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“Lower your standards and expectations and you will never be disappointed!” – Hannah Hart, My Drunk Kitchen.

While this does effectively resolve the problem of double standards (any standards, actually), in the real world, alas, we can’t help but laugh at it and then, with that little bit of comedic positivity, move on to tackling the issue at hand by bringing it to light in a Reddit thread.

Incidentally, that happened with folks listing all the double standards that they just can’t stomach. Whether on a personal level or on a structural, cultural, societal or economic one.

#1

Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On I said it last time I saw this and I’ll say it until the point gets across to whoever needs it:

If you don’t like abortion, ignore it like you do the kids in the foster system.

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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exactly. Might I also add that while many anti abortion people say it's acceptable if the mother's life is in danger...why is it now so many doctors (especially OB and ER doctors) have to be so fearful of prison or loss of licence even with proof of the mother's danger? Or when there is proof of miscarriage with no chance of it reversing, and the mother is left to bleed out until the "heartbeat" is gone. Laws have become too restricted vague for the exceptions. You can't allow exceptions then turn around and make those exceptions impossible to happen. Edited to fix my restrictions and exceptions mix-ups

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    #2

    How a man can get a vasectomy without any questions asked, but if a woman wants to get her tubes tied, then it's all hands on deck to gaslight her into changing her mind.

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    LadyRougarou
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In some states they even require the husband's permission! I'm in Louisiana and technically still married to my ex. I had uterine cancer and needed a hysterectomy they wanted me to break a restraining order to have him come in with me to agree to sign off on a hysterectomy. I said f@ck that and went to another state which is sad that I had to do that but yeah women have no say over their bodies at all.

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    #3

    Religious institutions taking in enormous amounts of money but don’t have to pay taxes on it.

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    MR
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Churches, etc. are businesses. They are in the business of religion and should be treated as such. Agnostic business must pay taxes so should those with beliefs.

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    Double standards are commonly viewed as a bad thing. No surprise there—nobody likes to be treated differently than anyone else unless it has a positive effect on them. But even then someone other than the beneficiary is put at a disadvantage and that is also not good. So, the idea would be to be treated equally regardless of circumstance.

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    #4

    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On Wealthy get away with crimes that would put a poor person in prison. The world is only fair to those who have the most.

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    #5

    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On People call their dogs their fur children but when I call my children my skin dogs people think it's weird.

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    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On On multiple occasions have seen a woman beat up on a man and nobody intervenes. The moment he pushes back to defend himself then you get all these white knights intervening. Disgusting double standard- nobody should hit anyone and if you hit someone you shouldnt expect to be immune from retaliation because of the genitals you have.

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A few years ago on a chat show here in the uk, a young man was on telling his story about how his girlfriend was physically and emotionally abusing him and how it drove him to consider jumping off his balcony. People in the audience were giggling at him until the presenter snapped at them.

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    Now, the pursuit of equality is a very commendable thing. However, soon you are faced with another problem, and that is how far will you take it? Pushing it to an extreme is not an option, so where do you draw the line?

    This is where you might start to realize that there isn’t really any ideal place to be in terms of being treated equally as there are too many variables to consider without going overboard. It has to be realistically reasonable, right?

    #7

    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On People like my step-father-in-law who have been on Medicare disability for the majority of their lives who rage about socialism and people wanting handouts.

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    lawrence Andrew
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a 21 year old mentally disabled kid on disability who complained about people living off the government. Kept telling him that he was the one. Of course if he understood that he would not have been on disability.

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    #8

    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On Nobody asks my husband how he juggles a career and children.

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If he was a single dad he would get all the praise in the world, but a single mom is just kind of normal, even looked down on in some instances.

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    #9

    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On My dog stares at me like I owe him a portion of all my meals, and yet not once has he offered me any of his food.

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    And so once that black and white type of thinking subsides, folks might humor the idea that maybe double standards aren’t some evil social construct that benefits those better off. Because that’s the core problem of double standards—that they put someone at a disadvantage or someone else has the potential to benefit from it.

    #10

    Racial prejudice is never ok, no matter what your skin color is.

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Likewise antisemitism (or prejudice against any other religion) is not okay, no matter what your religion is.

