Comments on: Dignity

By: Lee Beaumont

Lee Beaumont — Fri, 04 May 2007 14:12:26 +0000

I am working on writing down a minimum standard and operational definition for dignity. I would appreciate your review and comments at: http://www.emotionalcompetency.com/dignity.htm Thanks!

By: Kerrie B. Wrye

Kerrie B. Wrye — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:37:19 +0000

“… as everyone’s right to own property, or to vote…” or to choose their own gender, or their form of work, or to just be employed without regard to age, etc…

By: Battle Cry Against Power Tripping » Brazen Careerist

Battle Cry Against Power Tripping » Brazen Careerist — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:48:53 +0000

[...] But rankist behavior is never acceptable. And Robert Fuller, the man who came up with the word rankism, is on a mission to end it. His big idea is that people have a right to be treated with dignity no matter where they are in the pecking order. He’s part of what’s become known as the “dignitarian movement.” (He’s written two books on this topic: Somebodies and Nobodies and All Rise.) [...]

By: Clayton Childers

Clayton Childers — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:49:50 +0000

Robert Fuller and his fellow dignitarians are really on to something. I believe they are opening minds to see the world differently. At least that’s what I got out of the book “All Rise”. Just having a name, “rankism,” to go with the actions of indignity makes a huge differnce. You begin to see it every where. In sports. In coaching. In schools. In name calling. In the religious realm. In politics. In medical care. And especially in INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. People(s) are being “nobodied” and the blowback is something we are all having to deal with. But if we can name it, recognize it, open our eyes to it, then we can do something about it. Dignity matters! We should all treat others with the dignity with which we wish they would treat us. And we should instill this way of life in our children by treating them that way. Nobody deserves to be “nobodied”.

By: Will

Will — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 04:10:05 +0000

Any chance these folks know anything about Unitarian Universalism? UUA.ORG
And I think that this is important but I think that this has so much to do with cultural racism, sexism, adultism, heterosexism, etc. that it seems like an easy label for all wrong with world and that there is no way to work towards getting rid of all the evils, you can only work on the specific things, which is why I will probably not introduce this “rankism” into my vocabulary.” By no means is it easy to work against institutional or cultural racism, but when you name it as such you can begin the difficult process, and not until then.

By: Rita

Rita — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:26:58 +0000

Excellent. Please continue the movement for dignity equal to all human beings. I am a victim of rankism and violation of property rights. I do know what it means and how it disintegrates one self-esteem and self respect and much more.
You forgot to talk about Family rankism!