|
|
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 29
newbie
|
OP
newbie
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 29 |
Is 'passively condone' repetitive (does the word condone imply passivity)?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 3,290
Carpal Tunnel
|
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 3,290 |
[Decided to remove this post.]
Last edited by zmjezhd; 02/17/08 02:18 AM.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 2,891
Carpal Tunnel
|
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 2,891 |
Here's a definition I found for condone, which is what I always believed it to mean: To overlook, forgive, or disregard (an offense) without protest or censure
I don't know then, if you can passively condone since you have to make a choice to overlook, forgive or disregard. Even if you do it nonchalantly, you still make an active choice to do so.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 29
newbie
|
|
OP
newbie
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 29 |
Yes, I see what you're getting at. I was composing a letter today to a local radio station that continues to play a song (surprisingly, not a rap song) that I find offensive because it contains a line that I interpret as being repulsively sexist. I was accusing them of passively condoning sexism and perpetuating damaging myths about gender by playing the song.
They make a choice to play the song, but they are not choosing to play it (I'm assuming) because they think it sexist. They are playing it because they think it's a good song. Maybe condone is just the wrong word altogether.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 2,154
Pooh-Bah
|
|
Pooh-Bah
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 2,154 |
I think many people would understand condone to mean approve of rather than merely not object to. Passively condone seems to mean what you mean it to mean without sounding ...um, mean about it.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 7,210
Carpal Tunnel
|
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 7,210 |
yeah, I think it is an effective use of slight redundancy. without the "passively" it sounds much more harsh.
formerly known as etaoin...
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 631
addict
|
|
addict
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 631 |
To condone something, you have to be aware of it. Perhaps they simply overlooked it. "Unwittingly promulgate", seems more suited to your context IMO.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 7,210
Carpal Tunnel
|
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 7,210 |
good point.
but if they didn't notice it, do you think they'll know what "promulgate" means?
/snark
formerly known as etaoin...
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,773
Pooh-Bah
|
|
Pooh-Bah
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,773 |
I think passively is ok, especially if the subject is known to condone things in different ways. If you paSSSIVELY CONDONE SOMETHING YOU DON'T MUCH THINK ABOUT IT
As unlike me some passively condone the proximity of the Caps Lock to the Shift
dalehileman
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 2,154
Pooh-Bah
|
|
Pooh-Bah
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 2,154 |
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT 
|
|
|
|
Forums16
Topics13,913
Posts229,809
Members9,187
| |
Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
|
|
|
0 members (),
465
guests, and
2
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|
