Tolerating Equality?

Which statement sounds odder to you?

1) We should tolerate women's equality.

2) We should give homosexuals equality.

They are clunky, but I thought it was worth sharing. I listened to a podcast about this topic. The Philosopher wondered why we use 'tolerance' when it applies to homosexuality, and 'equality’ when it applies to women?

Interesting question. She introduced the broader topic of democracy and discourse. Specifically, she looked at the discourse of ‘tolerance’ and its influence on society, especially pluralist democracy. She pondered questions like: what kind of citizens do we create when ‘tolerance’ (moreso than ‘equality’) becomes the privileged ideal? What’s the difference between equality and tolerance?

Should National Anthems be Multi-lingual? Or simply lyric-less?

Recently, there is alot of dust being kicked up about a version of the US national anthem in Spanish. Alot of resistance to this idea.

I think each group ought to be able to translate the English lyrics into their native languages. But some fear a domino effect, what next? The Pledge of Allegiance?

We need to think of the controversy in terms of two conflciting values "minority vs. majority." Would accepting a minority anthem maximize the benefits for all? Would upholding the majority view maximize the benefits for all involved?

Another question is: must we share an indentical language in order to share the same values?