Hi. I’m here to talk about double standards but not in the way you probably think I am. I was on the phone with my mom earlier this week and she brought up Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie (of the Today Show) and how they made some comments about Matthew McConaughey. She said to me, “can you imagine if that was a male anchor saying that about a woman? He would get fired!” My response was something cheeky about the double standard that exists and we moved on in the conversation. But I’m right. There IS a double standard in situations like that. The double standard exists that allows for women to talk about McConaghey and the Hemsworths and objectify the shit out of them but nothing really happens and no one really says anything because the original comment(s) are made by women. Also, think about this. This week, Adele revealed a photo of herself that showed her trimmed and toned body. The internet went berserk! We saw all sides of the spectrum from people championing her journey to ...
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