Life isn’t always fair, no matter how much we wish it could be. Sure, there are times when justice prevails and good triumphs, but far too often, the scales seem hopelessly tipped.

It’s the kind of realization that can really make your blood boil. And it certainly did for theseRedditors, who didn’t hold back as they shared some of society’s biggestdouble standardsin a recent thread.

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Churches being involved in politics but not having to pay taxes. Tax the fuckn church.

40 Of The Biggest Double Standards In Society, According To People Online

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The huge focus on Joe Biden’s apparent mental decline… versus… nobody batting an eyelid about Donald Trump’s obvious mental decline.

40 Of The Biggest Double Standards In Society, According To People Online

If poor people don’t pay taxes they are criminals , if rich people don’t pay taxes they are “business savvy”.

Man in glasses holding money, symbolizing double standards in society, standing by a window in casual attire.

I need to submit to a background check and dg test for most jobs.The president is a convicted felon. Elon does d*s.

40 Of The Biggest Double Standards In Society, According To People Online

When Santa comes down the chimney and eats your food he’s “Holly” and “jolly” but I do it and I’m “drunk” and “breaking and entering”.

Santa Claus in a rocking chair with a laptop and credit card, in front of a fireplace with stockings, showcasing double standards.

It’s ‘mental health matters’ until you show symptoms that aren’t glamorous, romantic or desirable.

A person comforts a woman in a group setting, highlighting societal double standards and empathy.

America calling itself the “land of the free” while simultaneously incarcerating more people than any other nation.

That a man with five kids from three different woman, all of whom he openly cheated on, and be elected president. A woman wouldn’t even be considered for mayor with that track record.

40 Of The Biggest Double Standards In Society, According To People Online

Black people are allowed to be racist as f**k.

Man on the Brooklyn Bridge, wearing sunglasses and a brown jacket, symbolizing societal double standards.

How men are praised for doing basic stuff like cooking or taking care of kids, while women are expected to do it all and still get judged for ,,not doing enough'‘Not trying to offend anyone just my personal opinion:).

40 Of The Biggest Double Standards In Society, According To People Online

Sexual harassment against men being played for laughs in a lot of media.

Man in a striped shirt, holding a remote, pondering double standards in society while sitting on a couch.

Government can’t account for 800 billion dollars in an audit, but if I so much as make an honest mistake on my taxes I receive harsh penalties.

Woman in a kitchen, holding a paper, looking concerned, surrounded by bills and a laptop, represents societal double standards.

Rich people receiving praise for getting government money whilst looking down on poor people needing government help.

Normal person files for bankruptcy to give themselves a fresh start and they’re being shamed for it.Rich person files for bankruptcy 8 different times and no one blinks an eye.

Man in office attire looking stressed, holding a paper, representing societal double standards.

Vilifying an entire race and gender. You can be racist to white people, especially white men. But it cannot be the opposite.CNN can release a news article called “There’s Nothing Scarier Than Angry White Men”. If you replaced “white men” with “black people”, there would be public outrage and much consequence.https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/11/20/us/angry-white-men-trials-blake-cecBlack people can openly say “I don’t like white people” and it’s acceptable. A white person cannot say that about their own race without termination from their job, being deplatformed and deemed a racist. I think both of these attitudes towards one another are disgusting. I don’t feel that way about a race. It’s bothersome that someone would judge me just because of my skin color too.Progress on race issues begins when everyone has the same social behaviors and mutual respect. Not when one gets a special license to be hateful and the other is supposed to put up with it. Most things deemed “racist” are not about race anyway, it’s tribalism. A very natural thing for all of us.People with cultural similarities will always predominately flock together. Race is the first and most obvious commonality that make make a group of people flock together. In a diverse room, Christian’s will naturally flock together, blacks will flock together, gays will flock together and so on.Everyone, without exception or even admission, is most comfortable with people that are most like them from physical appearance to politics, interests, and beliefs. There’s countless studies on it. Instead of understanding and respecting the human condition, we normalize blaming and vilifying white people because they are the majority in the proverbial room.  .

