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People Break Down The Absolute Worst Double Standards Still Being Used

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Double standards are applied in society all the time, even though they should not be. A double standard is when multiple people, or groups of people, are treated differently even though they should be treated the same.

The most obvious and prevalent double standard is the difference in treatment between men and women. Women still get paid less than men for doing the same job, regardless of the equality in their duties, efforts, and achievements.

A double standard can also refer to the use of a different set of rules for multiple situations, despite the situations being the same. For example, if a friend expects you to always be honest with them, but lies to you in return, that is a double standard.

As mentioned before, double standards are applied in society all the time, and Redditors have noticed. They are only too eager to share the double standards they've noticed in their lives and communities.


It all started when Redditor FewCarry7472 asked:

"What is the worst double standard currently?"

Working Like A Dog

"Companies expecting you to be loyal to them while showing none in return. Loyalty is a two-way street. If I find a better job and give your the appropriate number of weeks’ notice, you can’t complain, especially since you can get rid of me for any reason."

– ChronoLegion2

"I’ve found that if you are extremely loyal to a company and show them you will be will be there no matter what, they will walk all over you. Workers who were firm and had boundaries got more things. I know of a woman who is amazing at her job, but they won’t promote her because they need a teacher. They know that they can promote over her, and she will always be there."

– HagridsSexyNippples

But It Only Happened Once!

"Work-wise, they're along the same lines. Either, the person who does pretty much nothing gets away with it constantly, but everyone else is watched like a hawk, or when the person who never calls in sick does just ONCE and it's a whole thing as if they're lying."

– Ryandhamilton18

"I'm a software engineering manager and a peer manager is out sick literally like 3 days a week. I need you to understand that I am not exaggerating. Average of 3 days per week. Sometimes one day, sometimes a couple days, sometimes the whole week. Average = 3."

"She makes a big harumph any time I'm out - once even throwing a fit about me taking a 4 day weekend (Friday and the following Monday PTO), which I had scheduled THREE MONTHS in advance."

"It takes every bit of self-control I have ever learned, not to scream "MAYBE I NEED A BREAK BECAUSE I SPEND MORE TIME COVERING FOR YOUR A** THAN I DO WORKING ON MY OWN JOB""

"She's been working on one project for 14 months and I'M the one who has to pull some bullsh*t out of my a** for the client every. F*cking. Day.

"This is the only real problem with my job. I love it otherwise, and I'm still about damn ready to quit."

– nocksers

Singled Out

"You can do 99 things right and will always be criticized for the one thing you did wrong."

"But someone who did 99 things wrong will always be praised for the one thing they did right."

– BM13-

"Wow, this just sparked a (very old) memory. In school I was such a good kid - never skipped class, always on time, respectful toward my teachers. One day during my Senior year I was late to a class by two seconds and I got detention! Meanwhile half the class would stroll in late, talk during class, etc. and they never got into trouble. I'm still salty about it 30+ years later."

– shmoobel

Daddy Daycare

"As a new parent, it really bothers me when only the ladies room has those baby changing stations."

"Dads need to change poopy diapers too!"

– MedSurgNurse

"Been there... On a gas station on the freeway, only the ladies room had a "poop station.""

"Saw a lady coming out and asked if there was anybody else in there, she said yes and went to warn the other ladies that I was coming in to change the dirty diaper."

"Took a while (it was one of those poop explosions), a group of older ladies comes in and gets really angry for seeing a guy in the ladies room, until they saw what I was doing."

"They immediately offered help if I couldn't change the diaper alone."

"Fun interaction, it was 10 years ago, nowadays there are much more men's room with "poop stations.""

– EGDragul

"My kids are almost a decade apart, and this statement couldn’t be truer."

"First kid was a nightmare being solo dad with him before potty training. He got changed more times in the hatch of my Subaru than anywhere else outside of the house. My daughter was easy peasy privacy."

– sparkmearse

Anyone Can Be A Villain

"I suffer from PTSD due to mental abuse from my ex-wife. I mentioned it, one time, and was told to “Man up. Women can’t abuse men.” So, now, no one knows."

– AllisonWesley

"It's such bullsh*t. My brother was horribly abused by his ex wife, but she never hit him. It was all psychological, emotional, and financial abuse. It's still abuse though, and it doesn't get talked about enough."

– kmill0202

No Way To Win

"If I show up 5 minutes late to work, I'm bad at my job and need "corrective" measures. I work 15 minutes past the end of day and I'm simply a good worker doing their job as expected."

– mailordermonster

Stay At Home

"Me at Home Depot with my daughter:

""aww daddy took the day off.""

""This is my job.""

"Target and local grocery they know I’m a stay-at-home and are actually really nice about it."

"Also, my daughter is best friends with a girl at gymnastics. Mother asked for a play date and I said, ""let me give you my wife’s number cause this is weird.""

"My friends make fun of me, but I just always say, "if any of your wives went to law school and were an executive where would you be?""

"And they say “at home with the kids.""

– Elegant_Housing_For

"Man this one drives me up the wall and I don't even have kids."

– CopperTucker

Anyone Can Be Bigoted

"People of color can’t be racist. They can be……"

– reverendblinddog

"Or that white people can't know racism. Coming from living in Tokyo for years, this cracks me up."

– Vealophile

Keep Calm And Keep Quiet

"Socially acceptable to tell introverts to talk more."

"Socially unacceptable to tell extroverts to shut up for once."

– Burnsy813

Cheating Is Cheating

"Women who think that fooling around with other girls isn’t cheating. If it isn’t then let’s both do it together."

– ydney976

"It’s partly because heretosexual couples aren’t taught to be threatened by it. Men especially don’t believe a woman is going to leave them for another woman. Well, maybe until recently."

– superbv1llain

Women vs. Men

"Women who don’t clean enough or aren’t organized: lazy; bad housekeepers"

"Men who don’t clean enough or aren’t organized: men"

"Single women over 30 without children: selfish, yikes, probably something wrong with her, spinster"

"Single men over 30 without children: probably focusing on his career, hasn’t found the right woman yet"

"Woman in a position of power: greedy b*tch"

"Man in a position of power: successful businessman"

"Woman doubled over in ER, clutching abdomen: "does it feel like cramps? When was your last cycle? How long has it been since you had a bowel movement? Any chance you could be pregnant? Did you eat something unusual?""

"Man doubled over in ER, clutching abdomen: "prepare the OR, this man clearly has a ruptured appendix; his life is in danger, we don’t have time for questions!""

– HyperboleEverAfter

Medical Inequality

"The most horrifying one to me is probably how men’s pain is taken seriously but women are hysterical, overreacting, attention-seeking, it’s all in the head, etc., and left to suffer. There are SO many studies showing that women are far less likely to get pain medication and anaesthetic, have higher rates of misdiagnosis, and have to wait longer for pain treatment. This sh*t has NO place in modern medicine."

– laTeeTza

"They did this 3 times before they actually started a scan. The following year my brother had stomach pains, they kept him for 3 days searching for the cause. Presumed to be the stomach bug…."

– ToastMasterBoi

"It is insane. When I had severe stomach problems (could barely eat, only a few bites of food and I was full, etc), I had multiple nurses tell me "oh it's just your period you don't need to see a doctor." Lo and behold, when I finally saw a doctor it turns out one of the nerves in my stomach was paralyzed and I was slowly starving!"

"And now that I've transitioned to a man, it's wild that doctors take me seriously the first time. I hate it here."

– CopperTucker

Sounds more like blatant sexism to me!

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