Somebody Asked People To Share Double Standards They Hate, And 50 Responses Were Spot-On
“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.
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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.
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
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.
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.
Religious institutions taking in enormous amounts of money but don’t have to pay taxes on it.
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.
Wealthy get away with crimes that would put a poor person in prison. The world is only fair to those who have the most.
People call their dogs their fur children but when I call my children my skin dogs people think it's weird.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Nobody asks my husband how he juggles a career and children.
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.
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.
Racial prejudice is never ok, no matter what your skin color is.
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.
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.
Agreed, it happens and it's unacceptable but also when reversed it's often - she's 16, she knew what she was doing.
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.
“Be the bigger person”
Always and without fail only **ever** applies to the person being wronged beyond all belief.
When a man is assertive at work he is a boss, when a woman is assertive she is a b***h.
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.
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.
Miley Cyrus licks a hammer nude: art, powerful, brave.
I lick a hammer naked: drunk, scarring, banned from the local Ace hardware.
‘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.’
Parents can send the most vitriolic, acidic emails to me and my fellow teachers but we are expected to respond both realistically *and* respectfully.
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.
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.
Well not everyone. Most of the people do not. But most of us are not loud enough to make the media click and get their sales money up. Extremists are loud, wrong and make cash money to the new news junkie industry.
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I applied for an apartment that sounded great, in which the ad stated 'must be LBTGQ friendly (which I am, although I'm straight. I'm also 65 years old). The young lady who interviewed me thought I sounded like a great tenant, but she would have to check with her mother who owned the building. Fair enough. Then I get a refusal because Mum thought i was too old... the irony did not escape me.
I've had to defend being bi a lot. Thankfully this younger generation finally sees the existence of bi people and the older gays and lesbians are finally catching on too. The main reason they have a hard time believing is because almost all gays and lesbians (at least back in the day) came out as bi first. It really is/was a novel idea to them that bi people exist.
I won't lie, I was guilty of that a little bit. I actually do think that bisexuality might be more common than even heterosexuality base don the number of people who think that being gay is a choice. My theory is that those people are actually bi, but chose to be "straight" to fit in, and just think that everyone had the same "choice" they did
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Im gay and i avoid pointing it out whenever possible because i dont nee to put it in everyones face to be proud of myself. No offense ........... Im gonna edit because i realized reading comments i may have not explained well. My point is, how is me having a boyfriend any different then someone having a girlfriend or other? Or me identifying as male different then what you may identify as. What im trying to say as respectfully as i possibly can is. Im just a person and i dont really need a specific community to identify with. Im just myself and rather or not i understand how others feel i will respect you for your relationship preferences and personal identification without any need for referencing yourself as a specific society member. Im sorry does that make sense i really hope so im bad at explaining
What the hell does that have to do with lateral bigotry in queer communities?
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There was never true cohesion in the so called community. Gay men's interests have often been different than the wants and needs of lesbians. Trans folks (gender)have no real relationship with homosexuals (orientation). We have, at times, created loose coalitions to get certain things done, but there are huge differences in culture that some people just refuse to recognize.
Not sure why you think the different cultures are relevant? For sure, the cultures have different needs but when you’re all fighting for acceptance, it makes little sense to argue against acceptance of others just because their culture is different than yours. What people really need to recognize is there’s strength in numbers. You fighting for your rights because there’s more of you and you disagree with their culture harms them more but it doesn’t strengthen your position either.
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An thats why I (a queer gender non-conforming individual) don't consider myself to be apart of the LGBTQ community. It is rampant with racism, misogyny, ableism and...intense wokeness and alot of cancel culture and keyboard samurai type people.
They are jerks in every group unfortunately. Some of the most "woke" people I know are incredibly bigoted towards people they consider less than them (non-woke folk). It's bitterly ironic. *edited spelling error
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Yes, I recall coming across this as long ago as the 1980s, when 'gay' people would quite commonly claim that you were either straight or gay, with no middle ground and that anyone claiming to be bi (let alone any of the more recent labels now commonly used) was just in denial.
