Double standard

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Double standard

is when people in similar situations are treated differently, usually in an unfair way. It means the rule should be the same for everyone — but it isn’t.

Examples:

1- Teachers were encouraged to deeply care about students’ progress and well-being… yet the company announced the closure with only a few days’ notice — leaving both tutors and students unprepared. That was a painful double standard.

2- Parents tell their children not to use their phones at dinner… while scrolling during the meal themselves. Classic double standard.

Transcript

Hello and welcome back to Daily English. Today’s expression describes a quiet yet powerful form of unfairness.The expression is Double standard, one more time: double standard

Imagine this. A student arrives two minutes late to class. The teacher pauses the lesson, reminds everyone about punctuality, and says, “Time management is essential.”Later the same day, that teacher walks in five minutes late.  No apology. No explanation.

Pause. What do we call this?  A double standard.

A double standard is when people in similar situations are treated differently, usually in an unfair way. It means the rule should be the same for everyone — but it isn’t.

Teachers were encouraged to deeply care about students’ progress and well-being… yet the company announced the closure with only a few days’ notice — leaving both tutors and students unprepared. That was a painful double standard.

When dominant cultures preserve traditions, it’s called heritage. When minority cultures do the same, it’s sometimes called resistance to modernity.

Parents tell their children not to use their phones at dinner… while scrolling during the meal themselves. Classic double standard.

Originally, a standard referred to a measuring tool. So a double standard is like using one measure for one person… and a different one for someone else.

Now your question: Has there ever been a moment when you realized a rule or expectation didn’t apply equally to everyone? How did that make you feel — and did you challenge it or simply carry it? Why?

Thanks for joining me today. Remember — fair treatment doesn’t always need a loud voice. Sometimes it starts with simply recognising when a double standard exists… and choosing not to quietly accept it.

See you tomorrow.