2006-10-31 04:52:55 · 13 answers · asked by st.uncumber 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
when i hear about tolerance toward LGBT from non-LGBT it often seems as though they are putting up with us. I have very little tolerance for that
2006-10-31 04:57:57 · update #1
I think you're right about that. To tolerate, to me, is to put up with something, even though it annoys you, and just hope it goes away. I think it implies some sort of superiority, which to me is very similar to patronizing.
Either way, we've got a long way to go before we get to acceptance.
2006-10-31 06:53:35 · answer #1 · answered by trivial 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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Tolerate is just another word for patronize or what?
2015-08-28 00:02:46 · answer #2 · answered by Lezley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am an elder lady and I know my co workers, but I really do not socialize much. Some of them think I am stuck up sometimes. I like to leave the office and take walks. Some women get a little funny because they want to go with me. I am an exercise walker and only a few close friends go because we walk on a nature trail and we do not talk much. I am not into window shopping. I am not interested in the personal lives of people I work with. I bought a condo and my neighbors have a once a year party and I get a dish say hello. I always leave early. I am a paralegal and a hairdresser and I just listen and do not respond much. Not all elder women are nosy. I am 45 and a bit of a loner myself.
2016-03-14 10:15:24 · answer #3 · answered by Cheryl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The primary definition of patronize is to provide aid or support for something or someone, but most people associate this word with it's secondary definition of to treat coolly or with condescension.
By the first definition, to patronize the homosexual equal rights movement is even better than acceptance and much better than tolerance.
By the second and more common definition, I would definitely rather see someone tolerate me than to patronize me. Of course, acceptance is always best:-)
2006-10-31 05:11:00 · answer #4 · answered by Spyder 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tolerance is not quite acceptance, but it's not oppression either and I wouldn't say it's quite 'patronizing' either. It's sort of like that whole "I disagree with your view, but support your right to have that view" thing (while acceptance would be more like "We see things differently, but it's not a case where either of us are wrong.") And in that sense... well, I'd prefer acceptance but I'm content with tolerance.
2006-10-31 07:16:34 · answer #5 · answered by angiekaos 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tolerance to me is a form of acceptance. patronize is a form of putting someone down. big difference between the 2. huge.
2006-10-31 05:30:19 · answer #6 · answered by newmichelle1959 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really. Tolerate means to live and let live. Patronize means to barely accept with the notion that there is something inferior about the other person, group or situation.
2006-10-31 04:55:48 · answer #7 · answered by the Goddess Angel 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. To tolerate is to ignore it or not let it get to you.
Patronize is to do the opposite!
2006-10-31 04:56:05 · answer #8 · answered by Chatty 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
From the condescending tone I get from quite a few people who claim to be tolerant, yeah I'd agree.
2006-10-31 05:00:40 · answer #9 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, to "patronize" you have to do something actively...
To "tolerate" you need to do nothing but accept :)
2006-10-31 04:55:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