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    #11

    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On Bunch of people dress in their fav football teams colours and watch a match.... acceptable. Bunch of people dress up as their fav characters and attend a comic con... bunch of wierdos.

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always found the football fans weirder than the cosplayers.

    LizzieBoredom
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bunch of men dress in dresses to entertain children....the states of Tennessee & Florida lose their fu*king minds.

    Mike Loux
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you play D&D, you're a nerd. If you play Fantasy Football, you're a bro.

    256shymonkeygalselina
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish I could update this a million times. I love anime and cosplay but my people who get in fights over a match here make fun of me lol

    Guess Undheit
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sports fanatics are tribal and will commit violence against each other because of who they cheer for. Case in point, a NASCRASH fan shot and murdered someone in 2002 for wearing a Jeff Gordon hat. [ https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/2002/05/21/man-guilty-in-shooting-over-ha/118373452/ ] Cosplayers will spend time admiring each others' work and taking photos together. I've never seen ANY hostility over costumes and fandom at any of the cosplay events I've attended. The only problem at those events was (unsurprisingly) cisgender heterosexual males attempting to assault women.

    Tele
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don’t blame sports fanatics over a nascar murder… Blame redneck Americans

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    Rocket Surgeon
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Generalize this and it for so many things. Sitting for 8 hours watching TV? Fine. Playing a video game for a couple hours? WASTING YOUR LIFE AWAY. $120 for cable a month? How could you not? Buy a coffee when you're out? No wonder you can't afford a house.

    Dan Flo
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the people who say "I dont understand how kids can watch someone play a videogame instead of playing themselves" - and then they go turn on the TV to watch a game of football.

    AngelWingsYT
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I watch to A. Learn how to play the game B. See if i want to play it C. Get ideas for my friends n i (competitions)

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I went to PAX in Melbourne last year. The costumes were amazing. So much dedication. They rocked.

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh, whose crazier? I have numerous Furry friends, am low key one myself. I have also lost an awesome commission sale (retail) because the lady overheard someone say the outcome of the game the previous night; her team had lost. She screamed, burst into tears and ran out the door. And, I’ve seen all kinds of insane behavior over sports. Never had a Furry exhibit an hysterical reaction to anything that didn’t deserve it. There wasn’t even any panic when I got badly hurt falling down some stairs. The Furries I’ve known are just chill.

    Israel Martinez
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never mind that those "weirdos" aren't destroying property in the name of their favorite characters ...

    Cyber
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    10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to be a cosplayer so bad and attend a convention so bad. I will when I turn 18 and can buy my own supplies.

    Tracy Wallick
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Football fans DO cosplay... they cosplay as their favorite players, sometimes they cosplay as the mascot.

    Lotekguy
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stan Lee's fans are larger in number and more faithful than Tom Brady's.

    AngelWingsYT
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We are weird and we are PROUD! call them weird n they get mad 👀

    Ken Beattie
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the difference is the football fan thinks they're showing support for their team or favourite player. Whereas the cosplayers are literally pretending to be a fictional character. I'm not saying don't do it, or that there's anything wrong with it. I just think that's the rationale.

    Bruce Horton
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wearing a football jersey isn't quite the same as full cosplay. I wouldn't give a second look to someone in a pokemon T shirt

    Des
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Teenagers fan girling over their fav band is so immature, but grown men doing the same over sports teams is ok

    keyboardtek
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spend hundreds of dollars on tickets. Enjoy the game in freezing temperatures and snow while watching it on your smart phone. Nothing strange there.

    Demosthenes
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    About the time cosplayers risk career ending injury at each booth at Comic-Con I’ll start appreciating the costumes the fans wear.

    MR
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    False dichotomy. People who *dress* up for sports contest are generally thought of as weirdos. Those who wear clothes/gear depicting their favorite characters isn't especially weird at all. It's the cosplay element of both that will receive a reaction and, not too surprising, it's the same reaction from the same people. Why? Because those cosplaying on both ends are literally the same people.

    Dan Holden
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I assure you, the guy with no shirt, his body painted his team colors, wearing horns and howling at the field is not the same guy as the guy in the Mr Spock costume.

