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Reddit user cherryblossom_bliss asked: 'What's the biggest double standard in society?'

A double standard is a code, policy, or social construct that favors one group or person over another.

Double standards are inherently unfair.


Reddit user cherryblossom_bliss asked:

"What's the biggest double standard in society?"

Fry < Curly Fry < Onion Ring

"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."

~ RunawayBurrito

"How about a regular fry in the bottom of your onion rings order?"

~ SRB112

"Finding an onion ring in curly fries is peak joy."

~ MNPhatts

Terrorism vs. War

"Actor Peter Ustinov once said that terrorism is the war of the poor, while war is the terrorism of the rich."

"There are a lot of crimes and horrendous behavior we are willing to tolerate merely because of a simplistic narrative fed to us with choice words."

~ Indocede

Job Experience Required

"So-called entry level, minimum wage jobs asking for people with years of experience is baffling to me."

~ Inwre845

Two-Tiered Justice

"Be wealthy or famous and you can get away with some really terrible and dire sh*t."

"Be a regular dude (or worse, poor) and even minor criminal charges will ruin your life."

~ phormix

Invisible Illnesses

" Mental health problems are only accepted as long as they don't inconvenience anyone."

~ Buntschatten

Free Ride

"I review executive compensation agreements. The more you earn and have an ability to pay on your own, magically, the less everything costs and the more things are taken care of for you."

"Hell, if you're good enough, the amount of money you get just to f*ck off and go away outshines what other people will earn in a decade or a lifetime."

"No wonder folks get out of touch."

~ Un1CornTowel

War On Christmas

"It's the annual 'War on Christmas' season."

"Even if you just don't observe it because it doesn't mean anything to you, you're 'attacking' it."

"But them forcing their religion on everyone is OK."

~ Gecko23

Hourly vs. Salary

"My last workplace had 'Summer Fridays' where everyone could leave at noon on Friday in Summer if their work was caught up."

"If someone was hourly every 'Summer Friday' cost them around $100 each in lost hourly wages, while salaried employees got a free 4 hours off."

~ Inevitable_Tone3021

Audits

"Government can't account for 800 billion dollars in an audit, but if I so much as make an honest $100 mistake on my taxes, I receive harsh penalties."

~ fun_crush

Adulthood

"I know in the USA you can’t drink 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."

~ PresentationTop6097

Do As We Say...

"You are expected to know every law written and ignorance of the law is no excuse."

"Police officers have qualified immunity and can cite ignorance of the law as an excuse."

~ Epicporkchop79-7

Fair Warning

"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."

~ Cloud_N0ne

Expats

"Other people are 'immigrants' but when it’s someone White they are an 'expat'."

~ No_Promise_2560

"My (White, American) brother permanently moved to Mexico thirty years ago, and I always called him an expat."

"About 5-10 years ago, I realized that double standard, so now I call him an immigrant."

"Though I've thought about calling anyone who permanently shifts countries an expat, just to see what happens."

~ Catlore

Cry Victim

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

~ Murauder

"It’s the tactic used to justify all sorts of evil acts: wars, genocide, bigotry. 'I’m not attacking! I am DEFENDING myself from (insert vaguely defined threat)'."

"Remember, Hitler didn’t hate the Jews. According to him he was simply 'defending' Germany from 'international Jewish bankers'."

~ Ignoth

Working Hard or Hardly Working

"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 even slightly above average."

~ LittleCalendar499

What double standards do you see?

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