It also carries connotations of modesty and respectability. Marjatta lives a life of respectability and virtue. Notre Dame took a significant step toward respectability, prominence, and stability when they hired Morrison. It is believed that Shore lived out the remainder of her life in bourgeois respectability. As Lord Le Despencer he now sank into comparative respectability and insignificance. Whether or not he accepts the intellectual respectability of our activity is largely irrelevant. These women faced extreme difficulty in achieving freedom, solvency and respectability. Bowen also examined the betrayal and secrets that lie beneath the veneer of respectability. It allows misinformation to flourish and provides it with a cloak of respectability. The style combines certain fashionable tastes with the appearance of social respectability. Music achieved new heights of cultural respectability. The ability to care for a pet signified respectability and the capability to be self-sufficient. Crouch was somewhat megalomaniacal and intensely preoccupied with presenting the appearance of respectability. Campaigners for LGBT rights have also struggled with the issue of respectability politics. The Black Lives Matter movement is an example of a movement against respectability politics.