Alex Buscemi
Double standards are everywhere, and if there’s one thing the internet loves, it’s calling them out.
From workplace expectations to societal norms, people on Reddit have been sharing the most glaring examples of these unfair contradictions.
Some are serious, others are a bit tongue-in-cheek, but all of them will have you nodding along or maybe even rolling your eyes.
They touch on everything from gender expectations to political hypocrisies, and they’re bound to spark a reaction—whether it’s a laugh, a groan, or a deep sigh.
Take a scroll, and see which of these hit close to home.
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Churches being involved in politics but not having to pay taxes. Tax the fuckn church.
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If poor people don’t pay taxes they are criminals, if rich people don’t pay taxes they are “business savvy”.
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The huge focus on Joe Biden’s apparent mental decline… versus… nobody batting an eyelid about Donald Trump’s obvious mental decline.
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I need to submit to a background check and drug test for most jobs. The president is a convicted felon. Elon does drugs.
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When Santa comes down the chimney and eats your food he’s “Holly” and “jolly” but I do it and I’m “drunk” and “breaking and entering”.
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It’s ‘mental health matters’ until you show symptoms that aren’t glamorous, romantic, or desirable.
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Black people are allowed to be racist as f**k.
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Government can’t account for 800 billion dollars in an audit, but if I so much as make an honest mistake on my taxes I receive harsh penalties.
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Sexual harassment against men being played for laughs in a lot of media.
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Normal person files for bankruptcy to give themselves a fresh start and they’re being shamed for it. Rich person files for bankruptcy 8 different times and no one blinks an eye.
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How men are praised for doing basic stuff like cooking or taking care of kids, while women are expected to do it all and still get judged for “not doing enough”.
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America calling itself the “land of the free” while simultaneously incarcerating more people than any other nation.
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That a man with five kids from three different women, all of whom he openly cheated on, can be elected president. A woman wouldn’t even be considered for mayor with that track record.
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Rich people receiving praise for getting government money whilst looking down on poor people needing government help.
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That viagra is covered by health insurance and most name brand birth controls are not (even though viagra is just for boners and birth control helps with a litany of female hormone regulation issues).
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Vilifying an entire race and gender. You can be racist to white people, especially white men. But it cannot be the opposite.
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Girls wearing feminine things? Yeah. Girls wearing masculine things? Yeah. Guys wearing masculine things? Yeah. Guys wearing feminine things? You’re gonna get beaten up if you enter the wrong alley.
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Women as the default parent even if both parents work.
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Rich people get every possible chance to avoid jail time, poor people can go f**k themselves.
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If you establish yourself as a “hard worker” everyone notices when you have a bad day and don’t perform to your usual standard. Meanwhile “slackers” are praised for performing slightly above average.
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People love to say ‘don’t judge others,’ but are quick to judge anyone who doesn’t fit their idea of normal. Hypocrisy is real!
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Entry level positions requiring years of experience.
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If a woman sleeps with a lot of guys, she’s a s**t. I do the same thing and I’m “gay”.
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“Ignorance of the law is no excuse” doesn’t apply to cops.
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Men’s nipples are normalized, women’s nipples are sexualized.
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I know it’s mentioned a lot, but cannabis being illegal and alcohol being legal (in most countries) is an outrageous double standard.
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How men are praised for being confident or assertive, but women who do the same are often labeled as bossy or aggressive. It’s like the same behavior is judged differently just based on gender.
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The idea that getting money without working for it is awful and horrible if you’re poor, but cool and respectable and a just reward for “success” if you’re rich.
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Two tiered justice system. If you are rich, you can’t commit a crime serious enough to result in a reasonable prison sentence.
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Employees are expected to give 2 weeks notice before leaving a job, but employers won’t give us even 2 hours notice before firing us.
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