The Double-standard is Alive and Well
for Both Sexes
There appears to be some preconceived
attitudes toward the sexes that we’ve
accepted
into our culture. As petty and meaningless as they are they’re probably
hindering
communications just the same. It’s as if society condones subconscious
sexism. For
example; ‘Diamonds are a girl’s best friend’. ‘A dog is man’s best friend’. If
a little boy
is bad ‘he’s a little devil’. If a little girl is good ‘she’s an angel’, If
your mean
boss is a
man he’s ‘a frickin’ tyrant’. If the boss is a woman ‘she’s asserting her
authority’. The
biggest bed you can buy is a King size, the second biggest; a Queen.
If a woman uses a lot of four letter words
she’s ‘liberated’. If a man does, he’s
‘a loudmouth
pig’. Not to get sidetracked here but let’s face it today’s American culture
isn’t
exactly brimming over with class. When
NBC ignores a moment of 911 silence to
broadcast an
interview with the Kardashians mom about her brand new store bought
love pillows
the train to good taste Armageddon has no doubt left the station.
It works in both directions. If a teenage
boy is promiscuous he’s ‘sewing his wild oats’.
If a teenage
girl gets around, she’s labeled a tramp. For that matter when it comes to
sexuality
men worked it out so there’s no way for women to win. If she sleeps with you
she’s a
slut, if she doesn’t, she’s a prude. If she goes part way and stops, she’s a
tease.
There’s
apparently no escape, my sexist forefathers created a needlessly cruel name
for any
action you take. If a woman’s aggressive she a ‘man-eater,’ if she’s passive
she
a ‘pushover.’
Ever wonder why some men are so demeaning
and callous to so called ‘loose
women’? The truth is that loose women have the sex
drive as a man and aren’t afraid
to be
satiated. (it’s actually a fairly honest assessment of your own emotions and
needs)
Some men
detest this because they subconsciously don’t like themselves and can’t
stand to see
themselves in others.
If a man bullies his neighbors and gets in
needless fights, he’s ‘a man’s man.’ If a
woman does
so, she’s a crazy (rhymes with witch) you know what. If a woman shows
her backside
in a thong we call her sexy. If a man wears his pants so low he shows ‘the
great
divide’ we call him… well I guess we just call him a plumber, or a teenager.
But
the point is
we use the double standard almost constantly when pertaining to the sexes.
In any other
manner of life it’s unacceptable but not when it comes to the battle of the
sexes it’s
a-okay. And what nineteen fifties nit wit dubbed relations ‘the battle of the
sexes’?
There’s some poor schnook with a Hindenburg sized sample of low self
esteem.
Until a few years ago all hurricanes were
named after women. Finally when it was
proven when
it comes to personality men blow just as bad women were we accepted
into the
club. All Popes are men accept of course Pope Leon who no one was ever too
sure about,
but did make a fabulous white wine spritzer and knew all the lyrics to every
Lisa Minelli
show tune. All baseball players are men, except maybe Teddy Abernathy
who as you
know threw underhanded.
The point is these stereotypes promote fear
and disgust in a society with more than it’s
share
already. However getting rid of them over pollutes the already murky water of
political
correctness. (Try sailing through that pond scum without a shovel and a pre-
memorized, non-caring
apology) So what’s the answer? Perhaps just thinking before we
label anyone.
Labels are altruisms that are hard to live down and usually wrong. Finally
if this
article offends you in any way…you’re taking me way too seriously!
