Dignity - a sense of pride in oneself; self-respect.

The west is considered a "dignity culture." As opposed to the honor culture of the middle east and face culture of the far east. In a dignity culture, people are considered to have worth regardless of who they are. This is different than respect, which is something that must be earned through ability or achievement.

I found this definition: "Dignity cultures place importance on context independent, individual, and inherent worth, which is less affected by the social regard of others."

Insults and shaming don't take away from your worth. With dignity, you can ignore those who insult you.

Dignity cultures tend to be more tolerate and peaceful than honor cultures. In honor cultures, insults and slights are perceived as a challenge to ones worth and there is often retaliation with violence. I think they attribute this to things like herding cultures where families were sparse and had to defend their own. And, is also seen in Ireland and the southern states where there were many Irish immigrants. (I might have some of this wrong)

It seems to me that we are moving away from this culture of dignity. The smallest of offenses are now considered assault. Words are considered violence to those who are "oppressed" with calls to punish the offender. Simply touching the wrong person now can provoke a witch hunt to defend the honor of the "victim."

You have dignity. Keep it.