Double standards in male/female behaviors?
Do we really value differently the same kind of behavior when it is done by a male than when a female does it?
Do we really value differently the same kind of behavior when it is done by a male than when a female does it?
Flyinghorse
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Unfortunately yes.
The sexual double standard neatly classifies women as either “pure and chaste” or “defiled and ruined,” , women today are allowed to engage in sexual behavior, but only under a set of complicated circumstances. Therefore, some people, and some cultures, think that it is ok for men to have a lot of, sexual experiences but it's not ok for women to do the same.
There is a big list of double standards which many still view as what it "should" be, like:
Shy or sensitive guy: weak
Shy or sensitive woman: virtuous
Aggressive and/or ambitious guy: manly
Aggressive and/or ambitious woman: a bytch
A man drinking at a bar alone: normal
A woman drinking at a bar alone: perhaps a whore or looking for casual sex
In many countries:
A man walking alone after dark: a man going home
A woman (of any age) walking alone (at any hour): public property
There is a long road to go until these absurd double standards finish..if possible
MistyBlue
Absolutely! the number one way is if a guy has numerous sexual liaisons he is considered the "man" or "Mack" and gets major props from other men. But let a woman do the same and men will call her a whore. There are other ways but that is the most prominent
Anonymous
This double standard is gradually dying out.
Anonymous
If a guy's sensitive and caring, it scares of the opposite sex (at least when they're young).
Anonymous
Yes I do