 4079 days ago · link · · parent · post: Blurring the Lines of Feminism: A Criticism of the Criticism of “Blurred Lines”
Spot on with the difference between politeness and respect. I would say that the two are often correlated, but there's is no causal relationship. In my daily life, I am often polite to people that I respect very little (out of expedience at work, for example), while many other times I'm down right rude to people I care about and respect (like when I harp on my sister to get in the gym, for God's sake). Politeness is a very overrated quality, and often times, it causes as many problems as it solves (such as when we're timid about expressing our feelings, because we don't want to come of as an asshole, even though we're sure we're correct, an experience I'm sure everyone can relate to).