Congratulations: you have successfully overlooked a witty joke for the sake of making a completely nonsensical and boring point. I hope you're satisfied with yourself.RelexCryo said:
Double Standards, anyone?
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I remember when I was in my high school English class waiting for class to end. We had just taken the test and had nothing else to do so every one was just standing around waiting for the school bell to ring. I decided to lay down and try to sleep. This girl walked up to me and kicked me and said "Get up, this isn't nap time." She said it in a joking manner, but jokes shouldn't have with a physical kick. Whilst still on the ground, I kicked her as she was walking away. This is when she walked up to the teacher and said "He just kicked me." To which he replied "You just kicked him." She had nothing else to say on this matter.
The whole stay-at-home dads are losers thing.
My dad worked from home when I was little, and my mom went out and worked as a vet.
When my dad stopped working, he became a full-time stay-at-home dad, caring for my sister and me.
It just bugs me that people can't accept the idea that a man isn't going out and working, but if a woman stays at home to take care of the kids, no-one bats an eye.
My dad worked from home when I was little, and my mom went out and worked as a vet.
When my dad stopped working, he became a full-time stay-at-home dad, caring for my sister and me.
It just bugs me that people can't accept the idea that a man isn't going out and working, but if a woman stays at home to take care of the kids, no-one bats an eye.
There's good eating on a horse, but you can't get at the steak until it's dead.SilentCom said:
Umm...wait, sorry, what?
They've done science on this one. And science says: women aren't nearly as progressive as they think they are. In like fifty percent of cases the woman ends up divorcing her husband because she doesn't respect him anymore. Society has expected men to be the breadwinners for so long that it's practically hardwired into our brains by genetics.smearyllama said:
I'm not saying women are hypocritical or bad people when they say they want equality and then do double-standardy shit like that. I'm just saying everyone, regardless of which way your privates part, needs to do a little soul-searching and possibly think, really think, for a while about what "equality" really and truly means.
I don't really see the point with limiting the examples to women. I'm not sure that double standards are overrepresented amongst women, and I guess it also depends on how you define double standards.
I guess one woman I know who seems to have double standards is someone I used to argue about neutering with. Obviously, she is against all sorts of animal abuse but still doesn't care enough to sit down and read about the many medical disadvantages of neutering male dogs. So yeah, there you go.
I guess one woman I know who seems to have double standards is someone I used to argue about neutering with. Obviously, she is against all sorts of animal abuse but still doesn't care enough to sit down and read about the many medical disadvantages of neutering male dogs. So yeah, there you go.
One friend of mine loves to abuse double standards for all they're worth. I'm having a hard time deciphering if she does it for the sake of being funny, (she's a very hyper person) or if she uses this genuinely just to get her way.
Yeah, and when I get rejected for wanting to have sex with her, its okay.HotFezz8 said:
When -I- do it, it's all "You don't love me anymore, you find me ugly, you bastard"
When I try to pull it off on her, she just goes "Man up".
I'm going to go ahead and counter this, just because it seems like some people here are using this comment as a source that cant be questioned. Which seems weird.Sleekit said:
When I learned how to drive, me and my instructor became close friends, partially because I knew his son. Now, he's had that job for almost 10 years now. Before that, he worked as an ambulance driver. Before that, and during, he studied psychology in his spare time, and before he became a driving instructor, he went to all kinds of seminars and courses on basically anything involving driving. From all his experience, one thing has been clear: Men are more reckless drivers. Young men, in particular, have a larger desire to "prove" themselves, it would seem, although that is his personal explanation. Men get into more accidents, that is just a fact.
Now, is this because there are more men driving than women? No. Not at all, if my good friend is to be believed. If the percentage of different sexes driving had any impact on the ones involved in accidents and crashes, it would be almost 50/50, with the scales tipped slightly towards men. However, as of now, men are involved in almost double the amount of crashes than that of women. That doesnt make sense, does it? Also, although men are more likely to be working with jobs that involve driving, (say trucking or transports) an overwhelming percentage of crashes involve ONLY personal cars. Not trucks or tractors. Not 18-wheelers.