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    Then there's all of us who don't dress up at all, looking at everyone who does as equally weird and cringey.

    Auntriarch
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, now that's where you and I agree. I think it's weird and cringey to feel that you can't dress up.

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    The mentality towards victims of SA depending on their gender. You see a news story about a 15 year old male student and their female teacher, and half the comments are things like "lucky kid," "wish that were me," "why would he tell??" about a CHILD being abused by a person in power that they're supposed to be able to trust. It's disgusting and when the genders are reversed the mentality is completely different.

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed, it happens and it's unacceptable but also when reversed it's often - she's 16, she knew what she was doing.

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    If benefit is at the heart of it, consider utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that focuses on the outcomes to determine if something is right or wrong. By proxy, that which brings the most benefit to the most people is the best thing to do. This is in part the reason why the lesser of two evils idea is sometimes the go-to tactic for some people.

    #13

    “Be the bigger person”

    Always and without fail only **ever** applies to the person being wronged beyond all belief.

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    Sonja
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. I have yet to see this being said to the person creating the drama. It's absolutely always applied to the innocent party to make them shut up!

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    #14

    When a man is assertive at work he is a boss, when a woman is assertive she is a b***h.

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    #15

    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On It’s OK for employers to see employees as replaceable but it’s not OK for employees to be constantly passively job hunting cause that means they have one foot out the door.

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also it's completely normal that a company sees employment as a business transaction (which is true), but if an employee sais they're there for the money they're seen as too materialistic and having not enough passion for the job.

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    So, with that in mind, would a double standard be a bad thing if it brings more good than the next best option, which would be to have a single standard?

    An example of this can be seen in college admissions practices. Educational institutions might give preference to people from underrepresented backgrounds to promote diversity.

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    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On Miley Cyrus licks a hammer nude: art, powerful, brave.

    I lick a hammer naked: drunk, scarring, banned from the local Ace hardware.

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    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On ‘Human rights violations committed by my civilization were due to the circumstances and norms of the time, whereas those committed by the rival civilization were due to its inherent evilness and inferiority.’

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    Parents can send the most vitriolic, acidic emails to me and my fellow teachers but we are expected to respond both realistically *and* respectfully.

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    Yes, there is definitely a double standard there that puts one student at an advantage over another all because of who they are. However, from the utilitarian standpoint, ultimately, it aims to achieve a more equitable outcome through example, increasing overall societal and cultural health by providing opportunities to those who might have been historically marginalized.

    #19

    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On Many members of the LGBTQ community preaching openness and acceptance yet are incredibly biased towards one another within their own community.

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    I've experienced so much of this. It's sickening. That's why I try to avoid LGBTQ+ spaces now, even though I'm bisexual. I just don't feel safe there.

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    Sexual harassment.

    I've been the victim of it, but I'm male. The reaction of "Eh, so what? get back to work." really pissed me off. If I'd grabbed some woman's butt, or made comments about how "good her a*s looked in those pants" in the workplace, I'd be bounced in a heartbeat.

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be honest, as a woman SA also gets excused and downplayed a lot and people try to shame me too for 'ruining' someone's career over a 'misunderstood compliment'.

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    #21

    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On Management enforcing rules they break all the time.

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    Another double standard that you might consider not a bad idea is the idea of the different standards applicable to adults and children in terms of responsibility.

    After all, the maturity and understanding of the world that adults possess mean that they are expected to take on more responsibility and face full consequences for their actions. Children, on the other hand, get more lenient treatment and are provided guidance in the same situations.

    #22

    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On When people have an extensive list of things a potential partner must be and must provide, but they give nothing.

    Your ideal partner won't be picking you if you have nothing to give.

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    I don't quite know how to word this type of double standard, but I can give an example. We all know how Janet Jackson had a "costume malfunction". A very polite way of saying Justin Timberlake accidentally ripped her top off exposing her breast. Her career took a nose dive, even though at worst many MANY were at fault. She was mocked and berated, and her career took a nose dive. Justin Timberlake suffered very little repercussions from this. To be clear, I don't think anyone should have been ostracized. But definitely not just Janet.

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    10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Translation: women are shamed and punished for not being the keepers of sex/uality whereas men are rewarded for it.

