Today, we live in a world where we face double standards on a regular basis. What applies to women wonโt apply to men and vice versa. What you can get away with when youโre rich might not be the same when youโre poor. We try to be unbiased, but sometimes those biases just sneak in, even if we donโt mean them to.
Double standards can be annoying. They can also teach us about how we perceive the world (and what we might still need to work on). Sometimes they can even be funny, especially if you take them with a grain of salt.
Here are 35 double standard comics that we can definitely relate to.
#1 Compliments, Compliments
She is completely flattered when the attractive man compliments her. When the heavyset, older coworker gives her the same compliment, she feels as if she is being harassed. Sadly, this happens more often than it should, but hey, a compliment is a compliment!
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โSunny
#2 Dads Can Get Away with Anything
If a dad brings the kids to the park, heโll get praised for being such a good parent. If a mom does it, chances are sheโll be judged for not keeping a good enough eye on the kids. Moms are just expected to be perfect and get called out when they arenโt. Meanwhile, dads can do a halfway job and get nothing but applause. Some things are just unfair.
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โChaunie
#3 Bigger Isnโt Always Better
They always say that bigger is better, but in some instances, itโs really not. If you have a friend that isnโt as busty as you, but you have the same shirt, obviously, it is going to fit you differently. The clothing industry really doesnโt keep every body type in mind, and sometimes we just want to wear what everyone else is wearing.
#4 Girls Canโt Say No
When a girl says no or turn a guy they find unattractive down, they always get judged hard for it, and there is always some reason behind it. Usually, people say that she thinks she is just too good for him, even though it may not be the case. When a guy turns a girl down though, itโs always okay, and itโs usually because sheโs just being desperate. Now, thatโs a double standard.
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โRazzy
#5 Who pays for dinner?
While more couples are splitting the bill these days, there are still some circumstances in which we expect the man to pay for dinner. Itโs not usually looked on negatively, but making more money so you can afford to can definitely land any guy in hot water.
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Fropky
#6 Feeding Your Baby is a Crime
One of the saddest double standards involves feeding a baby. Here we can see a new mom in a shopping mall, innocently nursing her baby. A store manager has gotten mall security to tell her that she canโt have her breast on display, but behind her is a woman with amble breasts in a lingerie advertisement. Most people would rather see models half naked because itโs sexy, but feeding our babies is way more important.
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โLA
#7 Makeup or Death
When girls wear too much makeup, they always get told them donโt need any. When they donโt wear any makeup, they get told they look sick, tired, or even dead. There is no winning, so you might as well go with what you like. Forget about what the rest of the world thinks.
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โKate
#8 Eating is a Necessity
Take note that in the comic, both girls are eating the same amount of food. However, people think it is cute that the skinny girl loves burgers. The curvy girl, however, gets told she needs a diet, and sheโs overweight. No matter how much you weigh, eating is something you have to do in order to survive, and you might as well enjoy what you eat.
#9 Moms Get Treated Differently
As a mom, you get judged hard, no matter what you do. If you take your kids to the store and they all want something, theyโre out of control, and you have your hands full, but if dad takes them and they behave the same way, he still gets credit for being an awesome dad for bringing them in the first place. Moms always get the harsh judgment and dad gets all the credit.
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โChaunie
#10 Girls Can Do What Boys Do
No matter what boys do, it is always perceived differently than when girls do it. Guys get called popular while girls get talked about for receiving male attention. Things probably wonโt ever change, but girls can still do what boys can do, and better.
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โArchie
#11 Youโll Never Catch a Break
No matter what you do to try and please society, itโs never going to be enough. If you wear clothes that are revealing, youโre being a tramp. If you wear clothes that are conservative, youโre a prude. Making judgments about people is never kind, and no one should be judged based on their appearance. There is no winning, so the best thing you can do is to make yourself happy and not worry about the opinions of others.
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โBeiibis
#12 Who Said Curvy Girls Canโt Cosplay?
These guys are standing around and making fun of the two girls who dressed up as their favorite characters because theyโre heavier than the character theyโre cosplaying. However, the characters the males are cosplaying probably arenโt overweight, either, but nobody says anything to them.
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โAlexandraDal
#13 Male vs. Female Emotions
Girls and guys can both experience the same things and feel the same feelings, but the way they are perceived is always going to be different. If a guy says something bluntly, he is straightforward, but if a girl says it, sheโs being abrasive. Even said in the same tone of voice, someone is always going to hear what they want.
#14 Men and Women Both Get Fat
It is not okay for women to gain any weight. A few extra pounds are essentially a sin. If a man gains a few pounds, heโs just bulking up, and itโs perfectly fine. Call it what you want, but gaining weight is still gaining weight, no matter what kind of justification you may come up with.
#15 How Unhygienic of You!
If a guy stands around with his shirt off, nobody thinks anything of it, but when a girl does it, she might actually be breaking the law. A guy doesnโt have to shave his arm pits, but a girl does. If we donโt want to shave our pits, we shouldnโt have to. Men and women both have hair, just the same.
