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double standardˌdouble ˈstandard noun [countable] - Society has a double standard when it comes to teen sex: it is seen as natural for boys but forbidden for girls.
- And at the other extreme, the success of social purity never silenced the defenders of the double standard.
- Jemmat's frank protest against a double standard is certainly unusual.
- Medical men, as well as the military and defenders of the double standard, were strong proponents of the Acts.
- That double standard was the underbelly of every easy laugh stand-up comedians got when they did hooker jokes.
- This kind of governmental double standard towards minorities survived until the passing of the Race Relations Act in 1965.
a rule, principle etc that is unfair because it treats one group of people more severely than another in the same situation |