Not even that. The Gs and the Ls had a horrible history of being abusive to the Ts
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for real I have had other queer people tell me I just haven't found the one and need to keep looking when I tell them I am AroAce
I am asexual and experienced something like that more or less (I don't consider myself queer at all). Went to this meeting organised by a LGBTQA association on asexuality. Ended up discussing with people presenting themselves as asexual because 'There can be two weeks where I don't want to have sex' and 'I only have sexual desire for people I truly connect with'. Never went again.
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It's a broader issue for the whole woke liberal hivemind. They purport fairness, inclusiveness and openness but will not tolerate questioning of their beliefs, will not reflect on the consequences of their actions and use aggressive bullying tactics against anyone who dares speak out against them. Their behaviour is far worse than the people they rail against.
You sound a conservative trying to recruit people with your Fox News talking points. "The real racists are the liberals I tell you!!" Woke? Hivemind? Give me a break. I won't say that progressives are perfect, there's growing to be done, but to act as though the conservatives in the US are not radicalized and doing active damage to all communities is ludicrous. I can hear your response already..."I never said I was a conservative..." If you aren't, you are using their propaganda.
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I'm bisexual and have been told that some lesbians have issues with that; apparently you have to choose one sex or the other as it's seen as greedy?! I've also had boyfriends in the past that have actually asked if I'll sleep with women when they're not with me?! Honestly; no.1 I could do that if I was straight but I doubt they'd ask that and no. 2, how much free time so they think I have?! :P
One of the biggest B.S. terms used by the media is the "LGBTQ community." Hello, it's NOT a community. Community means its members live near each other, talk and visit with each other, support each other. Guess what? Some lesbians and gays hang out with each other, but for the most part they don't. I'm not sure who the transexuals are hanging out with, and by they way, what the heck is the "Q" for? Just like the "BIPOC community." But blacks don't usually hang out with Latinos, and many times there is a hostility between the two groups. The only thing these acronyms mean is that these groups of people have common enemies, but that's about it.
The hate I got for playing Hogwarts Legacy made me so sour it made me nearly denounce myself from the LGBTQ+ community. Like yeah I understand that JK is a terrible person but your complaining about this on a smartphone made in a Chinese sweatshop and powered by batteries of lithium mined by child slaves.
Breaks my heart. I don't understand how people who are looked down on could do the same to others in the same community.
I was once in the biggest lesbian community in the US and they discriminated against me something awful because my husband was Chinese. WT actual F?! You wanna be treated like everyone else then you hafta behave like everyone else is no better and no worse than your group.
Load More Replies... This absolutely baffles me. You’re fighting from a position of minority where your rights are not protected but you choose to hate on people who don’t fit your notions of the right kind of minority.
Just because someone is in a minority group doesn't mean they have the same priorities nor does it mean that some minority rights don't take away from other minority rights.
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Transgressives! Bigots and the real fascists. Live your life however you choose but don't force it down my throat
It's also common for members of the LGBTQ community to be hostile toward asexuals.
Again, try being a religious Catholic. Other gays are such a**holes about it. Sorry, but I didn't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Sadly, human nature ... if all the unwanted were removed from a majority society, many in that society will still find a way to ostracize others and make them feel just as unwanted as the previous ones ...
The amount of hatred and erasure I've seen towards asexuals is alarming.
As someone in the club, we're also very quick to scream accusations at one another for imaginary bias. "He dates white guys, must be racist" or "He isn't into femme men" "OH, he has internalized homophobia." I'm not saying the OP is wrong, but a substantial portion of the perceived biases I've witnessed were, shall I say, highly subjective opinions rather than facts.
Yep I've been openly bi since my teenage years (40+ now) have had 2 long term relationships one with a man 1 with a woman but some of my gay friends still insist that I was only experimenting and if I hear the phrase bi now gay later once more....pfft!
