Hey! I'm wearing nothing but socks right now, and i don't look like a total fool. >k-ossuburb said:
Favorite double standards
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Ok then, let me put it a different wayAjna said:
I wouldnt what whatever charachter or incident this is removed from the game, because some people feel uncomfortable over interacting with some pixels
also I dont agree with the Idea "I use games as a form of escapism so I don't think they should do X"
I feel its kind of like saying "I watch movies as a form of escapism so I dont think they should make sad movies, I dont like being sad"
What about flat chested women or men with moobs?SvenBTB said:
My most hated double standard is the acceptance of sexism in different genders:
Man treats women like objects: Bastard!
Woman treats men like objects: Totally acceptable, we're barely people after all.
If I, as a man, decided that I wanted six months (or whatever the standard is) off work. In order to pursue a NON-WORK related interest. Which for a COMPANY, having a child is.clipse15 said:
Then I'd expect that six months to be without pay, and the employer would be within their rights to sack me. For the inconvenience. However if I were a pregnant woman; who was fired. I could sue, how is that fair?
Not all countries have the same contractual laws, with regards to employment. Not all employment contracts account for pregnancy.
Recently laws in the west offer fathers maternity leave. It's nothing in comparison to the leeway offered to mothers though. The logical inference is that. Males are not entitled to the same level of devoted time; in the first six months of their child's life.
Our capacity to 'father' as many children as there are eligible, fertile women. Is the main reasoning behind this. However.... this implies infidelity. It's OK to tar guys with the same brush though. You make a suggestion that women are cyclically emotional unstable. You will hang. Regardless of how true it is.
As with most things that are examined with a purely subjective and biased eye. With an aim to sit on a pedestal and snipe at anyone with PC bullets, from on high.
The internet, as a whole. Seem incapable of objective discussion. You just try discussing lactose intolerance amongst racial demographics. The number of African American that are able to swim. Hell try having a civilized conversation about immigration.
You will be met.... on BOTH SIDES. By extreme zealotry, ignorance, assumptions, personal insinuations and cliched response. Instead of intelligent, succinct, astute, articulate and rational discussion.
Here are the worst double standards that I have seen:
1) If a person of X ethnicity, where X is different from the norm in that country, commits a crime, suddenly that person's ethnicity is a focus point. If a person of Y ethnicity, where Y is the majority ethnic group in that country, commits a similar crime, suddenly no one pays attention to his or her race.
2) Gender X can do something and it's seen as no big deal, Gender Y cannot do the same thing. Both women and men do this. Men tend to severely look down on a woman having multiple sexual partners, but tolerate or, hell, even respect a man who has had many sexual partners. On the other hand, Women state that Men are shallow and pathetic for giving importance to physical attractiveness when considering a mate, yet women also have important appearance standards, and apparently that's "not" shallow: Case in point, if a man doesn't want to date a women because she is fat, that's apparently "wrong". If a woman doesn't want to date a man because he is shorter than her, then that's absolutely fine. In my opinion, BOTH genders have an absolute right not to date anyone they find physically unattractive! Men have a right not to date fat women, and women have a right not to date men shorter than them. Another case in point: If a man turns down or scorns the affections of a woman, the man thinks nothing of it. If a woman turns down or scorns a man, the man often gets very angry and throws a fit, as if he had a right to be liked by a girl (which of course, he does not have. No one has a right to be liked. NO ONE. A lot of men have a lot of trouble with this concept, sadly).
3) A poor or middle class person commits a crime. They are punished. A rich or famous person commits the same crime and often gets no punishment or a very minor punishment. This one annoys me the most. How many people have been given years and years in jail because they were caught with drugs or unregistered firearms, yet Lindsay Lohan and many other famous celebrities and rappers get only a few days in jail or a slap on the wrist?
4) Politician A changes his plan. Supporters of A say "what a wise politician! So pragmatic and willing to compromise!", while Supporters of B say "What a gutless flip-flopper. But if Politician B also makes a change or backs down from a plan, supporters of A will say "oh, he's a no-values coward!", while supporters of B will make up any excuse under the sun to justify the change.
5) America does something wrong, and it is rightfully condemned. But when France or Italy or Germany or Russia or China does something even worse, fewer folks pay attention.
Double-standards exist amongst every group. Every group, ethnicity, nation, gender or political party has self-interests and they always forbid their opponents to do what they do themselves. Double-standards come with being human. I have double-standards, YOU have double-standards, EVERYONE has double standards. This doesn't mean we should accept double-standards, but we need to be aware that everyone and every group has them, and that we live in a non-perfect world populated with non-perfect people.
1) If a person of X ethnicity, where X is different from the norm in that country, commits a crime, suddenly that person's ethnicity is a focus point. If a person of Y ethnicity, where Y is the majority ethnic group in that country, commits a similar crime, suddenly no one pays attention to his or her race.
2) Gender X can do something and it's seen as no big deal, Gender Y cannot do the same thing. Both women and men do this. Men tend to severely look down on a woman having multiple sexual partners, but tolerate or, hell, even respect a man who has had many sexual partners. On the other hand, Women state that Men are shallow and pathetic for giving importance to physical attractiveness when considering a mate, yet women also have important appearance standards, and apparently that's "not" shallow: Case in point, if a man doesn't want to date a women because she is fat, that's apparently "wrong". If a woman doesn't want to date a man because he is shorter than her, then that's absolutely fine. In my opinion, BOTH genders have an absolute right not to date anyone they find physically unattractive! Men have a right not to date fat women, and women have a right not to date men shorter than them. Another case in point: If a man turns down or scorns the affections of a woman, the man thinks nothing of it. If a woman turns down or scorns a man, the man often gets very angry and throws a fit, as if he had a right to be liked by a girl (which of course, he does not have. No one has a right to be liked. NO ONE. A lot of men have a lot of trouble with this concept, sadly).
