04-06-2015, 01:44 PM
(04-06-2015, 01:29 PM)Duchess Wrote: I'm intolerant of grown women wearing anything Hello Kitty and/or too big t-shirts with cartoon characters on them.
And Burkas!
I'm just kidding. Just because something makes someone uncomfortable or they don't approve of it doesn't make them intolerant.
Sometimes I think people forget what "tolerance" means. Accepting and allowing people and behaviors that conflict with our own ideals to peacefully coexist is tolerance. Tolerance doesn't mean we have to like or embrace those people or behaviors and can't voice our honest opinions about them (respecting that those who disagree have a right to dish it right back).
I know that's not news to you or most people here Duchess -- I just read and hear a lot of comments in regards to social issues and find that people equate tolerance with like/love quite frequently. I think those people expect too much and are often the least tolerant of opposing opinions.