Women, how many of you have encountered something like the following? You're out watching a movie and hear guys behind you making comments about the woman on the screen. You're scrolling through facebook and see a couple guys going on about the hot waitress who served them last night. A couple old guys are sitting in front of Cracker Barrel ogling the women who walk by.
I bet you're mad. Furious. Creeped out. Maybe you even give them a piece of your mind.
But how many times has something like this shown up in your facebook feed amid likes and laughs and encouragement?
"That's funny," we might see written, or "you go girl!"
Why?
Why are we upset or grossed out by the one, but not the other?
Why is the reaction any different when it comes from a woman?
It shouldn't be.
There should be no complacency when it comes to females doing the same thing we abhor from males.
We have a cultural double standard, it seems. Women can do whatever they want sexually like this, because women were subjugated and now we're empowered. We need to show the men that we're equal to them - by degrading them into sex objects?
Since when did equality mean degradation?
I know, some of you will tell me I need to lighten up, that I'm too serious.
But this IS serious.
Even if the spirit is one of jest, how would you feel if a man made that kind of joke about a woman? It's inappropriate, and it's not becoming. Especially not for a Christian.
We are called to be set apart. To be different. To be holy.
You make a good point. So many people do have double standards. Christians need to be sober minded and more serious.
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