#patronize

[peculiary]

X-Force #6 January 29, 2020

[posebox-guide]

posebox36 - by abby

9 Fstand

[lizsworkstories]

7/17/19

Coworker 1: Don't patronize me. (pronounced pay-tronize) Coworker 2: Actually, it's 'pā-tronize'. New Boss Lady, from down the hall: Dude, what the f*ck? Really??

[pyronado-moved]

spoiler :)

Sometimes... things that are demons.... are nice

send me ‘spoiler!’ and I’ll write a vague spoiler about a story I’m writing

[risussardonicusexanimo]

[what-a-shame-she-went-madeline]

Liz Lemon: "Tracey it costs the show a lot of money when you pull these...shenanigans."

Tracey Jordan: "Don't patronize me with your Celtic slang, Liz Lemon."

[always-bookgasming]

Given that "patronize" comes from "pater" meaning "father" (but often used like a catch-all for "male figure") we literally already had a word for mansplaining built into our language.