Can anyone name an example, where a woman could say "Imagine if the genders were reversed" ...

HeForeverBleeds · 2017-04-23T18:48:02+00:00

One I hear used quite often is the supposed "slut-stud double standard". A woman will get with a whole bunch of guys, maybe someone calls her trashy or loose or lacking respect for herself, and the outraged response is "if it were the other way around, you'd be calling him a 'stud'!" You might have heard women complaining about this one, too

The problem is, it's not entirely accurate, and if ever you hear someone complaining about the "slut-stud double standard", maybe show her this article:

...men who have casual sex are viewed as “taking advantage” of their partners to an extent that women who have casual sex aren’t. A woman out on a Friday night to find a one night stand is unlikely to be perceived as “preying” on men (she’s more likely to be seen as the prey). Consider this in relation to slut-shaming. If in casual sex she’s being degraded and disgraced, he’s doing the degrading and disgracing.

In other words, women complain about women who sleep around being shamed as having no self-respect--and perhaps they are viewed this way by some people--but they apparently don't consider that men who sleep around are shamed as having no respect for women, "using" women for sex, being misogynist or even predators

But apart from the "slut-stud double standard" (which isn't even a valid case), I'm not sure what else there would be. Sometimes I'll hear people claim that women are demonized in society (e.g. the Evil Woman Hypothesis) but they never give any genuine examples

EricAllonde · 2017-04-23T15:55:25+00:00

Man achieves literally anything: climbs a mountain, wins a sporting competition, becomes a CEO, whatever.

Everyone: "Meh. So what?"

Imagine if the genders were reversed!

Everyone: "Wow, how amazing! You go girl! You're such an inspiration! Will you do this magazine interview? How about a book deal? We love stories like yours, everyone should hear about what you've achieved. It's incredible!"

Seriously, the media stories I've seen sometimes for women doing pretty bog-standard things are bad enough that even I cringe. I can just imagine how it must be for any non-feminist, non-professional-victim woman: she'd be embarrassed as hell by so much pointless fuss over almost nothing.

slartitentacles · 2017-04-23T18:18:15+00:00

Those situations exist in some Islamic nations in the Middle East and South Asia; like Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, etc.

Imnotmrabut · 2017-04-23T16:50:16+00:00

Thay do it all the time with Uteruses and childbirth - they fail on all other non-biological attempts

Dembara · 2017-04-23T17:08:06+00:00

A woman campaigns against feminism or women's rights. They tend to need some men to call misogynists and portray themselves as the underdogs, but when it's a woman they can't pull the gender card so all hell breaks lose. In much the same way many can dismiss a white person opposing Black Lives Matter, but the black people who do the same get insults and abuse hurled at them in even greater degrees.

Rasalom72 · 2017-04-24T16:25:52+00:00

How can you reverse something with over 100 different types? /s

Satansyngel · 2017-04-24T00:56:07+00:00

Slutting around

Title	Can anyone name an example, where a woman could say "Imagine if the genders were reversed" ...
Author	Reastruth
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Date	April 23, 2017 3:15 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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