It’s something I wonder if we’ll ever be able to escape. Double standards for men and women rule us and follow us everywhere. Even if you don’t mean to, almost everyone applies double standards daily.
We’ve been conditioned to think we know what’s best for each other, but really, we have no say.
1. Cosplaying is a chance to be someone else.
Men and women can do it, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t have the same body type as a character. The point is to have fun.
2. Eating is not the only reason for weight gain.
And your size shouldn’t cause people to judge you when they see you eating. You can be skinny or curvy and you can still enjoy eating.
3. Men and women have the same body parts with a few exceptions and grow hair in all the same places.
So why is it okay for men to be in their natural state, but not women?
4. No one has the right to tell someone what suits their body type best.
What suits a person is whatever they feel comfortable in — not what you think they should wear because of their size.
5. You don’t have to like a band, movie, show, etc. to wear something related to it.
If you like something, wear it and enjoy it. You shouldn’t have to prove yourself to anyone.
6. Men still don’t seem to get it when we treat them the way they treat us.
They feel uncomfortable and disrespected but don’t see how it’s the same as women.
7. We often don’t see how we judge others for the same things we do.
Just because it’s not what you’d want to do doesn’t mean it’s stupid. Someone out there thinks the same of your interests.
8. A woman’s appearance can always be turned into something negative.
She’s either too much or too little, no matter what she wears or how she acts. There’s no winning.
9. When it comes to anything, not just religion, we only like people if they’re like us.
If they’re any different, we discriminate against them. But all it amounts to is putting our own foot in our mouth.
10. Men and women can feel the exact same emotion, but we look at them differently because of their gender.
Women should be able to take charge and men should be able to express their feelings.
11. What’s the difference?
Because one is a man and one is a woman? Here’s the thing: they’re both made up characters, and Mystique even ends up being a bad guy.
12. One of these is considered wrong, yet the other two are actually damaging.
We totally misunderstand what is right in front of us if we don’t agree with it for some small reason, while we condone other things as long as they check off an imaginary list.
13. What’s the difference?
I’m struggling to find it, since both are religious garments used to express modesty and belief. Yet one is seen as oppressive, and the other enlightening. Double standards at their finest!
14. We can’t help the way we look.
We shouldn’t tell people they need to change just because we don’t like their body type. If you wouldn’t want it said to you, don’t say it to others.
15. Depending on the subject, men and women have to jump through hoops to prove they’re a fan of something.
And even when they can prove it, they are still judged and not taken seriously.
16. It seems like women can’t win when it comes to makeup.
Makeup is a choice, not a requirement. If we wear makeup, we’re told we don’t need it.
When we go fresh faced, we’re asked if we’re sick.
We can’t win.
17. This all too true when it comes to women’s costumes in film.
I mean, logistically, it makes literally no sense for a woman to be going into battle wearing, essentially, metal underwear. Who designed this?!
18. This parenting double standard that should make us stop and think twice.
Though I am not a mother myself, critiquing women but congratulating men when it comes to the same parenting decisions is heartbreakingly prevalent.
19. Weight gain can be taken in very different ways depending on whether you’re a man or a woman.
Who can forget the dad bod trend? A trend that literally celebrated a man’s extra pounds.
Still waiting on the mom bod trend to become a thing, thank you very much.
I’ll be sitting here eating whatever I want until the world decides to worship me.
20. When a man does bold courtship gestures, it’s considered sweet and chivalrous.
But when a woman does it, she’s seen as creepy and overly attached.
Why can’t we all just respect each other’s wishes?
21. Women in a position of power are often overly scrutinized.
Women can’t be bosses without being perceived as «bossy.» Their clothes, hair, attitude, and personalities are all fair game, it seems.
22. Body image issues don’t just affect women.
Although more prevalent for women in today’s world, society pressures both sexes to look picture perfect in a world that is growing increasingly more judgmental.
23. The same outfit can be taken in two very different ways.
Women dressing for the weather are often scrutinized for being too sexual, even though men expose the same amount of skin without a second thought.
24. It’s all about perspective.
A woman’s desire to have intimate relations or not can get them labeled as being promiscuous or a prude. But is it really anyone’s business?
How about we all just have consensual relations when we want to?
25. If it’s inappropriate for one, it’s inappropriate for both.
Men get away with more «promiscuous» behavior than women do because supposedly men will be men. But why is it okay for one gender and not the other, even though they’re doing the same thing?
26. Men also get sad, feel insecure, and can have low self-esteem.
These feelings have nothing to do with whether you’re male or female. They’re a part of human experience no matter your gender or who you are.
27. Anytime a man has something to say, people listen and consider him to be smart and someone to admire.
When a woman speaks her mind, she’s uncontrollable, out of line, and crazy.
28. Archie comics have been around for a long time, which shows that double standards have been, too.
It perfectly explains in one comic what many of the others ones in this list have been trying to get across.
29. Women are told that their bodies are beautiful and not a limitation.
But men don’t get to be lifted up the same way because we don’t see this treatment of them as unfair.
30. I know that we can all say we’ve seen this happen with various well-off celebrities.
Believe what you will about the prosecution in these situations. We all know that either way, this isn’t fair.
31. If this isn’t the truthiest truth you’ve ever seen…
…then I don’t know what is. It’s crazy and kind of scary how much attractive people can get away with and what the opposite sex considers acceptable.
32. Nothing like a good old gender generalization.
I know that I and every other girl grew up being told that boys were better at math than girls. Way to set us up for failure.
33. Don’t even get me STARTED on society’s negative reaction towards women breastfeeding in public.
It angers me so much, and that’s why this is my favorite comic in the list. It’s so important.
34. There are some hypocrites out there who need to think twice before they go judging other people.
I think we all know a handful of people like this, don’t we?
35. This comic actually says a lot on a few different levels.
Yes, people only seem to care when it’s the police officer being vocal or violent, and sometimes the videos we see online only begin halfway through an altercation while never getting the full story.
36. I think I would laugh in the face of whoever had the gall to say something like that to me if I were reading in public.
Believe it or not, it does happen, especially on the bus, for some reason. People get really angry on public transit.
37. If you’re reading this as a younger sister, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve faced this type of parental discrimination before.
It’s not fair at all, but hey, you’re not alone.
38. Please tell me that I’m not the only one to have heard some of these comments before?
It’s pretty frustrating, and if you’ve heard them, too, try not to let people’s words get to you too much.
39. Alright, I know this isn’t necessarily a ridiculous societal double standard.
But if you were to ask that cat, I’m pretty sure he’d tell you just how unfair this situation is.
40. A lot of women are constantly being brought down for the way they’re phrasing their opinions.
The fact that we have to phrase things in a «non-threatening» way is kind of ridiculous.
41. Shame on anybody who thinks that reading Harry Potter 63 times is wrong.
To any boy or girl out there who has been criticized for this (or for multiple readings of any book), just keep this little comic in mind.
42. Yet another scenario where women are made to look threatening when they state their opinions.
Clearly, the only solution here is to grow a mustache if you’d like to be taken seriously.
43. This Dilbert comic is a pretty hilarious way of explaining that double standard of coming across as too tough.
Has anyone ever faced this type of double standard in the workplace before? We’d love to hear about it!
44. If anybody ever paid attention to the election, the double standard that existed was glaringly obvious.
I still say that Hillary handled it like the total pro that she is.
Double standards are everywhere we look, but it’s time we start working to get rid of them.
They only cause more harm to everyone and separate us as human beings.
