Why are there double standards?
- thehoneybunnyblog
- Oct 9, 2017
- 3 min read
So I was chatting with one of my girls and we were actually discussing that even though we are in the 21st century there are still double standards when it comes to men and women, and honestly as a women its quite frustrating, because we are living in a world where powerful strong women are dominating the world but if a women acts like a man in certain aspects of her life she is shamed for it and judged by women and men. (I am not having a go at men at all just identifying the fact there is a double standard, I love men hahaha)
Men are seeming to be allowed to sleep around with multiple women while being single and leading them on etc, not having to commit at all, but when a women does this she is completely Slut shamed for doing exactly what mean have been doing for years without any type of consequences at all. And in a world where both sexes are meant to be equal they are not. Women are judged for expressing their sexuality. How can we live in a world that is still full of double standards, women have every right to have romantic relationships or one night stand because as long as they are comfortable with it, that is ultimately all that matters.
The fact that other women judge other women for acting like men ? no I'm sorry but as a women that is wrong. Samantha even though she is a fictional character on sex and the city does not apologize for the way she lives her life, she owns her decisions and women should be allowed the freedom to do that without being judged by fellow women and men. We live in a world were we are constantly defined by the choices we make, whether they be positive or negative, but should we really be judging on someone as to whether they want to explore their sexuality or not ? It all is about person preference and how you want to live your life. Personally I do not like one night stands, they are not for me, I am someone that is old fashioned and I like to get to know someone really well and have a relationship, I am old-school with my views but my friends I encourage to go out and have fun and enjoy life as much as possible, because as long as they are happy and safe I don't mind, I just do not like how women turn on each other to shame women for doing exactly what men do all the time.
Men some times congratulate each other on living the single life and living it too its fullest ? Why can't women do the same thing ? And also men encourage other men to do it but when they see a women doing it they slut shame her instead of not judging her ? again another double standard. Why do women have to fit into the stereotypical view of women ? We don't expect it from Men, but women are constantly being put into boxes that they are meant to stay in and be this perfect ideal of a women. Where are all the Sex and the City ladies at ? we need to support and encourage each other to live our lives exactly how we want to without having to worry about what the world thinks of us for doing exactly what men do all the time.
Just because someones actions do not fit with the normal social norms and values of society does not mean the actions are wrong, could it mean that the social norms and values need to be changed ? Maybe the gender roles which we are socialized with at an early age should be changed? because in this day and age there is more gender fluidity, so it only makes sense that the gender roles should be changed to fit with the 21st century way of thinking and to fit with the way the world is changing, to accommodate everyone. The world we live in should not discriminate between gender, sexual orientation, race or illness, or religion. The society we live in and create and change should reflect the world we live in where everyone should be equal, but unfortunately we still are not there yet.
Maybe one day we will be in the future it would be so wonderful to see that we are starting to get past the stereotypical gender norms.
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