How tolerant are you? Are you the type of person who believes in “live and let live” as long as no one gets hurt? Or are you intolerant of anyone or anything that doesn’t fit into your world view? Do you impose your intolerance on others?

I recently saw a story about an incident in Columbus where a few dozen neo-Nazis showed up to protest a drag brunch fundraiser, raising money for a youth center. The Nazis carried a flag with a swastika, and a banner that said “There will be blood” and some sort of “Aryan Sun” bullshit. Of course they were all masked because the truly hateful are cowards (KKK included). They also had a gun and were shouting slurs and hate speech at the adults (and kids!) at the fundraiser.

And the not-new but seemingly increasing “Karen” phenomenon is another example of intolerance. This has to do with entitlement and a delusional sense of superiority of course, but at its core, it’s about intolerance. She must assert her will and beliefs on others to get the desired outcome, using whatever means necessary, usually involving the police and a lot of tantrum throwing lol. Karens feel the world needs to bend to their will and their will is right (like the Nazis above).

I am tolerant of most things, but I also try to see the other side of the issue. For example, trans women using the women’s bathroom. I have no problem with this myself, but I fully understand why some women do. They’re uncomfortable and that’s valid and their feelings are just as important as everyone else’s. Especially since there are few safe spaces for women nowadays. Although to be fair, I’ve had men follow me into a women’s washroom twice (once when I was 11 years old) to try to assault me. So a door with a woman wearing a dress on it doesn’t protect much from anyone who actually wants to do you harm.

Anyway, what are your feelings on this? Where do you fall on the tolerance scale?

 

Mostly, I feel that I’m tolerant of most everything except intolerance.

However, I do plead guilty to the charges that I love to bait intolerant persons to make their intolerance more visible.

 

I've become more tolerant with age, but that doesn't mean I'll tolerate stupid people.

 

I feel tolerant in that just because someone is granted the same right you have, it doesn't take away from you.

As far as transgender, if a person has undergone full transition surgery, then they have the right to use the bathroom of their new identity. I can understand women being uncomfortable if a transwoman has not had bottom surgery, but then how would you know? It's not like there's an application to use the rest room. I am bothered by the lack of equity towards that community. If you are going to ban transgender women from playing women's sports, then dammit, you need to ban transgender men from playing men's sports. But that opens a new set of questions. If a man fully transitions to female, and you bar them from female sports, are they allowed to play men's sports. If you bar fully transitioned females from women's restrooms, do you force them to use the men's rooms, where they could possibly be raped? And why not have gender neutral restrooms?

I know, more questions than answers.

 

I am very much a live and let live kind of person. I'm tolerant of most things, except my tolerance does not extend to people that are intolerant of others.

I do feel that the transgender sports issue has me on the fence. I believe that everyone should be able to compete, but I also know that genetic males have an athletic advantage over genetic females. A man's muscle structure is very different from a woman's, and that cannot be altered. Maybe in athletics a 2-gender system no longer works, and we need to expand it to more categories. I don't have all of the answers, but I would like to feel that everyone can be treated fairly.

In San Francisco, a lot of places now have gender neutral restrooms. I admit the first time I was washing my hands at a sink and saw a guy come out of a stall was a little odd feeling, but they usually have no outer door on those restrooms, so it didn't feel isolated or unsafe.

 

There’s a restaurant I frequent where the bathroom is co-ed. They have one bathroom only, and instead of stalls, there are little rooms (stall sized), but with doors that go from floor to ceiling. So there is complete privacy. But I’m still peeing next to a man in the room next to me. And there is no sexual assault or chaos of any sort. We both wash our hands next to each other at the sinks. And nobody has molested me yet.

 

I am very open to any group of people or any organization.
However extreme hate or violence on minors is something that I object too.
I try to live and let live.

 

Mentality on life is do what makes you happy as long as it’s not hurting anyone or their views.

I don’t tolerate stupidity.

 

I’m pretty much a live and let live person. You do you. I try to stay out of grown folks business and just want everyone to get along.

We’re all on this crazy ride together. If you’re not hurting anyone, and it doesn’t affect me, I don’t care. Think what you want, believe what you want, do what you want.

If you are going to be a shit in public though, and/or attack people simply because you don’t approve of their lifestyle, religion, gender, skin color, etc…..then we’ll have a problem.

 

I think we all know the answer to that

 

I consider myself to be a Live And Let Live person as long as something I personally wouldn't take part in isn't being shoved down my throat, cool... Have at it....
However, if I'm being told that I HAVE to accept something so someone feels better about what they're doing....That's just never going to happen....

