We’ve come a long way as a society, but some double standards are still in full effect. A Reddit thread has people chiming in on the rules or practices they feel are unfairly applied to different people or groups by asking, “What double standards do you hate the most?” These are some of the top complaints.
- “When the only diaper changing station is in the women's restroom. The floor of the men's room is not the best area to change babies for us dads, who also need to do so.”
- “When a woman takes care of her child — she’s parenting. When a man does it, he’s ‘babysitting.’”
- “Dudes are assertive. Chicks are bossy.”
- “‘You cannot criticize my beliefs but I can criticize yours.’ Doesn't matter what group, race, religion etc you belong to, no-one is above criticism.”
- “Guys are allowed to be topless in public, but girls aren't.”
- “Daycares not allowing sick children to stay and having to be symptom-free for 24 hours without medication before coming back, but expecting teachers/workers to come in no matter how sick they are.”
- “How little mental issues are talked about. Men are told to man up if they cry, and if women cry, they’re sensitive or on their period.”
- “It's obnoxious as a single dad of three kids when schools want to ‘talk to the mom.’”
- “When one partner makes a high income and the other stays home to handle everything else, it is seen as providing a great lifestyle for the 'non-worker' instead of seeing the stay-at-home parent as making the lifestyle possible.”
- “Women being hit on by someone they like is OK, but if they don’t like him/her — he/she is a creep.”
- “People often fawn over a father doing normal basic parenting things like changing diapers or taking a kid to the playground — like, 'OMG what a hands-on father; that's so sweet!' Whereas when a mom does it, no one thinks twice about it.”
Source: Reddit