Double Standards, Men vs. Women Options

[rOckThISshYt]

As I'm sure everyone knows, there are many double standards when it comes to men and women. The most obvious and known one is:

Girl sleeps around=slut/smut/whore/hoe/hoebag (AND SO MUCH MORE! )
Guy sleeps around=pimp/player/playa/stud/"true" man/etc...

Now, that's just cruel. I don't even think men should sleep around. But there are many more double standards than that, too. I mean, there are some unfair ones when it comes to men, too.

Girls can hit guys all they want but a guy can never hit a girl. Not only is it not be fair for them to defend themselves (which it should be), it implies taht woman are infirior, less capable, and weaker. Honestly, a lot of them time we are. But that's just natural because men have hormones that make them build muscle much easier than us chicas. Now, I'm not saying that if we go full force at men they should pound this sh!t out of us. But I do think they should be aloud to maybe slap us back. Not hard. But it's only fair. (Not in a relationship, though, because it's known that the woman have more power. )


I was just wondering what you thought of these double standards. Also, if you can think of any more, post them. And we can reply our thoughts about those, too. Just... er.... yeah. reply.

[fameONE]

Lets not forget the gay guys out there that walk around speaking and acting is if they were a female and freely calling girls 'bitches, whores and sluts.' And do the girls do anything about it? More of than not; nothing is done at all. Thats a double standard within itself.

[rOckThISshYt]

Lets not forget the gay guys out there that walk around speaking and acting is if they were a female and freely calling girls 'bitches, whores and sluts.' And do the girls do anything about it? More of than not; nothing is done at all. Thats a double standard within itself.

What does homosexuality have anything to do with this? I know plenty of gay guys and I can't remember the last time I heard the word "slut" or anything else like it come out of their mouths.

But thank you! You have just made me think of another double standard!


In today's society, to many people (especially men) it is GREAT or at least okay for a girl to be a lesbian or bisexual. For a guy.. it's totaly off-limits. When was the last time you heard of a chick getting beaten the crap out of for being homo/bisexual? I can't think of the last time. You hear it about gay men all the time.

New Details Emerge in Matthew Shepard Murder
Killers Talk About Crime That Shocked the Nation
Dec. 1, 2004 - Six years ago, on a cold October night on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyo., 21-year-old gay college student Matthew Shepard was brutally beaten, tied to a fence and left for dead. He was found 18 hours later and rushed to the hospital, where he lingered on the edge of death for nearly five days before succumbing to his injuries.

The story garnered national attention when the attack was characterized as a hate crime. But Shepard's killers, in their first interview since their convictions, tell "20/20's" Elizabeth Vargas that money and drugs motivated their actions that night, not hatred of gays.

While Shepard lay unconscious in a hospital, the national press quickly arrived in Laramie. Cal Rerucha, who prosecuted the case, told Vargas the media descended on Laramie "like locusts."

"We knew in the newsroom the day it happened, this is going to be a huge story, this is going to attract international interest," said Jason Marsden of "The Casper Star-Tribune."

"I remember one of my fellow reporters saying, 'this kid is going to be the new poster child for gay rights," he added. News of Shepard's death sparked reaction overseas and demonstrations across America.

"I think a lot of gay people, when they first heard of that horrifying event, felt sort of punched in the stomach. I mean it kind of encapsulated all our fears of being victimized," said writer Andrew Sullivan, a prominent gay rights advocate.

But as the push for gay rights found new force, so did a corresponding backlash from anti-gay opponents who came from out of state to grab a piece of the media spotlight.

Tensions were so high that Shepard's father wore a bulletproof vest under his suit when he spoke at his son's funeral service.

"The saddest part of this whole case was at Matthew's funeral, when they, these people, refused to let Matthew be buried with dignity," said Rerucha. "I never saw people that could hate so much."


Killers Both Receive Two Consecutive Life Sentences
Local residents Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, both 21 at the time, were charged with Shepard's murder. Henderson's case came before the court first. To avoid the possibility of receiving the death penalty, he pleaded guilty to murder and kidnapping and received two consecutive life terms in prison.
McKinney's case went to trial a year after Shepard's death. He was convicted of felony murder, aggravated robbery and kidnapping. Before the jury was about to decide his sentence, he, too, reached a deal that allowed him to avoid a possible death penalty. Both men are serving double life sentences in prison.

Authorities asked "20/20" not to disclose the prison location.

-ABCNews.com


I don't know how many people heard about that, but it was a huge case for a long time. Hate crime against gay men. There aren't too many crimes against female lesbians or bisexuals.