By Tyler Wheatley, Staff Reporter
The world is full of double standards in people’s real lives and on social media. Double standards are policies that usually favor one group over another in an unfair way. Although this has been going on for centuries, it seems as if some people still don’t notice it or choose not to.
If a girl were to have a revealing photo of herself leaked without permission, she would receive lots of negative reactions and comments. However, the person sharing them without her consent wouldn’t face any backlash. This is just one instance of many which we see in our current society.
Another example of this is when men are paid more than women for the same amount of work. Women at work are usually expected to show up in makeup that looks “natural” yet not too “distracting.” If they were to show up with no makeup, they would be critiqued and people would say they don’t take their job seriously. However, men can go to work looking as if they just woke up with a sloppy appearance and no one bats an eye.
“When I was a teen I got my first job at a restaurant and I wouldn’t wear makeup and no one would care,” Kennedy parent Theresa Campbell said. “But when I started being a personal caretaker and nurse I noticed that it wasn’t mandatory to wear makeup yet they still implied that we should but not to do too much with it.”
On social media, it’s not rare to see people putting each other down. Sometimes it’s between people with different opinions or people who are trolls that simply enjoy messing with people.
Wherever you are online, you can easily find memes, funny videos, and so on. When guys make a joke or reference everyone finds it funny, even if the joke isn’t. However, if a girl were to make the same joke comments would be flooded with “not funny, didn’t laugh,” “women aren’t funny,” or “go back to the kitchen.” Even when good jokes from women are made, they are often greeted with a backhanded compliment.
“I only say it as a joke. Obviously, there are funny women but sometimes they just aren’t funny,” Kennedy freshman Matthew Collins said. “I don’t know why people find it offensive. We don’t mean it.”
“Wow, finally a funny woman” and “Women can be funny?” are just a couple examples of the “compliments” that many women receive online.
Models and influencers on social media often show off their fit bodies in videos and pictures but the difference between the way women and men are treated is as clear as day and night. The guys will be treated very respectfully and used as inspiration while the women are often dehumanized and frowned upon because they “show too much skin.”
This has been a topic of debate for years and has many deep layers. From social media to real-life instances, double standards are still a very serious issue that people face today.
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