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Double Standards That Will Certainly Enrage You

  
Via:  Ender  •  3 years ago  •  12 comments

By:   Jamie Spain (BuzzFeed)

Double Standards That Will Certainly Enrage You
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Do you ever feel as if the world is letting certain things pass, while other things are wrongly considered taboo? Reddit user u/Meet_Me_In_Heaven recognized this and asked the question, "What double standards disgust you?" Here are some of the best responses that have turned me into a boiling pot of rage.


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1."If you owe a company money, you will be charged interest, late fees, and service interruption almost immediately after the due date. But if a company owes you money, you might see it in four to six weeks or two to three billing cycles."


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—u/rizzo1717

2."Dozens of politicians are vacationing around the globe while we're on a strict lockdown. In other words, we can't bury Grandma at a funeral, but these politicians can go work on their tan."


—u/uMuffin

3."If you always arrive to work late, you're in big trouble. If you have to stay late because work never finishes on time, no big deal."


—u/lanmeimei

4."As a dad, it drives me wild when people tell me how 'great' it is that I'm 'babysitting' or 'watching' my son for my wife. He's my kid too. I'm just as much his parent as my wife is."


Netflix

—u/jumbotron_deluxe

5."The employee must give two weeks' notice; anything else is unprofessional. But the employer will actively obscure their intentions until the very last minute."


—u/Jetpack-Katt

6."Bisexual women are sexualized, while bisexual men are shunned."


—u/Jack_Pecker

7."Businesses should do whatever it takes to get ahead, but if the employee tries to make their life better or find a new job, they are lazy or ungrateful."


NBC

—u/CupofTuffles

8."Going to a therapist to support your mental health is treated socially very different from going to the gym for your physical health. Someone should be able to say they really made gains in therapy and have the homies be supportive. Taking care of mental health gets looked down on a lot."


—u/SpiffAZ

9."Baking is for women. I love watching baking shows and seeing the creativity."


—u/Jim2718

10."Saying that COVID-19 is a hoax but being at the top of the list for a vaccine."


ABC

—u/BrandinoSwift

11."Wealthy people don't seem to be accountable for white-collar crimes the way poor people who commit petty crimes are."


—u/NatureNut70

12."If I wake up at 4 p.m. and go to bed at 9 a.m., I'm lazy and do nothing all day. But if I wake up at 4 a.m. and go to bed at 9 p.m., I'm seen as a responsible member of society. It doesn't matter if I work the exact same number of hours, make the same money, or do the exact same amount of housework."


—u/Elistariel

13."Parents often talk down to their kids and are disrespectful, but kids would get in trouble for talking back to them the same way. For example, sniping at every mistake, shouting the kid's name from across the house and expecting them to drop everything and come talk to them, and dismissing anything the kid says that they don't agree with."


Showtime

—u/Cat_Lady42

14."People benefiting from somebody performing a service while looking down on the individuals who perform said service. This specifically happens in sex work and minimum-wage labor."


—u/ResilientRunner

15."A cisgender girl can get a boob job without any issues. But a transgender girl needs a referral from a psychiatrist to make sure 'they don't regret it.'"


—u/The-Lazy-Lemur

16."If a politician of the opposite party does something immoral, they're a horrible person. If a politician from my party does something objectionable, that's not their character, and it wasn't their fault."


ABC

—u/octupleunderscore

17."If you know a lot of gaming knowledge and lore, you are considered a geek. If you know every member of every Super Bowl and World Series winning team, you are considered cool."


—u/Sethor

18."The standard of hiring practices. As someone seeking employment, I need to go above and beyond. The hiring company doesn't even have to tell me if they considered my application. The scale of common courtesy is grossly slanted."


Universal Pictures

—u/pageplant93

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.


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Ender
Professor Principal
1  seeder  Ender    3 years ago

Without double standards, would we have any at all?

 
 
 
igknorantzrulz
PhD Quiet
1.1  igknorantzrulz  replied to  Ender @1    3 years ago

not unless compared to..............................