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    #24

    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On People who only like facts and statistics when it reinforces what they want to hear.

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Confirmation bias is a real thing, even among scientists. I've read "scientific articles" where conflicting data was explained away or even thrown away as extraneous.

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    In turn, such a double standard allows for appropriate support and paces expectations based on children’s aptitude and understanding. It’s what essentially allows us to foster the right kind of environment for kids to effectively learn the ropes of life, building character, and teaching them things like accountability.

    #25

    I'm in the US and I'm a white guy. I have a friend who immigrated here from China. She is rich and lives on a beachfront property in California. She claims to be extremely oppressed over her race while living a better life than anyone I've ever met.

    She calls everyone racist while also making the most racist statements I've ever heard about other minority groups. She recently stopped talking to me because I'm half Jewish and she's decided that Jews are Nazis because of the conflict in the middle east.

    I'm a progressive and she always called me racist and conservative. When I met her boyfriend, he said "I heard about you, you're the MAGA guy, right?".

    Where did she get this impression from? Because I said I wouldn't want to date an activist. She said she hopes my house gets burned down by BLM rioters so I know what it feels like to be oppressed.

    Meanwhile, when Covid hit and there were racial tensions between Black and Asian people in San Francisco, she said some of the most racist things I've ever heard anyone say.

    She represents a certain subgroup of this leftist movement who will consider you their enemy if you don't agree with 100% of their beliefs 100% of the time.

    That's the biggest double standard I've seen. And they're not too hard to find in big progressive cities.

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    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On When people were wild and then turn religious and hate on people that they were just like before religion.

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A feel that a certain amount of this is guilt and self-loathing. It's not that they hate those people, just that they hate what they were when they used to do those things. But, again, if you're looking for logic in religion, you might be looking in the wrong place.

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    How if someone starts s**t with you, you’re going to be to one yapped at for standing up for yourself, not the person who started things.

    School, work, elsewhere. This always happens.

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless you are willing to be the biggest scene throwing over dramatic toddler you can’t win, if you have any maturity, dignity, self control, you will be the one vilified because look at how upset you made them.

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    Heck, even the idea of hypocrisy could be justified in pretty much the same utilitarian way. For example, a doctor might consider telling a patient that they ought to lose some weight for their health, while being overweight themselves. The patient might not take the doc’s words seriously, but the doc’s ultimate goal is for the patient to be healthy, and their own bodily state has nothing to do with it.

    #28

    Men can sleep around, and they are praised. Women do it. They are called 304s and shamed. When women cry and express their feelings, it's wonderful and healthy. When men do it, they need to "quit being so sensitive and be a man." Like men have feelings/emotions. Let them express those feelings before it comes out as anger or they k¡ll themselves. When a woman gets angry, it is because she is emotional or irrational. If a man gets angry, it is because he knows what he wants and gets it. Women who want to snuggle are affectionate. Men who want to snuggle are needy. Men can easily get a vasectomy but if a woman wants to get her tubes tied she has to jump through hoops. The pink tax. Men who are victims of rape, sexual harassment, and/or assault are less likely to be taken seriously. The legal system, in general, gives women fewer harsh sentences than men who committed the same crime.

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    #29

    How it's okay for parents to take time off when their kids are sick but frowned upon for anyone else to take time off when they themselves are sick. Especially if it's their mental health that's the problem.

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    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On I hate how a specific body type becomes trendy every few years.

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    So, what are your thoughts on double standards? Got some notable examples that need to not be a thing? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!

    Afterwards, you can go check out another one of our articles on double standards people are tired of.

    #31

    Fat shaming = wrong. Skinny shaming = totally fine.

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of people just don't realize they're doing it. Talking more about it helps.

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    #32

    The whole men can have "a fear of commitment" but if a woman behaves the exact same way she's either a "s**t" or a "tease." Women can have a fear of intimacy and commitment too!

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This implies that it's fine for men to have a fear of commitment. As a guy I find a man who's unable to commit himself weak and spineless.

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    #33

    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On The way people treat sons vs. how they treat daughters.

    At least in my experience.