Girls wearing feminine things? Yeah. Girls wearing masculine things? Yeah. Guys wearing masculine things? Yeah. Guys wearing feminine things? You’re gonna get beaten up if you enter the wrong alley.

A man in a winter coat holds pink flowers in snowy park, illustrating societal double standards.

Rich people get every possible chance to avoid jail time, poor people can go f**k themselves.

Man in an orange jumpsuit sitting in a cell, illustrating societal double standards.

If you establish yourself as a “hard worker” everyone notices when you have a bad day and don’t perform to your usual standard. Meanwhile “slackers” are praised for performing slightly above average.

Person relaxing in a messy room, highlighting societal double standards with cluttered desk and personal space issues.

Women as the default parent even if both parents work.

Woman holding a bouquet of tulips, hugging a child with an alarm clock, illustrating double standards in society.

If a woman sleeps with a lot of guys, she’s a s**t. I do the same thing and I’m “gay”.

Entry level positions requiring years of experience.

Person handing over a resume during a job interview, highlighting societal double standards in professional settings.

People love to say ‘don’t judge others,’ but are quick to judge anyone who doesn’t fit their idea of normal. Hypocrisy is real!

Person pointing with a skeptical expression, highlighting societal double standards in a pink background setting.

how men are praised for being confident or assertive, but women who do the same are often labeled as bossy or aggressive. it’s like the same behavior is judged differently just based on gender.

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Men’s nipples are normalized, women’s nipples are sexualized.

The idea that getting money without working for it is awful and horrible if you’re poor, but cool and respectable and a just reward for “success” if you’re rich.

A man at a desk, stressed, surrounded by a laptop and books, illustrating societal double standards.

I know it’s mentioned a lot, but cannabis being illegal and alcohol being legal (in most countries) is an outrageous double standard.

Two tiered justice system.If you are rich, you can’t commit a crime serious enough to result in a reasonable prison sentence.

“Ignorance of the law is no excuse” doesn’t apply to cops.

Employees are expected to give 2 weeks notice before leaving a job, but employers won’t give us even 2 hours notice before firing us.

Woman in office shocked by document, highlighting societal double standards.

In the western civilizations, You can criticize Christianity but not Islam.

I’m not American, but I know in the USA you can’t drink or buy tobacco until you’re 21. Yet you can join the army and be sent to foreign countries to fight, buy a gun, or vote at the age of 18.

As long as you claim that you are a victim it’s okay to be the perpetrator.

Person sitting in a dim hallway, embodying societal double standards theme.

Elon musk openly smoked weed on camera and talks about taking other illegal d***s on the Joe Rogan podcast, yet he still launches rockets and has just been brought into the president elects cabinet and entrusted to run a department in the federal government but a regular citizen wouldn’t pass a security clearance/background investigation and interview to work for a government entity if they smoked weed.

The rich are eccentric. The poor are dangerous and crazy.

The government can fail financial audits to the tune of billions missing with no accountability or consequences. But I have to explain deposits over $600. Totally ridiculous.

The pure joy I have when I find a curly fry at the bottom of the regular fries I ordered but the absolute disgust I have when I find a regular fry at the bottom of curly fries I ordered.

Fish, fries, and sauces on a wooden table, illustrating double standards in fast food presentation.

In the US, justice for the rich/celebrities/politicians vs the rest of the population. A prime example that comes to mind is how Tyreek Hill was given a speeding ticket for going 90 in a 30. The he has the audacity to demand the cop be fired. A regular person in that situation would have been arrested for reckless endangerment and their car impounded.

A diverse crowd raises hands, discussing societal double standards passionately, megaphone in focus.

The perception of a woman hitting a man vs a man hitting a woman. Generally it’s less frowned upon when a woman hits a man.

A person sitting in an armchair holds up their hand in a stop gesture, highlighting societal double standards.

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