Double Standards

Originally Posted by ArrowHead

Oh, so he's bigoted and you're not? Seriously. Look at what he said, and look at what you said. Now tell me that he's bigoted and you're not.

The truest statement I've read all week.

I have a huge problem with many of the double standards in life.

Hispanic and black people can have their own award shows, honoring only people of that race, but a white award show would be condemned for being racist. I mean, I guess I understand it. A minority rising up and accomplishing the same as a few from majority may be impressive, and some, I suppose, feel that such talented people deserve even more recognition than those from the majority. I'm personally under the belief that if they truly have accomplished great things in whatever field, they will be recognized for it by those within the field. Not just anybody gets an Oscar or Espy or Eisner nomination.

I have problems with items being sold in the U.S. that have been translated into other languages from English. If I went to another country (as far as I know), I'd be expected to know at least a little bit of their language, or at least have access to some kind of translator, whether it be a person or a dictionary. Maybe someone from another country can provide insight into this matter that I lack.

There's the double standard involved with raising children. In teenage years, some parents are overly protective of daughters in terms of relationships, but not of sons. My dad tried to explain this one to me recently, saying that parents don't have to worry about sons getting pregnant. If a child is conceived, the responsibility for raising the child mainly falls on the unwed mother and her family.

Those are just a few I feel like mentioning right now. I may return later with more.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by FallDragon

http://www.diversityinc.com/public/21699.cfm

An example of why you're wrong.

How does this prove me wrong? Are you trying to say that minorities in politics get too little recognition? I'm sure they do, but politicians don't get awards for things, unless they appear in some type of media. Thus, minorities aren't the only ones not being recognized for their political actions. Maybe there should be a politican award program. I'm sure at least a few would get some kind of recognition if such a thing existed.

There's nowhere I can't reach.