Favorite double standards

[Mr.Squishy]

I've spent a lot of time commenting on other people's double standards, but I haven't even come up with one of my own.

Well my favorite double standard has already been named, so in an effort to not be repetitive, I'll list another classic example.

If I say the word "black" in French, then I'm educated and multicultural, and possibly may be talking about a murder mystery or other crime story.

However, if I say the word "black" in Spanish, then I'm an ignorant racist bastard, and I'm probably going to hang someone.

Also, in general, speaking in most european languages (most as in any that aren't Spanish or English) makes one cultured and educated. However, speaking Spanish makes me a macho idiot, and speaking Japanese makes me a basement dwelling loser nerd.

This. So much this.
Also, what does speaking Norwegian make you?

 

[Fwee]

Where i work, when i asked why i was being asked to come off my break to move a ladder and not one of the female members of staff i was informed by my (female) supervisor that it was "mans work". I would be sacked on the spot for telling a woman to do some "womans work"

I recently left a job wherein one of the basic requirements was to be able to lift and carry 30 lbs. My department had seven women and two men (myself included). Guess who wound up carrying everything?
Also it's stated that everyone must schedule their lunch breaks at separate times to ensure that work continues at a constant pace. Guess who all decided to go to lunch at the same time?

 

[Fwee]

Christian religions that state you have to accept Jesus to get into Heaven, when Jesus is the (supposed) son of God, who last time I checked had a big rule about Who's Number 1.

They have a loophole called "The Holy Trinity" God,Jesus and the Holy Spirit are 3 persons but 1 God.By accepting Jesus as your saviour you are in fact accepting God

All right, so if someone says even though I accept and follow God's rules but if I don't believe that Jesus is the son of God and accepting him as my savior is my only way into heaven, that's a DOUBLE STANDARD. Right? Like we're discussing on this thread.
I'm not just pulling this out of thin air. I have ten pounds of Chick publications and other religious pamphlets of this kind of thing we'd receive at work every day.
By the way, since in this theory we're all here because of God wouldn't we all be children of God? Why does Jesus get to be so special?
Don't bother responding to this one, I'm not actually looking for an answer. Some people just can't resist trying to be the professor.

 

[Biodeamon]

Girl has very short cut hair:lesbian

Guy wears a long hair:hippy

I'm not saying this is true, just pointing out this steorotype since i'm a guy with long hair. I personally hate this steorotype

 

[Biodeamon]

I too get tired of the male-female vs female-male violence standards. I figure the phrase "Don't hit a lady" becomes null and void once said "lady" hits me. Yeah, punching me means "lady" status revoked, *****.

I wish i could give you a high-five through the internet.
High-five! so true

 

[MetalDooley]

All right, so if someone says even though I accept and follow God's rules but if I don't believe that Jesus is the son of God and accepting him as my savior is my only way into heaven, that's a DOUBLE STANDARD. Right?

Not really.Not believing Jesus is the son of God just means you're not a Christian.One of the fundamental differences between Christianity,Judaism and Islam(who all worship the same god)is that Christians believe JC is the son of God while Jews and Muslims don't

 

[Ewyx]

Guy wears a long hair:hippy

I'd prefer being tagged a hippie than a metalhead. Though I guess black turtlenecks aren't really helping my case.

 

[tyriless]

I all for mildly to major attractive women taking off their shirts, but I have be aloud to look for up to five seconds before I am labeled a perv. I can see why gawking would be uncomfortable, but at least give me five seconds. If I am not aloud to luck don't show it.

 

[Canid117]

Any religion can talk bad about, condemn, and mock atheism.
But god forbid (No pun) any atheist make a joke degrading religion, or everyones up in arms. :/

If any theist were to come onto this forum and call you a degrading term for being an atheist I would happily defend you. I just never see that happening on these forums so every time I am defending a belief that involves the existence of god; the side I am defending from childish insults and unnecessary derogatory remarks is organized religion. Sure there are zealots out there but that does not mean you are justified in acting like a smug prick on these forums so that you can feel smarter.




As for the OP: The existence of Lifetime movies of the week.

 

[Emilin_Rose]

If you're black or hispanic, you could have a brand new mercedes, drive to the foodbank, and everyone just smiles and lets the "down on their luck" minority family get whatever food they want, but if you're a white and you go in a crappy ancient minivan without working heat in the dead of winter first thing in the morning to get food, everyone looks down on you, mutters about how you're "taking advantage" of them, sneering behind your back, and making sure when you come to the area for fresh food{fruits, berries, vegetables) they always give you the moldy rotten ones, as punishment for "taking advantage" of people's kindness when you obviously don't need it because you are white.

A similar "not exactly a double standard" that bugs me:

There are plenty of scholarships related to your race and gender, but it's all one way. Minorities (in the Politically Correct sense of the term, not a regional one) get plenty, as do women, but if you're a white male, clearly you've never suffered hardship, and clearly your parents have enough money to pay for college, so you don't get a scholarship, *****. Now fuck off.

