Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Noun Phrase 53. The noun phrase today is double standard. Okay. Let's take a look at note at the note here. If a person or group applies a double standard. Yeah. Usually we say somebody might apply a double standard, you are claiming that they are unfair in their treatment of different groups of people. You are suggesting that one is permitted to have more freedom in their behavior than another group. So this is what we mean if we say that somebody is applying a double standard on someone. Okay. Let's look at the first example here. Let me get this straight . Like let me understand this correctly is this what you're saying ? Let me get this straight. It is okay for your son to live together with his girlfriend before marriage, but it is not okay for your daughter to live together with her boyfriend before marriage. That is a double standard. So yeah. That's just what they might say. That's a perfect example of what we mean by a double standard. You say it's okay for a son or young men to do one thing but it's not okay for the young girl or a daughter to do exactly the same thing. Okay. So let's look at number two here. Many militant feminists. All right a militant feminist is a more serious feminist. That's all at the activist feminist that will go protesting and burning their bras and things like that. So many militant feminists claim, the fact that men can go topless in public, that men can go topless in public and it is illegal in most places for women to do the same is a double standard. Now to be honest, I think really most women don't complain too much about this one because I think they realize maybe it's not so safe or maybe it's not such a good idea for them to go topless in public. But you know, you might argue that some militant feminists maybe they have a point . Is this an example of a double standard ? According to the definition it does seem to be that way. Let's look at number three. Some political commentators claim it is a double standard for liberals to claim bakeries must make a cake for gay couples who order a wedding cake, yeah so remember years ago there was a big case where I guess a bakery he was very a very Christian conservative and you know He felt it was against his religion to make a cake for gay people. And they said this is not fair. This is not right but so here's the second part of this but You should refuse, but you should refuse to serve any conservatives in restaurants that work for the Trump administration. So a lot of liberals on one hand they're saying no you can't do this to gay people. You know, but you know if you have a different political opinion and you don't agree with us don't serve you. So if you think that way or you know if you would if you're saying that if you're suggesting that that's also a double standard. This is an example of a double standard, whether you agree with it or not agree with it, it's still a double standard. Okay anyway well um if you could think of any other good examples of a double standard you can leave them in the comments below and you know I'll check it out and see if if that really would qualify as a double standard. Anyway, I hope it's clear. I hope you got it. Thank you for your time. Bye- bye.
A2 US double standard standard double militant feminist gay English Tutor Nick P Noun Phrase (53) Double Standard 7 0 anitawu12 posted on 2019/06/28 More Share Save Report Video vocabulary