Double standards are the worst thing in the entire universe. They make it so that nobody wins except the person being inconvenienced in the moment. They're selfish and often cruel. People use them as power plays.
u/coralvelvet asked Reddit:
What's a double standard that pisses you off?
Here were some of the answers.
My Walking Problems
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My own double standard when it comes to pedestrians.
Me walking: watch it you dumbass driver, I'm f-cking walking here!
Me on my bike/in the car: GTF out of my way you slow a** bipedal bastard!
I'm trying to train myself not to think like that anymore and be more sympathetic. Double standards aren't fun, even when they're your own.
Please Help Me I'm Sick
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I work in manufacturing. My supervisor- I'mma take the next week off because my old college roommate is going to be in town for an hour. Also I won't be using my vacation days.
Me- I have thrown up twice today. I am going to need you to call one of the other guys to cover for me today, I won't be able to come in.
Supervisor- I'll need a doctor's note and a receipt saying you were at the doctor, also I took the liberty of putting in a vacation day for you, fight me about me misusing your time.
People in retail and fast food complain about bosses like this, but they pale in comparison to manufacturing bosses. I called in twice in one year due to sickness, my super had the audacity to tell me that if I call in a third time before the fiscal year is up, he will write me up. I have since started telling the plant manager and HR for days I need off for doctor's appointment and days that I am sick, had no problem since I started doing that.
Whose Show Is It Anyway?
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I was told that I was uncaring and selfish for sitting in my room instead of coming downstairs being "social" by watching tv-shows I don't like, that no one is paying attention to because they are too busy with their phones.
And I can't change channels because my shows are "not for everyone".
This Is Basically Republicans Summed Up
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Older people who preach about perspective yet get offended over minor things. They're allowed to get angry, upset, and have all sorts of normal human emotions yet when someone under 30 dares be a human being and complain sometimes they go off on one about 'perspective'.
Sexuality Is Not For Assumptions
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Bi girl: Hot, edgy, desired, progressive, confident in herself
Bi guy: Just not ready to admit he's gay
Just Listen To Me
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"Because I want them" is a good enough reason to have kids, but "because I don't want them" isn't a good enough reason to not have them.
On that same note, when a man says he doesn't want kids, people will tell him how smart he is for making that choice. When a woman says she doesn't want kids, people ask what's wrong with her and tell her she's immature and isn't a real woman and can't ever know real love unless she reproduces.
It's Almost Like....Gender Is A Construct....
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Some fathers are overprotective of their daughters and repeatedly say, even as soon as they are a day old, that they can't date boys until they're 30, yadda yadda. Soon as they have a son though they talk about how many girlfriends their kid is going to have. Annoys me to no end.
War Vs. Beer
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In America you're old enough to grab a gun and go to war at 18. But it'll be three more years before you're old enough to buy a beer.
Ain't No Nerd
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Most average people are allowed to nerd out. The problem is how a negative stereotype has got out due to the fact that a lot of people nerding out are putting no effort into themselves. The fact that they're nerds has nothing to do with it, it's the fact that they ignore basic hygiene.
I'm very much a nerd. I've played video games since I was 2, I love board games, my ideal night in is to sit and play PC games for 12 hours. I'd love to get into D&D, I like stereotypical nerdy movies (although those are more fashionable nowadays), I play World of Warcraft, I love spreadsheets, maths, physics, etc.
Thing is, I also shower twice a day, cycle to work, go to the gym (sparsely), get regular haircuts and wear clothes that suit me. The fact that i'm a "nerd" has nothing to do with any of this, I'd do all this no matter my hobbies.
But when you have a vocal amount of "nerds" who are in fact just slobs, that makes it look like being a nerd is a bad thing. No, being a slob is a bad thing, ignoring basic hygiene is a bad thing, etc. None of those things are associated to being a nerd.
Gay Discrimination Doesn't Exist Though, Right?
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It's minor, but at the pool in my apartment complex both my husband and I have show IDs to prove that we're residents; if either of us forgets it, we get turned away. Of course, when straight couples show up and only one of them has their ID, they're told it's okay since they're "a family."
