Sometimes, you just have to pause and ask yourself:
How can people be so rude?
Where does this superiority complex come from? The one that makes some individuals act like they’re above everyone else? As if they’re gods and the rest of us are mere insects beneath their feet.
We’ve all seen it.
There’s a segment of society regardless of gender that seems to thrive on belittling others. It’s not just in what they say, but how they say it. It’s in their tone, their condescending glances and their quick judgments of people whose stories they know nothing about.
And when it comes to women and children, the hypocrisy becomes suffocating.
The Double Standards Are Hurtful
When a woman or even a child stands up for herself, refuses to be disrespected, and speaks out, she’s suddenly labelled as “shameless.” She’s seen as loud, difficult, or rebellious.
But let’s ask the real question here:
Who gave anyone the right to shame someone for defending their dignity?
Who decided it was okay to question someone’s character, their family, or their choices without knowing the life they’ve lived?
Why is it that confidence in a man is admired, but confidence in a woman is criticized?
Why is strength in a woman seen as defiance, while arrogance in a man is mistaken for leadership?
These aren’t just harmless opinions. These double standards actively harm individuals—and collectively, they tear at the very fabric of a respectful society.
Respect Isn’t Earned, It’s a Right
Here’s the truth:
Respect is not a reward. It’s a basic human right.
It should not be tied to gender, age, social status, or how much someone conforms to societal expectations. Even children—infants and toddlers—deserve respect. Being young or small doesn’t make them any less worthy of being treated with kindness and dignity.
Just because someone is quiet doesn’t mean they’re weak. Just because someone speaks up doesn’t mean they’re arrogant. Speaking up for yourself is not shameless. It’s courageous.
What’s truly shameless is the ease with which some people dehumanize others, often without even realizing it. That entitlement, that casual cruelty it’s not strength but a failure of empathy.
Let’s Do Better. Let’s Be Better.
The next time you witness someone being mocked or shut down for defending themselves, don’t stay silent. Ask the mocker:
Who are you to judge them? Who gave you the right to speak down to anyone?
It’s time we stop excusing disrespect as “normal.”
Let’s stop just accepting things as they are.
Let’s speak up.
Let’s stand up for ourselves, and for each other.
Because real strength lies in respect and its high time we accept it.
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