As an aroace woman, I've seen a few anti-ace gay people. Luckily, though, they seem to be few and far between.
Obviously, I cant speak for anyone's experience except my own; but I have found that the intolerance and exclusionist rhetoric in lgbtq+ spaces seems amplified beyond the reality in online queer spaces. I was really nervous because of this when I went to my first in-person lgbt meetup, I was just sure they would reject me or, more likely, just have no idea that my orientation and gender were even a real thing. But instead, I was totally embraced by the group. There were gays, lesbians, bisexuals, trans folks, the whole works and everybody was so supportive of each other. It was a tiny group and we had to be careful because we were mostly students attending a nearby university which is owned by a very queerphobic church organization, so any one of us could have been kicked out for going to these meetings. All this to say, queer spaces and meet-ups aren't perfect, but they still need to be protected.
I'm not sure a lot of people understand what this one is saying: There is a LOT of racism, sexism, transphobia, and even homophobia in the LGBTQ+ community, and I think a lot of it has to do with this obsession with categorization. Gay men tend to either express disgust for, or alternatively completely fetishize Asian men. Lots of gay people hate trans people, and there are even people in the comments to this post acting like they're more admirable gays because they aren't feminine or "putting it in everyone's face".
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.
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.
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.
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.
Translation: women are shamed and punished for not being the keepers of sex/uality whereas men are rewarded for it.
People who only like facts and statistics when it reinforces what they want to hear.
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.
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.
Jews are NAZIS????? Not only is she racist, she's an idiot!
When people were wild and then turn religious and hate on people that they were just like before religion.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I hate how a specific body type becomes trendy every few years.
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.
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!
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.
The way people treat sons vs. how they treat daughters.
At least in my experience.
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.
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.
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.
But of course. And then I say a little prayer for Karma to 💩 on them.
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?!?!?!?!
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.
Men can't be victims of domestic violence and only women can be victimized.
My wife was arrested twice for domestic battery against me, but was never charged.
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.
Yes, this happened to me in nursing. Had to be over 40 to be taken seriously.
It’s weird for me, a male to like kids.
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.
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
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.
I can't stand it when people judge others for actions that they themselves commit, without criticism.
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.
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.
The eldest child can't get away with anything, but the younger brothers and sisters can come and go as they please.
Women who vigorously enforce traditional gender roles for men while bucking traditional gender roles for women.
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.
Older female hitting on younger male is acceptable. Older male hitting on younger female is creepy.
It's legal for Christians to discriminate against queer people but illegal for queer people to discriminate against Christians.
Fighting cancel culture by cancelling.
Cancel culture is a massive double standard all on its own. You don't fight bigotry by being bigotted.
It’s rude when a man ask a woman what she brings to the table but it’s not rude if she does it.
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.
Yep. Some showed differential treatment by pointing out that both treatments are equally problematic or equally okay, and some tried to argue that they should be allowed to mistreat others because those are trying to fight against mistreatment. And some were plainly claims that because the other group did something wrong they should be allowed to keep doing wrong.
Load More Replies... The lack of changing tables in men’s bathrooms. I try to help my wife anytime we’re out and I’m with her, but the amount of times that the men’s room doesn’t have a changing table is ridiculous. Also, if it does have one it is in the middle of the entire bathroom. No way am I going to change my two year old daughter’s diaper in the middle of a Walmart bathroom. Put it in the stall please.
When dads are looking after the children they are just 'baby sitting' them...argh
An obese person who loses a huge amount of weight is celebrated as an inspiration. A person who avoided becoming obese is not celebrated as an inspiration. A person who is two years sober (or whatever length of time) is celebrated as an inspiration. A person who never abused drugs or alcohol is not celebrated as an inspiration.
For me, it depends on context, such as upbringing and genetics. An example: I was impressed by a woman whose family abused alcohol - she wasn't tempted to drink, but to gamble. She made a deal with herself: only bingo once a week and the money had to come from a second job. I'm not tempted to gamble or abuse drugs. Thus, I don't see the point in being lauded for it when it hasn't been a struggle for me at all.
