You have to respect the company you work for. You can never be late, never question anything and do an exceptional job every day. You must give multiple weeks notice before taking any holidays or quitting. But if the company decides that they’ve had enough of you, well, you could be unemployed at a moment’s notice!It’s 2024, and it would be great to believe that society is finally fair and equal. But that would be far from the truth. There are still plenty of frustrating double standards affecting us all, so Redditors have recently beencalling outthe ones they’re tired of. Below, you’ll find a list of double standards that people no longer want to accept, so enjoy reading through and be sure to upvote the inequalities you can’t stand either!This post may includeaffiliate links.
You have to respect the company you work for. You can never be late, never question anything and do an exceptional job every day. You must give multiple weeks notice before taking any holidays or quitting. But if the company decides that they’ve had enough of you, well, you could be unemployed at a moment’s notice!
It’s 2024, and it would be great to believe that society is finally fair and equal. But that would be far from the truth. There are still plenty of frustrating double standards affecting us all, so Redditors have recently beencalling outthe ones they’re tired of. Below, you’ll find a list of double standards that people no longer want to accept, so enjoy reading through and be sure to upvote the inequalities you can’t stand either!
This post may includeaffiliate links.
Being a morning person and getting up early to get a bunch of stuff done, then going to bed early, is considered virtuous and mature. Being a night person and staying up late to get stuff done, then sleeping late the next day, is considered disorganized and lazy. Even if you did the same amount of work and slept the same number of hours.I have colleagues who work 6am to 3pm, and people constantly chirp about how efficient they are. But when someone at my office asked if they could work 11 am to 8 pm because that fit better with their body’s energy cycle, they were mocked for wanting to oversleep like a teenager, and the request was denied.
If you manage your disability well, despite the difficulties it presents, you’re then not considered “disabled enough” to qualify for any of the social care support you most likely need to continue to manage your disability and live well.
When Miley Cyrus gets naked and licks a hammer she is “artistic” or “edgy.“When i do it, I’m “drunk” and “no longer allowed at Home Depot.”
I solely raised my daughter as a single father from the time she was a year old until she was almost six when I married my wife. The number of people who have asked about my daughter’s mother just to reply with “Oh, she must have had PPD.” or “There must be a mental illness involved.” or “Maybe she will come around in a few years.” is absolutely staggering. Like no man, she just decided she wanted to go party instead of being a mom to our child. No child support. No financial or emotional contribution. Nothing. Hell, I couldn’t even get a copy of my daughter’s health insurance card when her old one expired because “I wasn’t on the paperwork” despite the fact that I was the one who filled out the paperwork for it at the hospital the day after she was born.It’s infuriating knowing full well that had the roles been reversed, and I’d have been the one to leave, I’d 100% instantly be considered a deadbeat father.
Poor people get audited if they fail to report a few hundred dollars of taxes, while multi-billion dollar companies technically operate outside of the country and pay nothing.
We live in an extroverts world.In many Western cultures, being outgoing, sociable, and outspoken is often celebrated and encouraged. It’s seen as the norm to want to chat, network, and be the life of the party. But when it comes to introverts who may crave quiet, solitude, or just less social interaction, the script flips.It’s socially acceptable to nudge the quiet person in the room and say, “Why don’t you talk more?” But imagine telling a chatty person, “Can you be quiet for a bit?” It would be considered rude or offensive.This double standard underscores a deeper societal bias towards extroversion. The noise and buzz of constant interaction are often valued more than the quiet, reflective spaces introverts thrive in. It’s like we’re saying one way of interacting with the world is better than the other, when in reality, both have their strengths and should be equally respected. In a world that can’t stop talking, sometimes we forget the power of silence and introspection. - An extroverted introvert.
People are encouraged to reach out and ask for help when they are struggling with mental health - but still stigmatised if they have mental illness.
If a dad gets pizza or fast food for his kids instead of cooking a meal, he’s considered the “fun dad"If a mom gets pizza or fast food for her kids instead of cooking a meal, she’s considered a “lazy mom”
canceling appointments.if I cancel an appointment, I get charged $50 (like a doctor or therapist).if i’m walking out the door and they call and cancel, no consequences.
Attractive and popular people can get away with some foul s**t compared to the average person
Pretending to take a cigarette break is more accepted than taking an actual break. And not just at work.Like, it’s weird if I take five minutes to go outside, decompress, and breathe in some fresh air.But if I inhale toxic fumes from a burning plant while I do that, it’s fine.