 

The rights of the individual above majority rule!
Intolerants are people that read that backwards.
They believe they stand above those that do not follow their beliefs, usually gotten from following someone else.
Facts be facts, we live in a messed up world, country, city, town whatever, someone will not like what happens, ok fine, plenty of that to go around. People don't like things, they believe their choices to change what they don't like, are useless, but will not accept that, again mostly by belief. So they feel righteous taking it to pushing their beliefs on others. Don't Trend On Me.
I am tolerant of a lot, as I expect others to be tolerant of me. Say a person, walking a dog, doesn't clean the shit from my lawn, I tolerant their ignorance, I know their wrong, they know their wrong, I don't need to make them see their ignorance.
Political climate ampifies intolerance, which ampifies ignorance. There is no "other side" these days, just the good and the guilty. This works very well for those fostering this climate. People just choose to believe, not unstanding why.
That I am intolerant of.

 

My personal razor.

“If my behavior, attitudes, values, preferences or beliefs deny healthy food, water, environment (physical and emotional), shelter, learning/education, of myself and/or another, than said behaviors, attitudes, values, preferences or beliefs must be altered until they no longer do so, or discarded if they cannot be altered.”

but I’m fairly intolerant of intolerance. I get offended by people who get offended, and the only virtue signaling that I engage in is pointing out when other people are virtue signaling.

other than that I’m all good ;-)

 

I see my self as tolerant I mean I'll try any cookie at least once. I think where you gotta be careful with falling into who's tolerant and intolerant arguments is when it involves children. SouthPark did the best example of this year's ago called The Death camp of tolerance.

 

Live and let live. And in the US, protesting or marching, no matter the affiliation is protected. I'm fine with white supremacists (or any other hate group) marching. Hate speech is partially protected under the 1st amendment. But the moment the messaging is about or implies violence, is where it's not ok.

 

Live and let live or fight that's probably the only two options I give people

 

As far as most things that make people different, I'm tolerant to all people, except lying weasels pushing an agenda and calling people racist or homophobe (etc.) for not knee-jerk agreeing with their agenda.

For example, disliking a government does not mean disliking the citizens of the country. Chinese people are great as a rule, but the CCP leaders there suck big huge donkey dicks.

 

tol·er·ant

1. 1.
   showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.

It is not my right to allow the existence of anything, if I do not like what someone says or does, who they are and what they are I simply do not associate with them. I refuse to allow people in my life that I have to just put up with because that always creates serious issues, if someone does not like me because of who I am that is fine because I am not worried that I will be alone forever without them. Not everyone are meant to be friends due to beliefs or what other bullshit but we do not get to just allow someone to exist.

 

Let's handle the bathroom issue first. So, I am not sure if you know just how much it costs to transition. The cost of bottom surgery can run anywhere from 50k to 100k. Depends on the doctor, location, and any revisions that might need to be done. Most girls can't ever afford that surgery. Insurance won't help us because, in a lot of Red States, it's against the law for them to cover us. It's honestly pretty sad.

Now, I pass fully. Unless I tell someone I am trans they have no clue in person. I am a tour guide, and I deal with 600+ people a day. I get them for about 30 minutes at a time. I get clocked (That's what we call it when someone figures out we aren't Cis-gender. If you don't know, Cis a Latin prefix for someone whose sex is congruent. It's not meant with disrespect or insult .) Perhaps 2 or 3 times a week. So, what you saying is that I should go to the men's room. Where I am now in the Florida Keys, that's safe. In say Texas.... How long before I get clocked and assaulted? Did you know Trans women are 4 times more likely to be assaulted than Cis females?

I get the security and men attacking women so that's a risk to Cis-women. So let's talk about security and Trans women attacking women in the bathrooms. Let's start with something with some medical stuff. Trans women take Estrogen, and within three to six months their ability to have and maintain erections decrease A LOT. In my case, it nuked my Libido and I can get semi-hard, but just for a few minutes. This is where guys tend to lose their minds Just a personal note, for me, I am so thankful for that. I hated all of it! I have very little libido now and hardly ever can get it up! There is no drive in the background all the time. So, I promise when you see that a Trans woman has sexually attacked someone in the bathroom, doesn't happen. Believe me, we are way more scared of you screaming at them you need to be scared of us.

As to the sports... Yeah I am as torn as you are.