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In the US, men must register for possible draft into military service, but women are exempt.
One of my high school student pointed out that you don't see women's rights activists demanding that women register for the draft.
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People eat plants but don't want to be eaten by plants either. Self-preservation knows no bounds.
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Ukrainian women were allowed to leave the country with the kids. Men were forced to stay and fight and die. I'm not surprised that not even one feminist/women's group denounced this as horribly sexist and unfair. The saying is there are no Atheists in foxholes. There are no feminists in foxholes or anything else they can't cherry pick or that doesn't benefit them.
In Denmark, the husband of the Queen is a prince, but the wife of the King is a Queen.
Alro, I admit, I had a "so?" reaction. Then I thought about hierarchy and how King is considered greater than queen who is considered greater than prince. The language will have to adjust to correct the misogyny that is in that hierarchy. Perhaps the ruler is the king, no matter the gender, and the spouse is the queen? Leaving prince and princess for the children. Or King and queen are rulers. And the spouse would be king consort or queen consort, denoting they are married to royalty, but not a ruler themselves. This is really for people who have kings and queens to figure out. Where I'm from we have the president and first lady. In case of a woman president, she'd still be the president, but would a president's husband be called first gentleman? First man? First lord? None of those seem right.
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Pakistan calling for an emergency meeting in UNs human right commity saying Sweden is violating human rights by not making it illegal to burn a religios book. The same Pakistan that put people in jail - or worse - for being LGBT or a woman wearing the wrong clothes, and where you can be executed for being an atheist. I think it is very disrespectfull to burn texts that way - but if you prison, publicly lashing and kill people for their gender preferences, clothes and beliefs... just shut up and go eff yourselfe - and please just leave this planet, you are just garbage.
I would recommend nearly every one on this thread watch "SNL Republican or Not" starring Kenan Thompson.
Cops are constantly breaking laws and drive like they own the roads, breaking traffic laws as well. But they are the ones in charge to enforce them. Aren't they supposed to be leading by example not to break any laws at all? I want to see cops driving at the speed limit at least.
How do you know they aren't speeding to clock the speeder up the road long enough before they switch on the lights. Just because you see a cop speeding doesn't mean they are breaking the law.
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Bored Panda is only good if you love ads and American bashing. I'm out. BP is s****y now.
Worked on a cruise ship, there is no such thing as 'woman and children' first principles for evacuation (and no legal base). Most people will try to save the children first, and the mothers accompanying them. You can watch the footage of Costa Concordia sinking, it took the screaming of one Italian dude to actually place a kid on one of the boat, nobody cared about this so called rule at all during the panic, and some women ended up in the water.
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Most of BP's articled are toxic, so this kind of goes with that, I think.
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The hell are you talking about? Police are not the judge and jury, and the rules definitely apply to them. You clearly have never seen that happpen, so quit your b******t. Also when a cop beats someone up it makes national news and causes a city to be burned down, but when a career criminal beats a woman to the point she has brain damage, he's back on the streets in a few days.
Load More Replies... No, it's "don't assume a homosexual is also a paedophile", not "don't assume a homosexual can't be a paedophile". There's a big important difference.
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Yep. Some showed differential treatment by pointing out that both treatments are equally problematic or equally okay, and some tried to argue that they should be allowed to mistreat others because those are trying to fight against mistreatment. And some were plainly claims that because the other group did something wrong they should be allowed to keep doing wrong.
Load More Replies... The lack of changing tables in men’s bathrooms. I try to help my wife anytime we’re out and I’m with her, but the amount of times that the men’s room doesn’t have a changing table is ridiculous. Also, if it does have one it is in the middle of the entire bathroom. No way am I going to change my two year old daughter’s diaper in the middle of a Walmart bathroom. Put it in the stall please.