I’m expected to make it through an entire workday while it’s snowing outside, while children are allowed to stay home and drink hot chocolate and go sledding. Absolutely unfair (I’m 29).
Rich people don’t face consequences for crimes like normal people at all. Fines were designed to punish the poor and let the rich get away with disregard for society. Bail was also designed this way because it means your ability to get out of jail is dependent on the size of your bank account.People should not be fined for crimes or be able to get out of them with money period.
If I don’t wear makeup to work, and fix my hair and wear feminine outfits, I am asked multiple times if I am feeling okay that day.I am dressed professionally in pants and a shirt, with my hair brushed and my face washed, just like ALL the men here.Why are my requirements different? It’s not on paper anywhere, but it is implied every single day.
Body positivity really only applies to women. Calling a man a fatass vs a woman will garner very different responses. Also making fun of the size of a man’s member is a lot more acceptable than making fun of a woman for her attributes( I don’t agree with either, it’s just my observation)
Racism against white people. Idc bring on the downvotes it’s so true.
People get pissed off when min wage increases but say f**k all about billionaires avoiding taxes
This is probably small potatoes, but it’s kinda crazy that people are comfortable demanding height minimums on dating sites and just in conversation. Quite a few tinder profiles say ‘must be over 6ft’. It’s the only demand on a physical attribute that is commonly casually stated. It’s totally okay to feel that way, but it seems kinda rough to remind every short guy swiping that he has limited options. I’m over 6th and it still kinda pissed me off to see it. I have short friends. I always imagine the painful little ping they’d feel any time they saw it.
women get a pass for being predatory.
I’m American (so I’m not sure if this happens in other countries) and Christian people when they sit at your dinner table and do the guilt thing right before you eat saying “Wait, arent we going to pray first?” And even the non religious people look guilty and pretend to pray. It took me until my 30’s to realize the double standard if I were another religion and sat at their table and insisted we pray to my god, they likely wouldn’t take so kindly to it. Now I say “you’re welcome to pray but I’m going to go ahead and start eating”
Governments allowing themselves to do what they’ve banned others from doing.
I gotta give you 2 weeks notice ima quit, but you can fire me at any point? Nah fam
That in the US, disabled people need more money to afford healthcare, but they aren’t legally allowed to have more than like $2000-$2500 in assets if they’re on disability. And it’s less if they’re married
Bullying is looked down upon, but so are the victims.
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People seem to think nothing of a man choosing to not have kids, but women who don’t want them are judged to hell and back and even told “they’ll change their mind.”
We feel so so so compassionate toward disabled people, but our policies require them to live life in deep poverty, with s****y medical care, while we run around saying how every life is precious. Sure.
Female genital mutilation is illegal in most western countries (as it absolutely should be) but half the US and 25% of Canada STILL support mutilating boys. Mutilating anyone’s genitals should be illegal.
Casual racism against certain skin colors.It’s never okay to discriminate against someone based on something out of their control.
Sex workers are exploited, but the 9-5 workers getting underpaid while CEOs grant themselves another $50 million raise are somehow not.
Romance and love between straight people is perfectly fine and normal to depict in children’s media, in fact many many Disney movies end with a princess kissing a prince, but if we show any hints at all that a character is gay that’s perverted and unacceptable for children.
Perfectly fine for society to dislike cats because “they’re thankless pets” and whatnot, but if you dislike dogs you’re labelled an untrustworthy sociopath.
Body hair
Justice. If you’re rich you can get a good lawyer and avoid jail.
As someone in the legal field…courts not being on time.If you’re late or not on time, good luck. But if the court is late or double booked etc. well you can’t really complain.
Men get fd in divorce cases, even if the wife was abusive, and we can’t really ever talk about it without sounding like Mens Rights A**s.
The classism inherent in judging the poor for the same behaviors as the wealthy.
People caring about mental health unless it’s a really icky one like schizophrenia or narcism.
For the most part men can’t wear shorts to work in the summer but women can wear skirts, capris, etc.
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People with blinding headlights can shine them at your face because “the car came that way”, but you can’t flash your highbeams back at them to let them know that you can’t see without being an a*****e
People are told to talk to each other about grievances they are having, but they are also expected to not complain to each other.
Gay men making misogynistic jokes
The standards men and women both seem to hold each other yet not fulfill themselves is something I’m worried is so embedded that it may not ever change.
If you got large numbers of people killed within the last 300 to 500 years, you’re a war criminal. If you did the same thing at an earlier point in time, you’re a great statesman. Think Julius Caesar or Genghis Khan.
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