Cosmopolitan's Double Standards

Ashley_9511 · 2016-08-07T19:32:08+00:00

I saw someone on Facebook who was super pissed that there was a list of the "hottest females at Rio 2016" but then later reposted an article for "eff. Marry. Kill. Hottest males at 2016" with the tag line "👀👅👅". People just honestly don't understand how hypocritical stuff like that is

nannuq · 2016-08-07T15:37:15+00:00

Hypocrisy, some people just don't understand it.

EngineerinLA · 2016-08-07T15:58:44+00:00

Just look at how those guys are dressed. They're just asking for it.

Jaeryth · 2016-08-07T16:39:26+00:00

Cosmo used to have articles encouraging women to bite penises and do Indian rug-burns on them as a sexual act.

I'm not surprised lol..

FruitierGnome · 2016-08-07T17:13:29+00:00

These newspapers/websites arent trying anymore. They will blatantly contradict themselves within days of a previous article.

ThreeLF · 2016-08-07T16:30:09+00:00

It's not surprising. Cosmopolitan solicits and caters to straight, middle-aged, white women. The magazine doesn't actually have standards or merit. Us wanting Cosmopolitan to change is like Feminists wanting nerdy movies, or video games to change. It's just not gonna happen.

CAMYtheCOCONUT · 2016-08-07T16:07:01+00:00

You're really asking a lot from that cancerous magazine.

TheDaJakester · 2016-08-07T17:46:11+00:00

"effing"'

Just say fuck.

hopscotchking · 2016-08-07T18:26:53+00:00

Lol I was talking to this lil SJW chick (who I spent a night with years ago, thats why her misandry is so hilarious to me) online. She posted an article about how theres a hot dude olympian and how all the girls are swooning over him.

When I pointed out this is objectifying the man, and goes against the exact shit she preaches about all the time, her response was that society has been objectifying woman forever, so now the other shoe has dropped. I couldn't help but laugh. I'll post the convo screencap if enough interest.

wonderful_wonton · 2016-08-07T18:58:23+00:00

This is pretty bad, because those athletes go out in gear to compete and perform at their sport. A feature article focusing in on their genitals while dressed out is a lot like taking creepshots in public.

2016-08-07T16:23:26+00:00

Its funny because i remember there was a similar post i seen on this sub about this double standard. A lot of people from the front page were bitching and one person said it "doesnt happen that much" and yet. Here we are again

decixl · 2016-08-07T16:08:57+00:00

Double standards.

adambond · 2016-08-07T20:09:11+00:00

Gender equality works both ways.

2016-08-07T16:51:51+00:00

It's Cosmopolitan. What did you expect? Hypocrisy, double-standards, it's what they thrive on.

chinpopocortez · 2016-08-07T23:48:02+00:00

ONLY MEN CAN BE SEXIST YOU CIS GENDERED WHITE MALE SCUM

Xemnas81 · 2016-08-07T20:05:13+00:00

I think we should recognise that this lip-stick/stiletto feminism or "gurl powah." Institutionalised misandry from academic feminism and SJWs/the regressive left is the real threat, but casual cultural misandry and trad-con double standards are the bread and butter of lipstick feminism imhe.

Perhaps we should start delineating the two so our priorities aren't confused. Lipstick feminism='Feminists'/pop-feminists who just don't know shit. Institutional feminism=card-carrying smash the patriarchy feminist.

uniquememerinos · 2016-08-07T19:41:25+00:00

Not surprising. This is just the beginning of living in a feminist dominated society.

stevenjo28 · 2016-08-07T22:14:16+00:00

I like to classify feminism into 2 groups- Real feminists who want gender equality on as many fronts as possible, and femi-nazis.

TheRunawayBrit · 2016-08-07T18:20:28+00:00

Is anyone surprised

UyhAEqbnp · 2016-08-08T07:00:30+00:00

expecting a glamor magazine to have consistent standards besides audience appeal is reaching

it is funny that feminists (I've met) ignore striking the fruit closest to home however

azter4 · 2016-08-08T12:54:59+00:00

Is anyone else just realizing that the poses are different, but some men actually like the idea that said sexism against men is normal.

westcoastmaximalist · 2016-08-07T18:33:26+00:00

Hey can someone link me to the first tweet?

