respectability politics won't save you
November 16, 2024 at 4:25 AM
respectability politics won't save you
respectability politics will see us all killed
August 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
respectability politics will see us all killed
Anyway, those are my thoughts. You can choose to dress in certain ways to elicit certain reactions (e.g., perform respectability), but real respect is about more meaningful actions. Important to not conflate how you choose to dress with how you judge others. Dress respectability is Victorian ethics.
March 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Anyway, those are my thoughts. You can choose to dress in certain ways to elicit certain reactions (e.g., perform respectability), but real respect is about more meaningful actions. Important to not conflate how you choose to dress with how you judge others. Dress respectability is Victorian ethics.
Respectability politics???? IN THIS FASCISM???
July 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Respectability politics???? IN THIS FASCISM???
Rebecca Solnit said respectability is dog shit
This interview with the great @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social was a "wow" moment for me. Thanks, New York Times and David Marchese.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/m...
I couldn't help noticing the question that seemed the most Times-like to me.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/m...
I couldn't help noticing the question that seemed the most Times-like to me.
March 12, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Rebecca Solnit said respectability is dog shit
Republicans hid behind a veneer of respectability? Seriously? To those of us with eyes, they slathered themselves in shit and swastikas.
December 28, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Republicans hid behind a veneer of respectability? Seriously? To those of us with eyes, they slathered themselves in shit and swastikas.
Respectability politics are the dumbest shit fuck all that be loud and aggressive about the shit that matters.
November 8, 2023 at 9:31 PM
Respectability politics are the dumbest shit fuck all that be loud and aggressive about the shit that matters.
Please read Black thoughts on Respectability Politics.
August 10, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Please read Black thoughts on Respectability Politics.
understandable frustration with respectability politics but worth acknowledging that this kind of political situation is what it was for
The execution of Alex Pretti is playing so badly because you can look at his actions and life story - his last act was helping, boy scout, athlete, health care worker to veterans - and compare those to the men who killed him and know which you would want to be your son, brother, father, uncle.
January 26, 2026 at 5:27 PM
understandable frustration with respectability politics but worth acknowledging that this kind of political situation is what it was for
Broke: Respectability politics to earn the right’s respect.
Woke: Respectability politics because the right isn’t worthy of respect.
Woke: Respectability politics because the right isn’t worthy of respect.
i see they are once again playing my music! so i will provide the words: i think it is important to recognize how much of the new right's politics is drawn from barely-sublimated pornographic fantasies. that is part of what they are selling to young men!
April 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Broke: Respectability politics to earn the right’s respect.
Woke: Respectability politics because the right isn’t worthy of respect.
Woke: Respectability politics because the right isn’t worthy of respect.
fuck respectability politics
June 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
fuck respectability politics
Kael Mullins doing weaponized respectability, I love it
November 30, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Kael Mullins doing weaponized respectability, I love it
I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.
August 26, 2026 at 7:02 AM
I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.
respectability is a weapon that was made to be wielded unequally
There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵
March 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
respectability is a weapon that was made to be wielded unequally
Before transitioning I was a respectability-politics lesbian. Even post-transition my career, my manner of dress, and my work is very palatable to the mainstream.
Because of that I think it's particularly important to talk about why I reject respectability politics and you should too. Short 🧵
Because of that I think it's particularly important to talk about why I reject respectability politics and you should too. Short 🧵
respectability politics will see us all killed
August 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Before transitioning I was a respectability-politics lesbian. Even post-transition my career, my manner of dress, and my work is very palatable to the mainstream.
Because of that I think it's particularly important to talk about why I reject respectability politics and you should too. Short 🧵
Because of that I think it's particularly important to talk about why I reject respectability politics and you should too. Short 🧵
BBC having a totally normal one again, granting respectability and credence to their sworn enemies.
January 24, 2026 at 10:20 PM
BBC having a totally normal one again, granting respectability and credence to their sworn enemies.
The TL;DR is that if respectability politics was going to work, we wouldn't be here right now.
I know you may have doubts about that, but the primary strategy of the major LGBTQ+ and trans groups has been respectability politics for decades.
I know you may have doubts about that, but the primary strategy of the major LGBTQ+ and trans groups has been respectability politics for decades.
August 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The TL;DR is that if respectability politics was going to work, we wouldn't be here right now.
I know you may have doubts about that, but the primary strategy of the major LGBTQ+ and trans groups has been respectability politics for decades.
I know you may have doubts about that, but the primary strategy of the major LGBTQ+ and trans groups has been respectability politics for decades.
Jeffries is trying to do 2008 Democratic respectability politics. We are so past that.
September 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Jeffries is trying to do 2008 Democratic respectability politics. We are so past that.
Respectability will NOT SAVE US.
March 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Respectability will NOT SAVE US.
"Your angry protests pale in comparison to my strategy: Respectability politics!"
Log off.
Log off.
July 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"Your angry protests pale in comparison to my strategy: Respectability politics!"
Log off.
Log off.
Point of correction: I am not a noted commentator. I absolutely refute the suggestion of respectability.
December 11, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Point of correction: I am not a noted commentator. I absolutely refute the suggestion of respectability.
I'm wondering what "veneer of respectability" I missed...
December 28, 2024 at 4:00 PM
I'm wondering what "veneer of respectability" I missed...
The Prestige'ification disease is so bad that RGG studio decided they needed the respectability of creating a 4K 2pac zombie instead of making a parody character named 6 Pack who everyone would have loved
June 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The Prestige'ification disease is so bad that RGG studio decided they needed the respectability of creating a 4K 2pac zombie instead of making a parody character named 6 Pack who everyone would have loved
Respectability politics hasn't saved us yet, maybe we should give disrespectability politics a try.
August 25, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Respectability politics hasn't saved us yet, maybe we should give disrespectability politics a try.