Favorite double standards

[Doctor Glocktor]

Girl punches boy, everything peachy, boy punches girl, what an asshole.

Thread over.

 

[klasbo]

Natural birthers are dismissed as "wanting to prove something", and women who choose c-sections are "lazy and too posh to push".

From the comments section of Home Births - Skepchick

 

[Nigh Invulnerable]

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, *****.

 

[mr_rubino]

You can make and/or post examples in a whine topic on the Escapist where everyone covers the same ground multiple times as long as you're a cloistered white straight teenage male and possibly non-American.

 

[Austin Ashe]

Girl punches boy, everything peachy, boy punches girl, what an asshole.

No no no, it's much worse than that.

Guy punches girl, the guy is an asshole.
Girl punches guy, the guy is an asshole.

 

[Poltergheist]

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.

i totally agree with that... in australia its really the white man last (even after the white woman) like we feel we have to appologize for everything that anyone has ever done wrong... or might do wrong in the future...

 

[Austin Ashe]

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.

 

[lord.jeff]

An actor does a crappy movie for money, he's a sell out.

Anyone else sells something(or whatever your job has you doing) crappy, there just doing there job.

 

[MaxwellEdison]

"Why do you grow your hair so long?" "Because I like it." "That's a bad reason!" "Why is your hair long?" "I'm a girl?"

/facepalm. I miss my long hair sometimes. Sometimes I really don't.

 

[MetalDooley]

Men hire female stripper - It's degrading to women and they're all perverts
Women hire male stripper - It's just harmless fun

Girls: Spend ages in the mirror getting groomed, primped and polished.
Guys: wake up, shower, get dressed, apply aftershave, done.

How exactly is that a double standard?

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

 

[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.