I have to stop you there. There are a few scholarships i've found that are for women in general, but they are usually given to minorities, because again, minorities must have it harder with their nice cars and stuff. Other than than i've yet to find a scholarship for white women only or anything like that. You'd think being a woman would make it easier, but nope.

 

[Fwee]

All right, so if someone says even though I accept and follow God's rules but if I don't believe that Jesus is the son of God and accepting him as my savior is my only way into heaven, that's a DOUBLE STANDARD. Right?

Not really.Not believing Jesus is the son of God just means you're not a Christian.One of the fundamental differences between Christianity,Judaism and Islam(who all worship the same god)is that Christians believe JC is the son of God while Jews and Muslims don't

All right, then it's a Catch-22.

 

[Communist partisan]

If you haven't had sex with a girl you're gay... and if you had sex with a shitload of girls you're really fucking gay! seriously?

If you're a Communist you're a greedy swine, if you're a Capitalist you're a good person...

If you're a skinhead you're always a nazi.. and that fucking bother me...

 

[clipse15]

Maternity leave.

Wait how is Maternity Leave a double standard?

 

[X3N0N]

Girl kisses girl on live TV: No problem here.

Guy kisses guy on live TV: Every news network covers it for the next month.

 

[JIst00]

2- Every white man can be a racist but nobody can be racist against white men.

You're joking right. Where I'm from (Australia) everything you say that can even remotely be considered racist will be if you're white but black people can say whatever they want and nobody will say anything against it.

This ^

Uk here

 

[Wuggy]

Christian to an atheist: "You're going to hell and suffer for an eternity". Totally okay, that's their doctrine.

Atheist to a christian: "You believe in a fairy tale". Disrespectful and inconsiderate.

 

[BRex21]

3- Man is drunk and has sex with an ugly chick (he was consenting *when* he was drunk. Woman gets drunk and has sex she regrets even Remotely and it's "rape".

Let's not throw around words of that caliber with such ease, especially out of place. Some of us have been raped and to see it so flippantly wheeled out and used so incorrectly is not only hurtful, by insulting to many.

If you engage in sex with someone not able to consent, upon their regaining of sufficient mental capacity to decide if they would wish to consent, they chose not to, you are a rapist. Just the same as someone who would abuse a child or the mentally handicap.

I think it's actually a quite important issue.


A mate of mine had consensual sex with a girl he picked up in a uni bar. The next day they've both sobered up and she 'remembers' she's got a boyfriend, and suddenly my mate 'raped' her.

The police rocked up, pulled him out of a packed lecture theater and treat him like he's 100% guilty. He gets a court hearing, and after using all his savings defening himself, is aquitted.

She gets off scot free, with not even a 'don't do it again' from the judge, while my mate is down all his savings for uni and is know about the campus as a 'rapist that "got off"'.


This is a terrible travesty, and one that is happening more and more. I understand that it may be a touchy subject, but it's a issue that can't be ignored.

This stereotype disgusts me. Women and men both commit rape and both report false crimes. Would it not be to leave gender and personal bias out of it and deal more with the facts at hand? Perhaps even work to prevent rape and false accusations altogether? I am certain it would be time better spent than further spouting abound this nonexistent double standard of the regretful woman and the drunk man.

The problem with this is that LEGALLY in many states a woman can have forced sex with a man, without it being rape because there is no forced penetration. Whereas a woman could take a man home have sex, and if she regrets it after the fact it could get a rape conviction. Heck it even easyer now with the standard of evidence required being lowered. Yes if someone gets shot to death they have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt i did it, but if someone is raped it only has to be done to the "preponderance of evidence standard."
You can argue that its not a double standard all you want, but i would bet you cant find just 1 example of a woman being convicted of date rape with alcohol.

 

[Xojins]

Basically every double standard between sexes:

A guy looks at a girl's ass: Perverted

A girl looks at a guy's ass: Keep their options open.

Man hits woman. Abuse.
Woman hits man. Grow a pair.

I would be more supportive of "equality" between men and women were it not for these bullshit double standards.

 

[IndianaJonny]

The belief that what you have to say is enlightenment itself, whereas you won't let people even finish what they're saying, never mind listening and considering their thoughts.

Basically every double standard between sexes:

A guy looks at a girl's ass: Perverted

A girl looks at a guy's ass: Keep their options open.

Man hits woman. Abuse.
Woman hits man. Grow a pair.

I would be more supportive of "equality" between men and women were it not for these bullshit double standards.

Spoiler: *Ahem*

 

[k-ossuburb]

Okay, mine's not as controversial as the others, but I feel like this thread needs to lighten up a bit.

Guy is naked and is wearing nothing but socks and he looks a total fool.

Girl is naked and is wearing nothing but socks and it's actually quite cute.

Little link on Urban Dictionary explaining things. [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sock%20gap]