Upton’s repeated emphasis that all he wants is “respect” is another language game. Here, respect = never hint for a moment you disagree with my self-perception. Respect as submission. A favoured concept of urban gangs, mafia bosses, and the sort of men you should never marry.
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Lucy HunterBlackburn (lucyhunterb@bird.makeup)'s status on Friday, 14-Feb-2025 03:22:10 JST Lucy HunterBlackburn
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KeepTakingTheSoma (keeptakingthesoma@spinster.xyz)'s status on Friday, 14-Feb-2025 03:23:12 JST KeepTakingTheSoma
@lucyhunterb Respect now means fealty to people with weapons and/or power.
They don't even get my tolerance.