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Equality is humanity's Holy Grail, the cornerstone of most value systems, but we have yet to reap all of its rewards. Sure, our society has tremendously evolved for the better during the last, say, 100 years, but a long journey is still ahead, and the vast array of double standards that still divide people to this day highlight this perfectly.

The double standard definition states that it is a rule or a principle applied to different people or groups. The most prominent case of double standard examples to this day come from gender equality. What's usually okay for men, is not acceptable when done by women. Starting with beach attire and ending with lady bosses, society finds unnecessary ways to chime in about what's wrong and what's right.

Bored Panda has compiled a list of insightful illustrations that uncover the uncomfortable truth behind some everyday life situations, and it's (mildly) disturbing how accurate they are. Judging by these images, it's clear that sometimes terms like 'gender equality' are reduced to no more than a catchphrase. Scroll down to see the proof for yourself, and vote for your favorites.

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Double Standards

Double Standards

David Horsey Report

#2

Clothing Standards

Clothing Standards

beiibis Report

#3

Body Image Standards

Body Image Standards

Scott Metzger Report

#4

Boys vs. Girls

Boys vs. Girls

Archie Comics Report

#5

Double Standards

Double Standards

Anna Maria Jung Report

#6

Work Rules

Work Rules

Sunny Street Report

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Fakes And Posers

Fakes And Posers

radrangy Report

#8

Body Standards

Body Standards

AlexandraDal Report

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#9

Double Standards For Parents

Double Standards For Parents

Chaunie Brusie Report

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Double Standards On Emotions

Double Standards On Emotions

Robot Hugs Report

#11

Body Positivity

Body Positivity

beiibis Report

#12

Generalization

Generalization

xkcd Report

#13

Leadership Strategies

Leadership Strategies

thecooperreview Report

#14

Makeup vs. Natural

Makeup vs. Natural

Kate Ordie Comics Report

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Gender Equality

Gender Equality

shortpacked Report

#16

Shameless Girls

Shameless Girls

Brown Paperbag Report

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#17

Double Standards

Double Standards

For Better Or For Worse Report

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Gender Equality

Gender Equality

Matt Bors Report

#19

Girls vs. Boys

Girls vs. Boys

Immer Report

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Ja Legge
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's true. Girls get bashed if she slept with a guy then that guy spreads a rumor abt them. Guy gets cheered on and a girl gets bashed.

Ivana
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Women are taught to bash each other. I remember the older women in my family always had something negative to say about every woman that crossed their way. My mother always felt the need to comment on stranger's clothing and appearance and my grandmother informed me when I was in college that a degree wasn't worth as much as learning how to keep a home. When I was a teenager I remember my mother commenting on a larger woman heading into a store in front of us about how someone with her body should never wear tight pants. I just got sick of it and asked her why the hell she cared about what a stranger looked like. Also, I was taught to be pretty and sexy, the women in my family bragged about the attention I got from men, but if a different girl got attention it was because she was a s**t. Took me a long time to grow out of that hypocritical teachings.

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Jay Fox
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If a girl has sex with multiple she's a s**t, but if a guy knocks up multiple girls he's still a man. :D great job society

Reland McClure
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope one day women start putting notches on their bedposts & hi-fiving each other over conquests! Just because a woman enjoys sex & has different partners doesn't give anyone the right to make her an outcast. Sadly this is all too real.

Jetches
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why are guys being cheered for explicit fornication in the first place? This comic seems to imply that if a girl partakes in this it should be considered perfectly fine

i 8 pi
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another double standard: when a guy sleeps with a lot of girls he gets called a "player". On the other hand, when a girl sleeps with a lot of guys she gets called a "s**t". Again, THIS MAKES NO SENSE!

Bernard Beckett
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If a man sleeps with different women he is a player but if a women sleeps with different me she is a whore aka prostitute

TheMsLollidella
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly ....idk any girl who bashes someone another girl for sleeping around ? I don't think anyone cares. It's more surprising to hear ur a virgin than anything lol

Jena Troelsgaard
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can caption this if anyone needs it. "Women lose something, sleeping with a man. Men gain something."

The Dude
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They outlined the major problem here, and that's the good part: The other (probably jealous...wait double standard?) women

Andrew Guo
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

all these male bashing comments on this page gets me cracking when anyone talks about gender "equality" might as well make it gender privilege.

Khandi Owens
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Moral of the story.......? Girls should just say no. Let him marry you first. WAIT until you are old enough to get married. What's the hurry! My mother always told me to NEVER let a man or boy make a fool out of you. And I never have.

Emma Perkins
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least where I go to college in the states, we're pretty cool with sexual freedom. As long as people are responsible and consenting, we're cool with it!

Peter Griffin
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well it’s the girls friends fault not the guys fault, they’re most likely his friends, just because she doesn’t have any friends it’s viewed as sexist

Ritsu Suzuya
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4 years ago

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f****n whore shouldnt have slept with a asshole

Sofia Murat
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And unless you want a bunch of down votes you shouldn't have called someone a "whore".

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Skure
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7 years ago

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Only important pic is the first one... Who cares what others say... If it was "good night", there is nothing more to add....

Silver Jaiden
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7 years ago

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this is an adolescent highschool problem. at least people grow up and this is much less an issue

Nguyen Kien
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7 years ago

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I have read some one talk about this before and I like that way. Girl is very attractive to men, she can easily seduce a lot of guy. For a girl it easy, but for a guy it need more work. To able to sleep with some one, he need to be attractive, have money, body, or charisma enough. So it obvious it is this way.

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Double Standards On Young Girls

Double Standards On Young Girls

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Double Standards On Bodies

Double Standards On Bodies

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Shallow vs. Desperate

Shallow vs. Desperate

Razzy Report

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Dressing Appropriately

Dressing Appropriately

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#24

Girls vs. Boys

Girls vs. Boys

Brown Paperbag Report

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#25

Society's Take On Men

Society's Take On Men

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Dad Bod vs. Mom Bod

Dad Bod vs. Mom Bod

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#27

Sexual Harassment

Sexual Harassment

Razzy Report

#28

Things You Can Only Do With Boys

Things You Can Only Do With Boys

Last Place Comics Report

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Double Standards

Double Standards

Scott Adams Report

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Appearance Standards

Appearance Standards

John Lydgate Report

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Comic Book Characters

Comic Book Characters

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Sexualizing Bodies

Sexualizing Bodies

Jago Dibuja Report

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#33

Equality

Equality

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Double Standards

Double Standards

megacynics Report

#35

Problem Solving

Problem Solving

Razzy Report

#36

Acceptable vs. Unacceptable

Acceptable vs. Unacceptable

Justin Hubbell Report

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Double Standards

Double Standards

mamaiscomic Report

#38

Men And Women

Men And Women

Everyday feminism Report

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Standards For Dressing

Standards For Dressing

John Lydgate Report

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Double Standards In The Workplace

Double Standards In The Workplace

Daisy Bernard Report

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#41

The Smiley Face Double Standard

The Smiley Face Double Standard

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Double Standards In Relationships

Double Standards In Relationships

John Lydgate Report

#43

Girl Power

Girl Power

Le Rage Comics Report

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Double Standards

Double Standards

spaceavalanche Report

#45

Gender Equality

Gender Equality

Pablo Stanley Report

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