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It doesn't have to be that way though. Before our kids were born, my wife and I decided to ignore stereotypes. My parents did! If our son wanted to play with Barbie dolls or wear pink, we were totally okay. Had two of the most boyish boys who ever boyed. Don't know where they go it from.

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    #34

    My ex would blow through my money, but when his mom would send him b-day or Christmas money, that was "his" money.


    He was unemployed for years. The second he got a job, that was his money. 

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    #35

    My biggest pet peeve with people is when they try to bully you/be disrespectful and when you match the energy you get called an a*****e.

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    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On Several of my gfs over the years have exhibited this trait and it drives me bonkers. They preach that relationships are all about "communication" ... but when they're mad they refuse to say what they're mad about!! WTF?!?!?!?!

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're looking for logic in emotional relationships, you're looking in the wrong place. When feelings are involved, logic tends to go out the window. In truth, a good relationship IS built on clear communication (among other things), but sometimes when people are upset, they no talk so good. As well, when people are angry or emotional, we may realize that what we WANT to say may be something we'll regret later.

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    #37

    Men can't be victims of domestic violence and only women can be victimized.

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    Jared Robinson
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife was arrested twice for domestic battery against me, but was never charged.

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    #38

    As a woman, you are expected to look youthful in regular life. But at work, if you are youthful looking, you are taken less seriously.

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    Socks Thecate
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, this happened to me in nursing. Had to be over 40 to be taken seriously.

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    #39

    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On It’s weird for me, a male to like kids.

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was a kid, we kids were told not to talk to strangers (we did anyway, but we were TOLD not to). So in public, with kids I don't know, I don't look at them, don't try to talk with them. I ignore them. People don't know me, don't know if I'm a danger or not. I can easily ignore children and still like them. BUT ... whenever I see a child who needs help, I'm there.

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    Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On I hate double standards when it comes to gender roles and expectations.

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    I live in a predominantly Mormon community and I’m male and my dad is building the house and people always ask me if I’ve been helping my dad, but never to my sister and she helps out more and when she says that, they’re like “oh ok”. I always feel intimidated because they probably think it’s a man’s job to do that so they wanna make sure I’m doing manly duties

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    PattyK
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was earning my pilot’s license, both men and women would ask, “What does your husband think about that?” But no one EVER asked a man what his wife thought about his getting a pilot’s license.

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    #41

    Men expected to always pay on dates and outings with a potential mate. Huge double standard. I like to “take turns” and keep it 50/50.

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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think there are more women who might be okay with that than many people might imagine.

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    #42

    I can't stand it when people judge others for actions that they themselves commit, without criticism.

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    Women expecting to be showered in compliments constantly while they never give any to the men they are with. It is a really s***ty double standard, especially when most men really appreciate compliments just as much as women do.

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    Shaunn Munn
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I compliment and uphold my husband all the time. He has low self-esteem. He's a good man and I pray one day he truly understands that I mean every word. No, he doesn't compliment me, but he is loyal, caring, generous and kind. I learned to change my love language to fit the dynamic. I don't think his family put value on compliments. Knowing this, I understand that he just doesn't have confidence in himself to verbally encourage others. He's found ways to compensate. A very good man.

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    #44

    The eldest child can't get away with anything, but the younger brothers and sisters can come and go as they please.

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    Women who vigorously enforce traditional gender roles for men while bucking traditional gender roles for women.

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    Jill Rhodry
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or men denouncing 'feminism as a modern evil' and vigorously enforcing traditional gender roles at home but the wife has to work full-time as well.

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    #46

    Older female hitting on younger male is acceptable. Older male hitting on younger female is creepy.

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    Moë
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I personally don’t think about age I just think that if you knew that person as a child when you were an adult that is gross.

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    #47

    It's legal for Christians to discriminate against queer people but illegal for queer people to discriminate against Christians.

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    Fighting cancel culture by cancelling.

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    David Paterson
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    10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cancel culture is a massive double standard all on its own. You don't fight bigotry by being bigotted.

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    #49

    It’s rude when a man ask a woman what she brings to the table but it’s not rude if she does it.

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    Female rappers only become especially celebrated if they really stand out. They have to a *niche*. They have to be cute. Male rappers, it's about their rapping and nothing else. Their niche is considered a bonus.

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