This type of thinking is the underpinning of toxic, divisive rhetoric: - I don’t believe men are worth respect. - I don’t believe women are worth respect. - I give myself permission to mistreat you if you do something I don’t like or something that hurts me. - I think you are inherently evil and/or dangerous, so no matter what you say or do, I just will not trust you. But you’re not hearing people just come out and say it. Similar to you hardly hearing someone come out and say they are racist, but racist thoughts can influence a person’s perceptions, and behaviors every day. Until someone confronts their own bigoted ideas, they will just double-down on them when you confront them yourself... #respect #accountability #datingandrelationships #dating #respect #equality #humanity