Mcawesome5388 · 2016-08-07T22:11:38+00:00

Are you surprised?

deepsoulfunk · 2016-08-07T23:02:50+00:00

It would be worse than Trump spam if we gave female objectification the same kind of attention.

5iveby5ive · 2016-08-07T23:33:25+00:00

to be fair, the woman who wrote the olympics one was in high school when the woman wrote the one in 2014. or maybe she still is.

-silence8- · 2016-08-08T02:57:30+00:00

They just simply do not understand the double standards and hypocrisy.

Pounch · 2016-08-08T03:43:49+00:00

I think you mean "cosmopolitan's readers double standards"

angstyart · 2016-08-08T05:16:34+00:00

Cosmo always was and probably always will be pure shit.

Maxhall530 · 2016-08-08T05:28:11+00:00

Don't complain.... They might stop

courrupted · 2016-08-08T07:06:38+00:00

+100000 if I could

chambertlo · 2016-08-08T08:46:36+00:00

Cosmopolitan is useless.

splodgenessabounds · 2016-08-08T09:35:22+00:00

Cosmo and "double standards" is not so much an oxymoron as an oxycretin. Hypocritical, superficial gloss is what it's always been about, and as long as it sells, it won't change.

Next...

Raidicus · 2016-08-08T10:37:15+00:00

Is this sub really naive, or do you really think Cosmo magazine has some unified political stance on... Hell ... ANYTHING? They are looking for clicks. That's it. Clicks=money. For fucks sake

rgmw · 2016-08-08T11:59:40+00:00

Cosmo is a GREAT magazine... Basically, full of porn. Seriously, my deceased wife would get so infuriated with women who read and followed Cosmo's advice, which, as pointed out in this post is outright contradicty and seems to be whatever is crossing someone's mind.

PotatoDonki · 2016-08-08T17:00:34+00:00

To them, this wouldn't even be a problem. They honestly see treating the genders differently as the road to equality.

It's punitive social justice, which is ludicrous. Why should it matter that "women were objectified all throughout history?" It wasn't you experiencing it, and it wasn't me doing it. So can we work together to make an honestly level playing field instead of just punishing all of mankind for shit we had nothing to do with?

yayaboy870 · 2016-08-08T22:48:13+00:00

Such a joke

ImJustaBagofHammers · 2016-08-14T08:06:24+00:00

Don't take it personally, they clearly can't even type coherent sentences.

Cheveyo · 2016-08-07T22:16:42+00:00

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TweektheGeek · 2016-08-07T21:50:24+00:00

But why would I get mad if a girl was checking out my bulge?

DocDerry · 2016-08-07T20:16:30+00:00

Cosmo's target audience: You aren't it.

PodricksPhallus · 2016-08-07T17:07:19+00:00

Do you guys actually care about this? Seriously? There are some very real, important issues, and you choose to focus on this. Objectification by the opposite sex happens. On both sides. All the time. I can find you a dozen articles talking about how hot the female Olympians are in the same manner as this article. Is it right? Maybe, maybe not. But it's pretty fucking equal. Why do we mire ourselves in this self pitying bullshit? Let's focus on things that actually affect people's lives.

Nulono · 2016-08-08T03:39:27+00:00

If there are 36 bulges, why did they tweet 40 trophies?

/r/mildlyinfuriating

showmerex · 2016-08-07T20:51:04+00:00

DAE just hate the modern world

i_never_use_caps · 2016-08-07T18:21:37+00:00

cosmo also points out the sexy butts and boobs of women and how to achieve those. its not a double standard. its two different points of discussion. you can talk about sexy people and still have a problem with objectification.

edit: downvoted by people who are allergic to reality

OrangeOctoberLibra · 2016-08-07T19:16:16+00:00

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changomacho · 2016-08-07T19:46:39+00:00

your meme sucks OP

mbasi · 2016-08-07T23:36:32+00:00

Wonder how many of the guys posting in this seddit on a regular basis look anything close to the swimmers in those pics.

BigBoz · 2016-08-07T23:23:09+00:00

This is why some women love getting raped. They can't wait for it sometimes.

HillaryIsForTheBest · 2016-08-07T21:28:20+00:00

You're all disgusting.

I can't for Hillary to fix this country of ours.

Title	Cosmopolitan's Double Standards
Author	NotRoosterTeeth
Upvotes	9619
Comments	245
Date	August 7, 2016 2:34 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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