The term double standard, coined in the early 1950s, refers to any set of principles containing different provisions for one group of people than for another.[1] A double standard may take the form of an instance in which certain applications (often of a word or phrase) are perceived as acceptable to be used by one group of people, but are considered unacceptable—taboo—when used by another group. (wikipedia.org)
Growing up, I have a wide range of friends: I have friends who are 10 years older, few years younger, female, male, third-sex; I don't mind. I know that I am imperfect myself, and so I have long ago learned how to deal with imperfections of other people. But there is just one thing that I cannot, and probably will not be able to tolerate. Maybe it is because of my roots, or maybe I am just a little young, or maybe because I am getting old.
Going on projects abroad, I am mostly surrounded by guys. I never have problems dealing with them; I eat whatever is on the table, I laugh at their sometimes obscene jokes. I really don't mind, and honeslty, i have good and fun conversations with them too.
There is just one point that creates despise in my soul. Almost would want to make me vomit at their faces. Some men would talk about girls from sunrise to sunset, during lunch breaks, coffee breaks, yosi breaks, and I would sometimes wonder if they talk (or maybe think) about girls until they sleep. For single guys, it doesn't affect me much. But I have witnessed married guys do the same. It would have been better if they talk about girls in a little subtle way. But NO. They see some girls as if they are little toys, who, if "given" the right batteries, would come to their mercy. And it makes me think, where in the corner of the world did they get the idea? How, in this little universe, could their minds do that trick without passing by the faces of their wives? Or their children? Monster!
"Ganyan talaga eh, likas sa mga lalake yan". Crap. Even if you give me 1 million dollars, hindi bebenta saken yang idea. Well, you can go ahead and look at all the girls around, but going further is a different story. And if you ask them if their wives would do the same, they'll be ready to kick some ass. Double standard. Tsk.
I am not talking about guys who fell out of love, and then falls in love with another woman. This, for me, is a different story. I am talking about guys (and girls maybe) who would endlessly fool around, to let time pass, to kill their "boredom", to sustain their "needs". I don't believe that the universe was created in that crapy manner. Or maybe I am wrong. Don't give me the "no feelings involved, no strings attached" crap. Because there are better things to do than talk about the size of that girl's bra.
Tsk.
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