And if you answer “I’m not scared, I’m just being a responsible adult making an educated decision”, you sound a bit patronising.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/opinion/adrian-barich-john-farnham-letting-the-yes-campaign-use-youre-the-voice-is-actually-very-australian--c-11809703

Please, Sophie Black: don’t insult our intelligence by throwing about patronising chaff about ‘misinformation’, a ‘war on truth’ and ‘fact checking’.

Source: https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/10/04/voice-to-parliament-crikey-insider/

‘Some people often pity me and tilt their heads as they say in a patronising tone ‘I’m so sorry you have to live like this’ or comment on my socials ‘I’d rather die than live like this,’ which I don’t like at all.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/30/doctors-said-i-had-anxiety-now-i-have-to-eat-through-a-tube-in-my-heart-19582412/

The patronising suggestion that we cannot focus our efforts on improving the lives of marginalised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders because we are looking after constituents should be rejected resolutely.'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12516209/Jacinta-Price-takes-aim-three-key-words-centre-Anthony-Albaneses-Voice-Parliament-campaign.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

This was made clear with the recent chief planner’s proposed reforms, which were rolled out in an ad hoc, piecemeal and patronising manner – in fact some aspects are yet to be revealed.

Source: https://citynews.com.au/2023/act-government-values-at-odds-with-residents/

Under pressure, he would lecture me or slip into a parenting role, which felt patronising.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/i-fell-in-love-with-a-man-more-than-twice-my-age-i-wasnt-prepared-for-what-marrying-him-would-mean_uk_642ec2e7e4b0859acb92c14a