Christian Bale

There are occasions when I've pretended to be in a firefight, and then there are people who have really been in a firefight. Clearly it's absolutely ridiculous, and even disrespectful, to suggest that I understand what that is.

Welsh Actor

Kevin Hart

My dad was never married. He was kind of a rolling stone. But he was never disrespectful. At the same time, even though he had women in his life when I was a kid, there wasn't any consistency.

American Actor

Billy Graham

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.

American Clergyman

Pitbull

In any country when you throw something in somebody's face, it's disrespectful.

American Musician

Talib Kweli

But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.

Justin Gatlin

No one has to talk disrespectful to anybody. We're just here to run.

American Athlete

LeSean McCoy

Listen, anybody that knows me knows I'm not disrespectful.

American Football Player

Ray J

I'm not disrespectful to anybody that I'm cool with.

Helen Thomas

I don't think a tough question is disrespectful.

American Journalist

Ronnie Radke

I'm not disrespectful, I try to be polite.

What's seen as disrespectful varies between cultures; it's not always universal.

Cultural Sensitivity

Disrespectful can refer to actions, not just words – like eye-rolling or smirking.

Non-Verbal Cues

The same words can be disrespectful in one context but not in another.

Context Matters

Being disrespectful can be specifically about challenging someone's credibility or authority.

Undermining Authority

A respectful tone is often calm and civil, while a disrespectful tone can sound sarcastic or contemptuous.

Tone of Voice

Calling someone disrespectful implies they're not taking something seriously enough.

Seriousness Discounted

 This might be fine if that person is a literal child. But it seems disrespectful to treat a peer paternalistically. Lying to Carey would mean taking away their opportunity to handle the situation as they see fit, based on their own beliefs and values. Trying to protect Carey from what you consider to be a bad choice would show a lack of respect for their autonomy.

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 especially at a time when many of us already feel guilty about our impact on the world, but it's also inaccurate and disrespectful. We must be peculiarly self-obsessed to imagine that we have the power to drive tens of millions of people on the other side of the world to migrate and suffer

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 because I faced a lot of obstacles. People online, and sometimes even in real life, were disrespectful to me and my family and talked about how the whole thing was a waste of time, and it really discouraged me. And actually, I have some examples because what's better revenge

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 These meetings were facilitated by one of my parents, and we even had a notetaker. These meetings had two rules. First, you are allowed to speak open and freely. Us kids were allowed to criticize our parents without that being considered disrespectful or rude.

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 So, he made a little doll covered in sap and left it in her path. When she came upon it, Mmoatia spoke to the doll but became enraged when it didn’t answer. She hit the disrespectful doll and her small fists stuck to its sticky surface.

The myth of Anansi, the...

 which has held this country together. The great disadvantage of it is that the Han have a very weak conception of cultural difference. They really believe in their own superiority, and they are disrespectful of those who are not.

Understanding the rise...

 and you had gotten a salad spinner instead. You know, it's the beef -- the beef with it is that it comes with an expiration date. Death is the deal breaker. I don't get that. I don't understand -- to me, it's disrespectful.

How I made friends with...

 and a broke teenager. And I wonder why my grades were so bad. Now that's just disrespectful. I wasn't even trying to hide it. But on top of all of these things, what was really the breaking point for me

How a "Hi Level" Mindset...

 You have to release them. It's disrespectful not to. And if it's someone else's problem, you probably don't have the answer, anyway. Our help is usually not very helpful.

12 truths I learned from...

 healthy and hydrated and some son of a decided hey let's just choose up that makes me mad it is so disrespectful but look at this if I came to visit you is that how I