Double standards are everywhere and they’re out in the open—you don’t even need a magnifying glass to spot them. Whether in real life or in media, we’re constantly bombarded with examples of how men and women are treated and portrayed differently even though we’re talking about the same thing.
Reddit user Meet_Me_In_Heaven asked their fellow redditors to share the most egregious examples of double standards that “disgust” them, so have a look below, and let us know what you think they say about the state of society in the 21st century, dear Readers. Upvote the double standards that you agree have no place in the modern world and share your own examples in the comments.
One crucial real-life issue and pervasive gender double standard that we’ve been hearing and writing about is that the Covid-19 pandemic disproportionally affects women. Not only have women been shown to be more at risk of losing their jobs during the lockdowns, but they also spend more unpaid time at home doing chores and taking care of family members. Even in developed countries, there’s still an expectation that women ought to do the lion’s share of the housework.
#1
It’s okay for men to not want kids, but women are “broken” or will “change their mind” if they say the same.
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#2
Child predators. Both men and women should receive the same charges.
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#3
Men get pockets big enough to hold all their stuff while women get fake pockets that are sewn shut, or a micro pocket that can’t fit anything.
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#4
When movies need an ugly guy, they hire an ugly actor. When they need an ugly girl, they hire a smoking hot actress and put glasses on her
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#5
That men can’t be raped or physically/mentally abused.
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#6
Women things like baking or cooking are just for women until it’s a profession, and then it’s for men.
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#7
Abusive behavior is funny when coming from a woman. I pointed out to my husband that in movies and TV shows, women get upset by a man’s actions and slap him and no one bats an eye. Showing a woman hitting a man normalizes this cruelty and it needs to stop.
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#8
A woman with her kids is “taking care”, a man with his kids is “babysitting”
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#9
Daughters are raised and taught to clean and cook while sons get cleaned up after. My mother got upset with me when I suggested my younger brother learn to take out the trash or do a single chore. When I was his age, I was cooking and cleaning and helping take care of him while getting good grades in school and doing extracurriculars.
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#10
Those romantic comedies with the cliché beautiful and smart woman married to the dumbest guy who is lucky to have her. Swap the roles and see people flip out.
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#11
Women are ‘supposed’ to clean the inside of the house while men do yard work. One day, my husband’s friend called him while we were cleaning the house. His friend said, ‘Uh oh. In trouble with the wifey?’ No! He just lives here, too.
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#12
As a man, I could go to the doctor and get a vasectomy tomorrow if I wanted to. A woman has to have like two or three kids and be married for most doctors to even consider performing a tubal ligation.
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#13
I’m an 18-24 year old guy, and I work with kids.
It’s disgusting the amount of protocols and procedures there are to keep me from being alone with kids, but there are almost NONE for the female staff I work with.
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#14
Women rarely get complimented for the things men get complimented for: assertiveness, accomplishments, or basically any intentional act. While men rarely get complimented for the things that women get complimented for: their appearance or personality characteristics that make others feel good.
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#15
When a woman cries, it’s viewed as normal.
When a man cries, he’s told to man up.
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#16
Clothes from the women’s section fall apart after six months.
Meanwhile I have a 15-year-old shirt from the men’s section that I still wear.
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#17
Single father’s taking their kids to the park and watching them play while they get stares from every other parent or ppl passing by.
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