Am I the only one considering the response "whatever" or "I don't care" as disrespectful?

Eh, whatever.

A little bit disrespectful, but extremely annoying.

Depends on the question and your relationship to the respondent.

I have a 17 year old son and I appreciate any response, even whatever, so long as it is said without a sneer or a snarl.

You learn to appreciate the little things in life as you age a bit.

SRM

True SRM ~ but I am going to say it is rude and disrespectful. I can sometimes take
“I don’t care” but I absolutely cannot stand being answered with the word “WHATEVER”!

It all depends on the tone or the question, in my opinion. If someone asks something like where/what would I like to eat, I usually respond with a I don’t care or whatever because I will eat almost anything. Now if I’m having an issue with a person or something this person is affiliated with and the response is one of the two mentioned, then I get a little upset.

I concur with Randy. But when I am trying to get one of my clients to do something, and they just give me excuse after excuse, I say “whatever”, because they have worn me down, and I do not care anymore.

Everything in context.
And everything with a grain of salt.

Yes! You either CARE about something, or you DON’T.

I Believe “James Caan” believes the same thing.

Are YOU James Caan?

Yeah, depends on the context and the tone, definitely. When I get flustered or frustrated I’ll always just be like, “Oh whatever!” or when someone asks me what I want to do or where I want to eat I’ll just say I don’t care. Not because I’m rude, but because I am quite open-minded and it really doesn’t matter to me, I just go with the flow.

I forgot to add, just last night I sent a boy (who I like) a text message, saying something about how whenever he sees me I look like a hobo, and he replied with just “Whatever”
I was pretty insulted, and bothered because I couldn’t tell whether it was a lighthearted-you’re-being-silly whatever, or if it was a just-leave-me-alone whatever. So I just left it at that…. that’ll teach him.. hmph

I do not like either answer. I feel offended when I get that answer-of course when my teenager says it I don’t mind nearly as much as if she would have said ‘I hate you” which is what I usually get.