I Just Want A Job
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Anything in life that earns you experience, yet requires said experience to get.
For example, most jobs. They want you to have related experience to get the job, but the only way to get the experience is to get such a job.
The Patriarchy Hurts Us All
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Women are being encouraged to be empowered, independent, and more aggressive. They are also allowed to have feelings. Women's rights and roles are moving forward. Yes, finally. You go ladies I'm behind you 100%.
Men are still not really allowed to have feelings or have problems. We're expected to, in general, handle it. If we do need help, we're pathetic, or gay (which being gay has nothing to do with anything and I don't understand why that's an insult), or suddenly a burden. We can't even just share without expecting help.
When you talk to people, they are on board with sensitive men. In my experience, it's not always backed up in practice.
Just Don't Be Offensive?
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This person said a thing that offended someone and I don't like the person so he should be punished for it.
This person said a thing that offended someone but I like the person so the thing he should not be punished for it.
Doesn't matter what is said, the thing might even be the same thing but with a different target, what seems to matter to most is what side of the divide on "political hot topic of the month" said person is on.
Consider It Disturbed
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My dog can walk around the neighborhood without clothes on but when i do it i'm "disturbing the peace."
Netflix and Chill TF Out
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Playing video games for a whole day = OMG you loser
Binge-watching same period of time = Catching up on my fav show!!!
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There are some truly strange laws depending on where you go. Here is a list of the weirdest ones.
U/Bone_Donor asked: What is the stupidest law where you live?
Did you know that murder is allowed in certain instances, depending on where you go? Talk about scary.
I’m sure no one will test these laws.
Not sure how much of it is true. But apparently if the Swedes cross the border by walking over the ice given its frozen over, (which it hasn't in like more than 100 years) we are allowed to kill them.
There's an old law in York in the UK that says if a Scotsman is within the city walls after sundown you can kill them with a longbow. I assume no one has tested the law for a while.
The exact gates they have to be within are defined but I don't remember what they are.
Dying is illegal in France.
Kate Mckinnon Snl GIF by Saturday Night LiveGiphyOh boy. France has some history and a love of regulation. Perfect mix for absurd laws. Quick examples:
It's still technically mandatory to have hay at home in case the king's horse is nearby and needs some... Horses have been a pretty rare sight, let alone kings.
A mayor made it illegal to die in his town. The initial problem was an overcrowded cemetery, but he kinda reached the wrong solution.
This probably isn’t enforced anymore.
There is a medieval law here that has never been repealed: all males over the age of 14 are required by law to practice longbow for at least two hours per week.
Some of these laws are so silly, they make you wonder what event happened that put them in place.
I think everyone has done this.
"Forbidden to pee in the ocean". I live in Portugal.
'Like a piss in the ocean' is literally a euphemism for something not mattering. What's the problem?
Tigers are fine, though.
film history GIF by DiggGiphyIt's illegal to bring a lion to the movies.
Somebody better have a conversation with MGM.
Define “suspiciously”.
You can't carry a salmon suspiciously.
"Sir, what were carrying this salmon close to your body? Were you going to use it as a weapon?"
"No officer, I was going to eat it later"
"Seems suspicious you were carrying it around in public. I'm gonna have to take you in for questioning."
"Nuuuuu!"
What is the backstory here?
It's illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors here.
I know this is Pennsylvania, but I forget the exact reasoning, but I think it has something to do with homeless people.
These next few laws will definitely make you question these towns’ legitimacy when it comes to lawmaking.
Poor raccoons.
raccoon stealing GIFGiphyIn Virginia, it's illegal to "hunt or kill any wild bird or wild animal, including any nuisance species" on Sundays. However, it is permissible to kill raccoons.
How the heck is this enforced?
I don't know if this is still a thing anymore, but in Texas it used to be illegal to own more than six dildos.
It's illegal to own any at all in Alabama unless the owner has a letter from a doctor claiming a legitimate medical need.
Granted, most of these laws were written a very long time ago. But it makes you wonder, what the heck were these original lawmakers doing? And what event happened that needed these laws to be enforced at all?
If some of these laws don't make you want to be a criminal, then I don't know what will