You know what? This is what I have been told by a good friend of mine, whom I trust to know about these things. And Im sure Sleekit has an equal amount of trust in whoever gave him his statistics. So who do we trust?
Sleekit, apparently. (Course, at this time I had not given my counter-point) Although with a quick googling, I found this: http://www.sirc.org/publik/driving.pdf, which states, at one point:RelexCryo said:
"To some extent, of course, these differences may be partially explained by the greater exposure of males to potential accidents due to the relatively higher number of licensed drivers and greater annual mileages. If such factors were at work, however, we would expect a sharp difference between the level of male driver injuries and fatalities and those resulting from being a pedestrian, passenger, cyclist etc. Such a difference is not evident, and the risk-proneness of men while driving is directly reflective of their risk in a wide range of other contexts. This is demonstrated in Figure 2 below, derived from the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety report, 2001."
This is a study made by The Social Issues Research Centre, 2004. Does it have higher value in this argument than Sleekit's comment?
Seriously, guys. I'm not taking sides here, Im just a bit angry. Not with you, Sleekit, and not with you, RelexCryo. Im just tired and a bit angry with seeing every fucking argument on this issue and many others on this website turn out the same fucking way. Can we be reasonable about this, guys?
I just wanted to post this. I dont want to get dragged into this argument. I just dont care enough about it. What I care about is arguing. And that it's done in a proper fashion.
Sorry if I upset anyone. DonMartin out.
So tell her to woman up when you don't want to. If that's not equality, I don't know what is.Project_Omega said:
Actually, we got/get better insurance rates because we're SAFER DRIVERS than men. So yes, the UK just put in a Woman-Tax on their insurance in the name of equality. **sigh** Those women had a right to *****. If I lived in the UK, I would have.Rawne1980 said:
Wait a minute, people are often Hippocrits, liers, crazy or flawed. well isn't this a revolutionary idea.
yes many people have double standards, and they are often funny. but acting like it isn't important or simply saying "i don't know any women/men like this (There two ways i can interpret this, 1. you are lying. 2. you do not know enough people or are completely oblivious to this stuff.)"
OT, my favourite has to be, "do you want come with me for a walk with the dog (her dad would give her a lift to mine, he always does, 20 minute dog walk)" i say, She replies "no, sounds like to much effort." dog walk over i get a phone call "come to my house to watch a movie with me, i am bored (almost hour and a half walk :/)". i reply in turn "thats a really long walk, if i can get a lift or something i might". then i sudddenly get "you are so lazy, don't bother coming i am just going to go to a friends house"....
may i just speak for everyone reading this when i say WHAT. THE. FUCK.
P.S = can we get banned for swearing?
yes many people have double standards, and they are often funny. but acting like it isn't important or simply saying "i don't know any women/men like this (There two ways i can interpret this, 1. you are lying. 2. you do not know enough people or are completely oblivious to this stuff.)"
OT, my favourite has to be, "do you want come with me for a walk with the dog (her dad would give her a lift to mine, he always does, 20 minute dog walk)" i say, She replies "no, sounds like to much effort." dog walk over i get a phone call "come to my house to watch a movie with me, i am bored (almost hour and a half walk :/)". i reply in turn "thats a really long walk, if i can get a lift or something i might". then i sudddenly get "you are so lazy, don't bother coming i am just going to go to a friends house"....
may i just speak for everyone reading this when i say WHAT. THE. FUCK.
P.S = can we get banned for swearing?
I hate to break it to you but you hitting them and expecting them not to hit you back is a double standard. If you were a guy and did that your liable to get hit back. Unless you'd be ok with them hitting you back you are pulling a double standard. I'd say in general just stop hitting people.aprilmarie said:
Nopsychodynamica said:
My ex tired that with me, I just stopped confiding in her, and our relationship fell apart. She wasn't worth my time, and any girl who does the same isn't worth your time.Project_Omega said: