By Katie Garcia-Alcala
For the longest time, women and men have been told how to live and the difference between what is right and wrong, regarding how they are meant to behave regarding how they are meant to behave. The overall common opinion is that women are looked down upon for doing things that men are being praised for. It is wrong.
After being asked her opinion on double standards in today’s society junior Shannon McLeroy said, “I don’t think a woman should be judged if she goes to do something but if a man goes to do it, it’s okay.”
Senior Luna Ulysse said, “men and women should be treated equally. I don’t think it’s fair that guys can basically do whatever they want and as soon as a girl does it they are basically judged for it and are called all types of names.”
One may conclude that women are in fact being degraded for something that boys would high five each other. For example, if a woman was to go out and have a date with a guy one night and the next week go out with another guy, she is labeled as easy. If a man goes out for a date with a woman and sees another girl the next night, he is simply playing the field.
We are two months into 2018 and the name calling and intolerance regarding what woman should and shouldn’t do, should no longer be in question. No one should have the right to tell a woman what she can and can’t do. Women and men should be treated equally and if one is outed for staying out and partying, then so should the other. Women shouldn’t be made to feel as if they are dirty or wrong when the opposite sex is glorified for doing the same thing.