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To think women have double standards

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Scottishlass10 · 01/11/2025 09:20

DH & I were travelling by train and there was a group of women sitting across from us. If men discussed women the way they talked about men the men would be accused of misogyny. Later on DH said and I agree, that some women think it’s unacceptable to be objectified and spoken about in a sexual way but it’s ok for men to be treated like that and there certainly is double standards.

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Scottishlass10 · 01/11/2025 09:33

PiccadillyPurple · 01/11/2025 09:24

How do you know the women having the conversation don't think it's fine for men to talk like that too?

They didn’t judging by some of the comments they made about how men judge women on how they look etc. I wasn’t earwigging they were just talking very loudly.

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Coffeeishot · 01/11/2025 09:28

So you were listening in to a private conversation and came up with "double standards" ?

INeedAnotherName · 01/11/2025 09:26

Agree with pp, perhaps those particular women think it's fine for men to be the same. Did you ask them?

PiccadillyPurple · 01/11/2025 09:24

How do you know the women having the conversation don't think it's fine for men to talk like that too?

Ihavepaidalotforthisstory · 01/11/2025 09:22

I think both men and women have double standards.

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