Rankism

The word rankism gets at the heart of what all the other "isms" in our lives are about. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These stories broke practically simultaneously, emphasizing, for me, the importance of paying attention to this theme -- which was, no, not the tiresomely repetitive theme of public men's private sexual escapades, but the tiresomely repetitive theme of abuse of power -- abuse of the power and privilege that come with rank, now known as rankism. ❋ Pamela Gerloff (2011)

Another expression of rankism occurs when the abuse lies not in how rank is used, but in the very fact of ranking in the first place. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Some people, upon hearing the word rankism, reflexively exclaim, "We don't need another ❋ Unknown (2009)

"rankism" - which, instead of seeing the world in black and white, sees it populated with "somebodies and nobodies." ❋ Unknown (2010)

The day we pin the label "rankism" on indignifying behaviors (as women pinned "sexism" on a range of disempowering behaviors), will mark the beginning of its demise. ❋ Unknown (2009)

By analogy, the term "rankism" denotes abuse and discrimination based on rank. ❋ Unknown (2009)

(If it's new to you, google "rankism" and see where the meme is taking hold.) ❋ Unknown (2009)

By analogy, "rankism" denotes abuses of power associated with rank. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While much of the conversation around Prof. Gates 'arrest has centered on race, we might also examine the role "rankism" plays into this conundrum. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A proper goal today is not to avoid one kind of rankism or another (economic or political), but to avoid them both. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The solution lies in a "dignitarian" society, the one where rankism loses its appeal and "although some people are better known than others, we seek salvation not via the vain pursuit of fame but through service." ❋ Tijana Milosevic (2011)

But seeking status and fame as a weapon against rankism is useless, equal to a member of an identity group trying to pass as the member of a dominant one: A black man as white, or gay as straight. ❋ Tijana Milosevic (2011)

If you're a filmmaker, give us heroes who overcome rankism without resorting to rankism. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Since rankism is an attack on both liberty and dignity, denounce it along with the other "isms." ❋ Unknown (2010)

If you're an artist, expose rankism; put dignity on exhibit. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[The principal] ignores [input] from teachers because he's [blinded] by rankism. ❋ Surothai (2005)

"Most posts in the [Hypixel Skyblock Forums] about [nons] exhibit [rankism]." ❋ JoeyZucchini (2020)