People request respect like it is a playlist option and not a standard. by Aretha Franklin

Aretha, people love requesting respect because giving it costs them posture.

Nina, exactly. They want the chorus without doing the verse.

Respect sounds better when it has a beat and a deadline.

James, a beat cannot save manners that arrived empty.

Respect is not a remix. You either bring it or expose the silence.

Fine, but silence still needs rhythm if it wants to survive the room.

The audience is not confused. It is watching ego become choreography.

Respect is not requested. It is the price of entering the conversation.