User blog:Freehugs41/Disrespect: Hypocricy is...

...utterly irritating.

Don't you just hate it when people don't listen to their own advice? I have specifically noticed this in terms of the respect issue in the wiki community. There have been blogs and rants about how everyone needs to be respectable, yet the people responsible for these don't fully understand the concept of respect.

Respect is about keeping an open mind. On this wiki, I have seen many people with closed-minds, thinking that everything goes only a certain way, and that way is usually, if not always, their way. Respect is also about listening. Everyone is different, so we need to listen to everyone in our audience, because there are situations that make them uncomfortable that don't make others and/or you uncomfortable. It's that level of understanding that build respect. Not "you better be nice" or "if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything."

The former of those two statements I diasgree with. Everyone has a right to their own opinion, just don't go for the personal insults and don't state it in a way that states it like "I'm right and you're so dumb because you're wrong!" I, being a person who loves to debate over pairings and character personalities, have learned how to state my opinion while using facts to back them up, which makes my opinion more intersting to listen to. You can argue opinions forever, because they are subjective; everyone has the right to one. I'm getting off-topic...

The point is that respect is not only a difficult thing to accomplish, but a mutual bond. When I feel as if people aren't listening to me, I feel disrespected. Because, we all like to fancy our ideas and opinions to be important, don't we? But, all the same, it does hurt to be ignored over and over again. I'm sure that I'm guilty of accidentally ignoring people, but I also fancy myself to be persceptive of others; I consider myself compassionate and understanding of diversity in culture, opinions, and thoughts. I hope I am, because if I'm not, then I'm a bad president.

The point is, that I wrote this when feeling that those around me have made a negative choice in how they are listening to others in their immediate enviorment. I'm feeling upset and insulted, and I just had to get this off my chest.

I'm not targeting anyone in this message, but I hope it's heard in the way I want it to be: Respect is hard,respect is a two-way street, and respect is listening and understanding. Simple as that.