I file use of the word “entitlement” right alongside use of the word “respect.” The only people who ever use the words inflict them as asymmetrical projections of their own abusive characters.
“I will respect you when you respect me,” always means: “I will respect your right to exist when you respect my authority over you.”
“Your attitude is entitled,” always means, “standing up for yourself reduces the value of my entitlement.”
People with the self-reflection necessary to use these words appropriately will also recognize them as currently abusive and over-spoken barriers to communication. They’ll self-select out of speaking them in the first place.
“I will respect you when you respect me,” always means: “I will respect your right to exist when you respect my authority over you.”
“Your attitude is entitled,” always means, “standing up for yourself reduces the value of my entitlement.”
People with the self-reflection necessary to use these words appropriately will also recognize them as currently abusive and over-spoken barriers to communication. They’ll self-select out of speaking them in the first place.