3) A poor or middle class person commits a crime. They are punished. A rich or famous person commits the same crime and often gets no punishment or a very minor punishment. This one annoys me the most. How many people have been given years and years in jail because they were caught with drugs or unregistered firearms, yet Lindsay Lohan and many other famous celebrities and rappers get only a few days in jail or a slap on the wrist?
4) Politician A changes his plan. Supporters of A say "what a wise politician! So pragmatic and willing to compromise!", while Supporters of B say "What a gutless flip-flopper. But if Politician B also makes a change or backs down from a plan, supporters of A will say "oh, he's a no-values coward!", while supporters of B will make up any excuse under the sun to justify the change.
5) America does something wrong, and it is rightfully condemned. But when France or Italy or Germany or Russia or China does something even worse, fewer folks pay attention.
Double-standards exist amongst every group. Every group, ethnicity, nation, gender or political party has self-interests and they always forbid their opponents to do what they do themselves. Double-standards come with being human. I have double-standards, YOU have double-standards, EVERYONE has double standards. This doesn't mean we should accept double-standards, but we need to be aware that everyone and every group has them, and that we live in a non-perfect world populated with non-perfect people.
Oh, just thought of a good one:
Pharmaceutical or Bio-Med company X wants to market a product. The company is accused of being profit driven and greedy and heartless. By naturalist, hippie sponsored company Y sells a "natural alternative" for an even more exorbitant price and yet they are NOT accused of being profit-driven.
A pharmacy sells a pack of glucosamine pills for 60 dollars? EVIL CAPITALISTS they're called! A "health guru" wants to sell you a magnetic bed or a bottle of homeopathic water for 100+ dollars? WHOLESOME HELPERS they're called!
Pharmaceutical or Bio-Med company X wants to market a product. The company is accused of being profit driven and greedy and heartless. By naturalist, hippie sponsored company Y sells a "natural alternative" for an even more exorbitant price and yet they are NOT accused of being profit-driven.
A pharmacy sells a pack of glucosamine pills for 60 dollars? EVIL CAPITALISTS they're called! A "health guru" wants to sell you a magnetic bed or a bottle of homeopathic water for 100+ dollars? WHOLESOME HELPERS they're called!
Ok that seriously made me laugh out loud.ThatDaveDude1 said:
Let's see, I don't like that Maternity Leave is required for basically every company ever, but Paternity Leave isn't. I understand that the mother is necessary for biological reasons, but that just leaves the mother home alone without any assistance from the father. Sure he doesn't exactly fill a necessary role, but if the dad stuck around I think he'd be wanting to be with his newly born child too.
Oil, coal, natural gas industries in the States: accidents and emissions that routinely leave tons of people dead - unavoidable part of the job, no need to tighten regulation.
Nuclear power industry in the States: overall history in > 50 years with less than 10 total deaths, all of which mechanical - need to keep regulations tight as vices on balls, otherwise Chernobyl every day.
Nuclear power industry in the States: overall history in > 50 years with less than 10 total deaths, all of which mechanical - need to keep regulations tight as vices on balls, otherwise Chernobyl every day.
I actually have this problem. I throw up and pass out if I overheat in an enclosed area, but all the gyms I go to refuse to let me work out in my sports bra. The guys are COMPLETELY accepted shirtless, but I'm not...and there have been times that they've had to call an ambulance for me.Faux Furry said:
I think my favorite double-standards are the following:
-Only 'fat' and 'ugly' men and women can like video games or be nerds. Because there have never been fat ugly fans of other things, don't you know?
-If you watch cartoons you are a child, but playing/watching sports is TOTALLY adult.
-If you didn't support Bush, you were anti-American, but not supporting Obama is just standing up for 'civil liberties'. (Thank you, Tea-Party)
-Knowing how to fix a computer makes you a genius, knowing how to fix a car makes you a redneck.
-You like anime then you're a pervert, but watching Girls Gone Wild makes you a REAL man.
-For girls, showing off your body makes you a slut, covering up makes you a prude.
-If you're a feminist: you must be a man-hating lesbian, if you're not, then you're a battered house-wife.
Alright, think that's enough wood for the fire XD
-Only 'fat' and 'ugly' men and women can like video games or be nerds. Because there have never been fat ugly fans of other things, don't you know?
-If you watch cartoons you are a child, but playing/watching sports is TOTALLY adult.
-If you didn't support Bush, you were anti-American, but not supporting Obama is just standing up for 'civil liberties'. (Thank you, Tea-Party)
-Knowing how to fix a computer makes you a genius, knowing how to fix a car makes you a redneck.
-You like anime then you're a pervert, but watching Girls Gone Wild makes you a REAL man.
-For girls, showing off your body makes you a slut, covering up makes you a prude.
-If you're a feminist: you must be a man-hating lesbian, if you're not, then you're a battered house-wife.
Alright, think that's enough wood for the fire XD
Not certain I would attribute the double standard title on this, although you do have a decent argument. What I find irksome is how ridiculous the amount of time off women are allowed off where the company can do little, to nothing, about it. Nowadays you have a full year in some instances. I do not believe it should extent three months and even that is long. You are always welcome to take additional time off but a company should not be required to hold your position for a year. Granted, often you see companies opt for the many loopholes to compensate.priestswearseatbelts said:
Oh they can keep this one. None of us will complain.ThatDaveDude1 said: