upholding the dignity of those living inside broken bodies…
It can feel really tough to see people born with disabilities, but is that actually fair to think? Maybe our perspectives need a little shifting. Take a moment test your own point of view...https://thedignityofman.net/2026/02/23/upholding-the-dignity-of-those-living-inside-broken-bodies/
Guy on Scruff "What you doing?" Me: "Waiting for the melatonin gummies to kick in" "oh" "and the 2 Benedryl, and the Trazodone. So I'm waiting for someone to bore me to sleep, and you look like that person! What you doing?" Seriously. People in polite society start conversations with "hello! How are you?". Do #manners not matter anymore? Nevermind. I forgot who we have for a president as an example of classiness. Looks like the Trazodone kicked in after all. #glbt
A man pushed me in the street, he wanted to teach me a lesson. Is that OK now? | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/17/men-push-abuse-women-street-stranger #men #manners #noshame
the Great American Theft…
How much would you spend on a product if you knew they were using you to advertise for them for free?https://thedignityofman.net/2026/02/16/the-great-american-theft/
When I was a young girl, gentleman removed their hats when they entered a building. This is etiquette and good manners. Imagine my dismay this evening, at the theater, to have to ask this man, seated in front of me, "to remove his chapeau". So gauche! So ill-mannered! What has happened to us as a nation? #manners #etiquette
Context: Someone wrote a post about a reading of erotic poetry where they opined about how awkward and distasteful it would be for them to hear people the age of their parents read erotic poems.
I found this very upsetting and responded to that thread explaining why.
Hopefully they've removed that post. I can no longer see it. Though I guess it's possible they blocked me and that's why I can't see it. Either way, I'm removing the individual's name and instead just reposting my rant, which still needs saying.
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Why does age matter here?? What does that change? I can see cringing at erotica at all, like some people object to PDA, but as you age you may realize there's far less difference than you think, and how outright inhumane it is (and I don't use that as hyperbole but as literal truth) to have older humans treated as something different than "regular" humans, made to live life separately and diminished in participatory privilege. If you think it differently offensive than race segregation, maybe think harder.
It is scary enough growing old without people treating you like the walking dead who need to stop participating in regular life and just sit by and watch available time pass, kept from doing anything by people who casually and without apology talk of it like "of course it must be thus".
It may seem like just words but such words form rock hard prisons in our society. Actual enforcement of such separation occurs exactly because people shamelessly call for it in this way. It would be in many cases more humane to offer people death with dignity than require they live on in such a world that sees and treats them this way.
It's hard to overstate how angry this makes me.
#aging #discrimination #manners #segregation #society #insensitivity #AgeDiscrimination #elderly #poetry #erotica #pluralism #multiculturalism
The first sign of corrupt morals is the banishing of truth.
[Le premier traict de la corruption des mœurs, c’est le bannissement de la verité]
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essays, Book 2, ch. 18 (2.18), “Of Giving the Lie [Du Démentir]” (1578–79) [tr. Screech (1987)]
More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montaigne #micheldemontaigne #corruption #culture #custom #debasing #dishonesty #lies #lying #manners #mendacity #morals #mores #society #truth #untruth
overcoming negative input…
Ever had the best idea, only to hear it's stupid? Here's how to push past the negativity.https://thedignityofman.net/2026/02/09/overcoming-negative-input/
Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.
-- Emily Post
⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EmilyPost #Manners
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Triathlon #Runners #StPetersburg #Florida
MASSIVE DIE-OFF! MILLIONS KILLED! CLIMATE CHANGE TO BLAME!
What happened??https://thedignityofman.net/2025/10/18/massive-die-off-millions-killed-climate-change-to-blame/
What are your priorities?
Setting goals for the new year is a daunting task. But they don't have to be set for January 1. Instead, simplify your life with these steps...https://thedignityofman.net/2026/01/26/what-are-your-priorities/
set goals for your year—whenever it starts…
There are many ways to set goals, especially for the New Year—but it doesn't have to start in January. Here's a proven approach I use.https://thedignityofman.net/2026/02/02/set-goals-for-your-year-whenever-it-starts/
prioritize your thoughts, simplify your life…
You've followed the influencers on simplifying your life. You've adopted a minimalist lifestyle, but all of it falls flat. Have you been looking at it the wrong way?https://thedignityofman.net/2025/10/06/priotize-your-thoughts-simplify-your-life/
I guess I'm feeling complainy tonight, but come the fuck on. If you're one of the people who has figured out that you can keep making tiny edits every hour to a post I liked or boosted to keep it reappearing in my notifications, Please. Stop.
If you need to edit for clarity or updates or typos, fine. That should be maybe 3-5 edits? With the exception of updates, those should happen as soon as you notice. With updates, sometimes that's great; it's a way to follow a post as it develops.
But some of y'all seem to be doing shit like that to keep your post coming back into my feed over and over again.
I think of this as "friendly fire." You're pissing off the only people who gave your post any love. I have blocked three accounts doing this in the past couple of days. Fuck.
Edit: Of course I had to edit this for typos and whatnot. Of course I did. :/
They really do look like that
@JamesK The scenario is the opposite. I did someone a kindness that would conventionally elicit a thank you. He merely looked at me. I assumed it was beneath him to speak to a female but then I witnessed him do the same to a male. I assume this coupled with people saying "of course" instead of "you're welcome" means this is what parents teach now -don't thank people and disregard other people's gratitude. #manners
Is it now considered weakness to demonstrate good manners? For instance, if I thank you, instead of feeling appreciated do people now assume I must be beneath them and they should have never stooped to doing me a kindness? I'm asking seriously. #manners
Someone was getting mean here to someone else, so I tried to appeal to the better angels of their nature.
It seems she blocked me. Oh well! At least I tried.
The start of the journey…
The beginning of the journey started with the sudden realization that there was something amiss in our culture...and something needed to be done about it. This is the start of the small campaign to champion the dignity of every person.https://thedignityofman.net/2026/01/27/the-start-of-the-journey/
Virtue and Simplicity of Manners, are indispensably necessary in a Republic, among all orders and Degrees of Men. But there is So much Rascallity, so much Venality and Corruption, so much Avarice and Ambition, such a Rage for Profit and Commerce among all Ranks and Degrees of Men even in America, that I sometimes doubt whether there is public Virtue enough to support a Republic.
John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Letter (1776-01-08) to Mercy Otis Warren
More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/12527/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #ambition #America #avarice #class #corruption #democracy #dishonesty #greed #humancondition #humannature #manners #profit #publicgood #publicvirtue #rank #republic #selfishness #virtue