When dads are looking after the children they are just 'baby sitting' them...argh
An obese person who loses a huge amount of weight is celebrated as an inspiration. A person who avoided becoming obese is not celebrated as an inspiration. A person who is two years sober (or whatever length of time) is celebrated as an inspiration. A person who never abused drugs or alcohol is not celebrated as an inspiration.
For me, it depends on context, such as upbringing and genetics. An example: I was impressed by a woman whose family abused alcohol - she wasn't tempted to drink, but to gamble. She made a deal with herself: only bingo once a week and the money had to come from a second job. I'm not tempted to gamble or abuse drugs. Thus, I don't see the point in being lauded for it when it hasn't been a struggle for me at all.
Load More Replies... In the US, men must register for possible draft into military service, but women are exempt.
One of my high school student pointed out that you don't see women's rights activists demanding that women register for the draft.
Load More Replies... People eat plants but don't want to be eaten by plants either. Self-preservation knows no bounds.
Load More Replies... Ukrainian women were allowed to leave the country with the kids. Men were forced to stay and fight and die. I'm not surprised that not even one feminist/women's group denounced this as horribly sexist and unfair. The saying is there are no Atheists in foxholes. There are no feminists in foxholes or anything else they can't cherry pick or that doesn't benefit them.
In Denmark, the husband of the Queen is a prince, but the wife of the King is a Queen.
Alro, I admit, I had a "so?" reaction. Then I thought about hierarchy and how King is considered greater than queen who is considered greater than prince. The language will have to adjust to correct the misogyny that is in that hierarchy. Perhaps the ruler is the king, no matter the gender, and the spouse is the queen? Leaving prince and princess for the children. Or King and queen are rulers. And the spouse would be king consort or queen consort, denoting they are married to royalty, but not a ruler themselves. This is really for people who have kings and queens to figure out. Where I'm from we have the president and first lady. In case of a woman president, she'd still be the president, but would a president's husband be called first gentleman? First man? First lord? None of those seem right.
Load More Replies... Pakistan calling for an emergency meeting in UNs human right commity saying Sweden is violating human rights by not making it illegal to burn a religios book. The same Pakistan that put people in jail - or worse - for being LGBT or a woman wearing the wrong clothes, and where you can be executed for being an atheist. I think it is very disrespectfull to burn texts that way - but if you prison, publicly lashing and kill people for their gender preferences, clothes and beliefs... just shut up and go eff yourselfe - and please just leave this planet, you are just garbage.
I would recommend nearly every one on this thread watch "SNL Republican or Not" starring Kenan Thompson.
Cops are constantly breaking laws and drive like they own the roads, breaking traffic laws as well. But they are the ones in charge to enforce them. Aren't they supposed to be leading by example not to break any laws at all? I want to see cops driving at the speed limit at least.
How do you know they aren't speeding to clock the speeder up the road long enough before they switch on the lights. Just because you see a cop speeding doesn't mean they are breaking the law.
Load More Replies... Bored Panda is only good if you love ads and American bashing. I'm out. BP is s****y now.
Worked on a cruise ship, there is no such thing as 'woman and children' first principles for evacuation (and no legal base). Most people will try to save the children first, and the mothers accompanying them. You can watch the footage of Costa Concordia sinking, it took the screaming of one Italian dude to actually place a kid on one of the boat, nobody cared about this so called rule at all during the panic, and some women ended up in the water.
Load More Replies... Most of BP's articled are toxic, so this kind of goes with that, I think.
Load More Replies... The hell are you talking about? Police are not the judge and jury, and the rules definitely apply to them. You clearly have never seen that happpen, so quit your b******t. Also when a cop beats someone up it makes national news and causes a city to be burned down, but when a career criminal beats a woman to the point she has brain damage, he's back on the streets in a few days.
Load More Replies... No, it's "don't assume a homosexual is also a paedophile", not "don't assume a homosexual can't be a paedophile". There's a big important difference.
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