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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 2931817, member: 36230&quot;]Let&#039;s say I&#039;d like to be treated as the king of the world: should I be offended by those refusing to refer to me as his/your &quot;highness&quot; and/or attack them as hateful for not doing so, even if simply unaware of said preference? Of course not and while a rather extreme example, this highlights the problem with your stated logic: it is reserved <i>not</i> for everyone, but for whatever special/protected classes are randomly chosen by those who&#039;ve no business dictating how already respectful others act/think/behave. This considered, and particularly if willing to acknowledging historical reality, <i>devolution </i>seems altogether fitting as well as more appropriate.</p><p><br /></p><p>To take this one step further, let&#039;s say your given name was Leslie. You would go through life regularly encountering people who assume &quot;Leslie&quot; to be your wife/daughter/friend/whatever and simply because the name is more commonly female. Do such people deserve to be attacked and smeared as is so often the case with what you&#039;re talking about? No, they don&#039;t, and for the simple fact that one cannot always have their way, but mostly because no harm is intended.&nbsp; As said earlier: respect begets respect. Those so very eager to <i>demand</i> respect would be well served by also learning to <i>give</i> respect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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