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โKendrawcandraw
#16 Single Moms Have It Hard
People judge single moms hard. You can work a full-time job to provide for your baby, so you do not have to depend on the government, and youโre still going to have to deal with it. If you stay home with your baby, youโre called an assistance-reaping free-loader. If you abort your baby, youโre a terrible person, but if you have your baby out of wedlock, youโre just as bad. Single moms have heard it all, and most of them are not fazed by any of it.
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โDeadeyedplasticdesktoy
#17 Girls Are Always Asking for It
When a guy touches a girl inappropriately, someone always has to say that the girl asked for it based on how she was dressed. When a guy kicks another guy in his private area, itโs a whole different story, and no matter how much of a jerk he was being, no one will ever dare to ask why he wasnโt wearing something to protect himself. Either way, touching someone is never okay!
#18 Dads are Hot; Moms are Not?
Women always think that dads are hot, however, even if they are a mom, they will still judge other moms. Just because a woman has stretch marks and some extra weight, doesnโt mean anything. She has them because she carried a baby, while the hot dad didnโt get a single stretch mark.
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Chatelaine
#19 Parenting Double Standards
If you are a parent, youโve surely heard a situation like this one before. If you have a baby boy and you take a naked picture, there is nothing wrong with it. If you have a little girl, however, and you do the same thing, youโre such a creeper!
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โMaryJaneSunshine
#20 Not always cute
Kids get life easy, especially when it comes to how adults treat them. Try doing the same cute things as an adult. We promise you wonโt get the same response.
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Baba's Field Notes
#21 Halloween is a Double Standard
Everyone loves to dress up for Halloween. Women get options to be sexy nurses, sexy vampires, or sexy witches. Guys get to be Dracula, a superhero, or a werewolf. Maybe guys want to be sexy too!
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โAndi
#22 Conservative Can Be Cute
When girls wear something sexy, it doesnโt matter if theyโre big or small. Theyโre showing skin, and thatโs acceptable. If girls wear something casual and conservative, skinny girls can rock it, but curvier girls are considered ugly. It is literally the same outfit.
#23 Men Get Uncomfortable
For some reason, women are always expected to look at sexy pictures of other women and be okay with it. When guys have to look at sexy pictures of other guys, itโs not okay. They get uncomfortable, but women arenโt allowed to.
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โTom
#24 Violence is Never Okay
Girls in super hero movies can choke the male characters. Thatโs perfectly fine until the male character chokes the female character. Then itโs a big hullaballoo. Whatโs good for the goose is good for the gander, they say, but violence is never okay, no matter who is on the receiving end.
#25 Marriage Isnโt Fair
Somehow it is legal for people who just met to get married like they do in Vegas. Itโs also acceptable for people who have been married and divorced half a dozen times to marry again. If two people of the same sex, who have been in a committed relationship for years, however, want to get married, itโs still frowned upon by some people. Go figure.
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โHorsey
#26 Girl Bosses
Even though being a girl boss seems to be the new trend, women cannot be bosses in the workplace without getting judged hard for it. If they dress nice, theyโre trying too hard. If they donโt wear heels, theyโre not trying enough. Itโs a no-win situation.
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โDaisy
#27 There is No Picture Perfect
Guys seem to think all women should look like the edited models in the magazines. If a woman thinks men should look like the edited and ripped men she sees on a womenโs magazine, sheโs ridiculous because real men donโt look like that. Well, neither do most women!
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Diply
#28 Crazy vs. Normal
Guys can get in heated discussions all they want because its deemed normal for them. Once a woman speaks her mind, however, she is crazy and ridiculous, and nobody ever lets it go. Men can be crazy, too!
#29 One letter difference
We still have some old fashioned views when it comes to what a boss should look and act like, even though there are plenty of women in leadership positions these days. Since our views are based on a history in which the boss was more often a man, sometimes a woman can have a hard time fitting some of the boss stereotypes.
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The Launch Pod
#30 Is Violence Against a Police Officer a Thing?
When a policeman gets loud or physical with a criminal, itโs never okay, and everyone likes to cry about police brutality. Everyone knows about it and its always recorded for the world to see. When the roles are reversed, however, the cameras seem to be turned another way as well.
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Diply
#31 What to Wear???
As women, we have to find the fine line between slutty and too conservative. The thing is, that line doesnโt actually exist. No matter how much you try to walk that tightrope, someone is going to judge.
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โDaisy
#32 Women in Relationships
Relationships are supposed to be a positive thing for the couple, but there is a lot of extra pressure on women in them that we may not even realize. If women are too assertive, they usually get called out as being bossy or too much. If they arenโt assertive, they get called a doormat.
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โDaisy
#33 Why Canโt I say That?
Double standards exist when it comes to age too. Sometimes grownups use a few choice words to express their dislike for somethingโฆbut use those same words in a report for school, and you can expect a trip to the principalโs office.
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โOzzie
#34 Cats and Dogs
There are even double standards in the animal world. We all put up with the cat when they walk all over the keyboard to get our attention, but what about when the dog does it? Itโs a catโs world.
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โI
#35 Donโt Forget the Funny Side of Life
Some double standards are eye-roll worthy while others can get under your skin. Either way, they are a part of the complex balancing act that we call life. The best thing to do is realize that weโre all going to be guilty of them sometimes. After all, weโre just human, one of the most harshly judged groups of all.
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