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
1.2  devangelical  replied to  Ender @1    3 years ago

double standards are so popular, the republican party is based on them ...

 
 
 
NV-Robin6
Professor Silent
2  NV-Robin6    3 years ago

Yeah, it's quite amazing how double standards work. Wonder why? Every single one you listed is absolutely valid. For me personally, it's "Father is babysitting their own kids". 

On the world stage as we see this shitshow unravel, it's all of them. Thanks for sharing and good to see you!

 
 
 
Ender
Professor Principal
2.1  seeder  Ender  replied to  NV-Robin6 @2    3 years ago

When I was young and didn't have a job I was drafted to watch my cousins new born baby.

Happened again when my Niece and Nephew were born. Not employed at the time so took on the roll.

It really surprises me that in this day and age people still cling to perceived gender roles.

Great to see you Robin. Don't leave us again. We will send out a search party.  Haha

 
 
 
NV-Robin6
Professor Silent
2.1.1  NV-Robin6  replied to  Ender @2.1    3 years ago

Ahh, that was so sweet to say! Thank you! I have really missed you guys too. When this started, I knew I would be coming back but it still took me a few days of utter shock and anger to settle down enough I wasn't physically shaking. 

I'm going to do my best to hang around again. :-)  Right now, it's winter so my biz has slowed down and I have more time but I also hate being at my desk in the back room on my laptop but I can't type well enough on my phone. I don't know about you guys but my once office has become a super market. Hubby started out calling it "RobMart". lol.  now it's just Robby's Supermarket. I spent years building this really not for an impending apocalypse or some perceived civil war, but living rural and should that cascadia subduction zone ever go, well, we'd be cut off for months. Quite honestly, I've LOVED being in lock down mode. I get to enjoy my home more now than I can ever remember. 

Hope all is well in your world considering! jrSmiley_34_smiley_image.gif

 
 
 
Ender
Professor Principal
3  seeder  Ender    3 years ago

I know there are plenty of examples not listed here yet for some reason my dumbass is drawing a blank.

 
 
 
MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)
Junior Guide
4  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)    3 years ago
"The Employee Must Give Two Weeks' Notice; Anything Else Is Unprofessional. But The Employer Will Actively Obscure Their Intentions Until The Very Last Minute."

I've been pretty lucky in most instances; one place gave me enough notice and the manager told my husband and I where he was going and to come see him. Another place gave us severance because they couldn't give us notice.

"Parents Often Talk Down To Their Kids And Are Disrespectful, But Kids Would Get In Trouble For Talking Back To Them The Same Way. For Example, Sniping At Every Mistake, Shouting The Kid's Name From Across The House And Expecting Them To Drop Everything And Come Talk To Them, And Dismissing Anything The Kid Says That They Don't Agree With."

This one aggravates me to no end. I have to remind my husband sometimes that if he wants our children to understand what it is to make difficult decisions and become independent adults, we should really take their thoughts into consideration... allow them to make choices and mistakes. Children are smaller humans and quite frankly, often more intelligent than many adults; I've learned as much from my kids as they've learned from me. 

 
 
 
MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)
Junior Guide
5  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)    3 years ago

Oh... and good topic. I like it.

 
 
 
Ender
Professor Principal
6  seeder  Ender    3 years ago

Didn't want to make this political but this just made me laugh...

@toddgillman
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has denounced the use of proxy voting in the US House, calling it "cowardly." Today, he cast his "no" vote on #impeachment by proxy, via
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NV-Robin6
Professor Silent
6.1  NV-Robin6  replied to  Ender @6    3 years ago

Oh you mean the Russell Crowe wannabe actor masquerading as a seasoned and erudite politician? 

 
 
 
Kavika
Professor Principal
7  Kavika     3 years ago

Number 10 is well suited for Florida, DeSantis, little Marco Rubio, and Scott the Crook. All did exactly that.

A republican governor and two Republican Senators who downplayed masks etc at the head of the line while thousands of seniors sat out at night to try to get a vaccine shot in a first come first served in which most never got the shot. 

 
 

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