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- Dictionaryrespectability/rɪˌspɛktəˈbɪlɪti/
noun
- 1. the quality of being socially acceptable: "provincial notions of respectability"
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Respectability politics or the politics of respectability is a form of moralistic discourse used by some prominent figures, leaders or academics who are members of various marginalized groups. The concept is a subject of social science, politics, and race, and therefore attracts healthy debate, and some level of controversy. The topic can also generate topic drift. Wikipedia