Discriminating the verb, is a bad thing, possibly the worst thing in the world.
Being discriminating, the adverb, is a good thing.
Verb
to be aware of differences: to pay attention to subtle differences and exercise judgment and taste
I will be specific. Some of the provisions of the so-called "Civil Rights Laws" violate First Amendment Rights. (See, for further discussion, "Civil Rights" vs. A Free Society. For a discussion of how the ACLU has distorted the First Amendment, see Leftist Word Games & Religious Freedom.)
William Flax
I agree completely. It used to be a compliment to call someone a person of "discriminating" taste. The opposite is IN-discriminate, meaning all-encompassing, obtuse, and unselective.
How about the word tolerance? It is being used to mean not just acceptance but approval, which it does not mean. It’s more like putting up with something that one dislikes or finds irritating. It’s not about acceptance or approval.
I’ve noticed over the last several years that dictionaries no longer give accurate or descriptive definitions of words. In many current dictionaries you will find the following:
tolerant: to display tolerance
tolerance: the act of being tolerant
What the UH? Such definitions don’t explain what the words mean. I noticed this a few years ago and broke out an old dictionary from 1971 and found the word explained much better. Crazy-makers, that what those in power are.