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Double Standards!!!

Don't you just hate them?  Like, people say one thing, either about themselves or a certain situation but it's the total opposite for them, like it's not ok for you but it's all good for them. 
 
The term double standard, coined in 1912, refers to any set of principles containing different provisions for one group of people than for another, typically without a good reason for having said difference.  A double standard may take the form of an instance in which certain concepts (often, for example, a word, phrase, social norm, or rule) are perceived as acceptable to be applied by one group of people, but are considered unacceptable or taboo when applied by another group.
I've recently been in a situation where a double standard was applied.  I didn't even realise it at first and the truth is we are all faced with double standards every day in our lives.  For example, people will say you look fine at a size 18, these times they're size 8 and are trying to be a size 6.  Or someone will tell you something is not cool but it's ok for them to be doing much much worse or even the same.  Surely what's good for the goose is good for the gander (so to speak).  Don't get me wrong, I'm probably guilty of using double standards myself but it's when that double standard is so unbelievably blatant, that it becomes so unbelieavably wrong.

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  1. Your post made me think about the double standards in the media as well. We’re always told ‘love your body’ and ‘be happy with who you are’ but then the same media outlets are bullying celebrities about their fashion choices and the way they look. Everybody is going on about Jessica Simpson’s extra pounds or Zac Efron’s beard – SO WHAT. They’re living in civilised countries where apparently they have the right to express themselves and they should be able to do that without answering to other people.

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  2. Thanks for your comment Ree. You're absolutely right. Double standards exist right across the media. They have a lot to answer for. No wonder we have so many disturbed people in our society and not just "ordinary people", celebs too. Some would say that's the industry they've chosen to be in, they should deal with it but I really don't think the way the media treats some celebs is very fair at all.

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  3. To be fair I dont think celebrities are truly prepared for how much scrutiny they will get in the public eye and if everyday people are guilty of double standards then they sure will get targetted for this too. This month heat magazine said ' Size 14 is the new fashion ' talking about how great it is to see women with curves. Prior to that and possibly in issues to come , they constantly point out 'flabbly' pictures of celebrities. Think about how many times we've been in a conversation and we or the other participant has said 'Yea! That's fine for you to do. But not for me' Human error I guess and the media just capatalise on this

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