Why is it socially "acceptable" for a guy to sleep around, but it's not socially "acceptable" for a girl to do the same?

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Why is it socially "acceptable" for a guy to sleep around, but it's not socially "acceptable" for a girl to do the same?

by AngelwithBrokenWings Posted April 10, 2008 03:17:45

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+24 / -5 raves Dave Sawyer ♥ Child of God ♥ April 10, 2008 03:20:13

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Neither is socially acceptable for me or the people I am around.
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AILDFAN July 21, 2008 00:30:08

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well, when a girl gets hot an bothered, she does all these arches with her back... or puts her finger in her mouth... wears next to nothing.... its disgusting really.... i dont wanna know you're a freak until AFTER we get a room...

so dont be dropping shit in a bar so you could bend over. it gross.
rr lyrae June 25, 2008 00:12:27 (edited)

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There are stereotypes that social usages fall back upon when confronted by radical or heroic sexuality. But, truth be told, if you can play it you can be whatever you wish and make the world beg for more while the scrubs get scandalized and the Betas do their "Tsk"...if you find the keys to the Kingdom in your possession...be not afraid...
Roxie June 16, 2008 05:49:11

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For the same reason men need to get big old tires for their jacked-up trucks, or are gun nutters etc.
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jackie May 03, 2008 21:27:20

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because people can call the girl really mean things and they can`t to a guy
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marquise April 27, 2008 07:08:09

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I don't know sweetie....must be for the same stupid reason that a man should be taller.... or older.... or stronger....or etc...lol...what I can tell you is that for me it is not acceptable....
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Luis April 23, 2008 02:48:16

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I think its just how people have been taught for tha thousands of years.
i believe its not right for either to be sleeping around. but thats tha norm in our society.... sad huh?
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Kays April 18, 2008 15:10:39

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I think its wrong for both. I personally believe that people should wait till their married.
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Michael Jackson Heroin Drug... April 15, 2008 05:05:36

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Because guys are pigs..we all know that!
Angelwi... to Michael... April 15, 2008 06:25:23

Wow.
So true. LOL
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Ben for Obama April 14, 2008 22:56:49

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it is perfectly acceptable for a woman to sleep around (assuming she and her partner/s are practicing safe sex).....
jada jay April 14, 2008 19:08:46

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woaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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MissQueen - American Patriot April 14, 2008 18:35:27

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it isn't.... otherwise men/women wouldn't fight about it so much when it happens.. it takes 2 to tango
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AILDFAN to MissQue... April 15, 2008 16:38:51

damn straight!
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jay April 14, 2008 18:33:49

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Because men have dicks and women don't.
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Angelwi... to jay April 15, 2008 06:25:45

Wow.
So profound.
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jo-jo to jay April 15, 2008 11:55:16 (edited)

how is that a reason why men can sleep around and women cant
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AILDFAN to jay April 15, 2008 16:38:53

thank God.

although some do.... :/
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SAM April 14, 2008 18:27:09

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It's a mans world!
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Angelwi... to SAM April 14, 2008 18:28:10

Fuck that....
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Teesha April 14, 2008 17:47:38

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There is still extreme double standards for woman. We are still a long way from equality.
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akgold April 14, 2008 17:46:05

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that there is an instinctual basis in biology. Males are programmed to plant their seed where ever possible, the goal is to reproduce. Women are programmed to choose the mate that will give their offspring the best genetic predisposition for success in life.
Jazzy Fizzle April 14, 2008 17:44:07

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its not right for either to sleep around. i was acually taking to W.H. aid about the fact that it is more acceptted for men to do things rather than women. He said that its because If you refer like back to the bible you see that it was eve that ate the apple first so it seems that women seem to come like second. so it makes women seem like we aren't trusted enough, or just because she made that one mistake, that you don't see us living in the garden of edan.
Ray April 14, 2008 17:32:36

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I don't believe it is acceptable for men or women to sleep around. Weak character is an emotional problem for all people. Including Bill Clinton and Eliot Spitzer.
Scott W April 14, 2008 15:27:58 (edited)

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people expect that between the sexes, women take the moral high road. So when a woman chooses to sleep around, she falls below the norm. I think that's all changing though. Not only does our society not condemn a woman's sleeping around, but I think girls are no longer feeling a cultural imperative to take the moral high road. More cases like the Youtube Florida beating of the cheerleader show that today's girls are just as nasty as the guys.

For the record, I've NEVER considered it socially acceptable for anyone to sleep around, guy or girl.
Lollipops Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!! April 14, 2008 15:19:36

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BECAUSE PPL R MESSED UP AND REALLY SEXIST THESE DAYS.
Seasoned April 14, 2008 14:42:06

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It is Ok for them to make babies... but not Ok for us to have babies...of course unless its theirs
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Lea April 14, 2008 13:39:03

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I don't know why but its kind of stupid for it to be that way. I mean a guy can sleep with a different girl every night if he wanted to and it would be alright, but if a girl did that she is all of a sudden a slut.
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Chellbear April 14, 2008 13:38:26

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i think its because guys can't get prego!! thats all it is... they don't have to worry about that stupid bs!!
lizabeth April 14, 2008 10:38:49

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no people should be treated fairly
chloesullivann April 14, 2008 08:24:03

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moderated...
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the vin-man April 14, 2008 06:05:36

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Hey. Whadda want from me? I dont make the rules.I just follow them..Dont feel bad girls. Its just the luck of the draw.You could have been born a guyLOL
TheNightFly April 14, 2008 05:22:26

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Because only women are at risk of getting pregnant. If men got pregnant instead, then it would be socially acceptable for women to sleep around, not men. If women layed eggs, it would only be a hygene issue.
-gasp-! April 14, 2008 02:28:00

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since when was that not "socially acceptable"?!
Ally April 14, 2008 01:44:39

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this is a stupid question its not right for anybody to do that sort of thing
Toolenduso April 14, 2008 01:31:52

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I don't find it acceptable for guys to sleep around any more than I do for girls to. As for society, I don't think they exactly smile upon guys who do, either. I think if any imbalance occurs between the image of men who sleep around versus women who do, it probably stems from some sort of general perception that women are supposed to be better at controlling themselves.
christina April 14, 2008 01:08:16

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okey
alaina A.K.A. blondy April 13, 2008 23:59:17

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its wrong both ways.. but most/some guys are already known as pigs/slobs... so it doesnt matter to them as much as girls.
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Reservoir Dog April 13, 2008 23:09:31

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Neither should do it. But come on all you politically correctness freaks! The sexes are different. So sameness should not be confused with equality. I.E. Men are victims of their hormones just as women are. But in a different way. Testosterone is the sex hormone for both men and women. Women who have little or no testosterone, Will not have sex. They will fight off sex . Men don't have twice or 3 times as much testosterone as women. They have 80,000 times the amount of testosterone. To much testosterone in a man will cause him to be a violent remorseless killer. We all know about women's hormones I',ll just say one thing about that. PMS. We cut women an awful lot of slack for being "Hormonal" But men are just dawgs. Not saying that promiscuity is good. Just sayin'. Theirs a lot of inequality out there. Did someone tell you life is fair. The white American male is the last socially acceptable target of bigotry. If he also happens to be a Christian, well, just hang him. Breast cancer kills almost the exact same number of females as prostate cancer kills men. But for every research dollar spent on prostate cancer research, $660.00 are spent on breast cancer. Fair? For every female suicide, 15 males commit suicide. Even though females attempt suicide 4 times as often. Well, ladi...

Neither should do it. But come on all you politically correctness freaks! The sexes are different. So sameness should not be confused with equality. I.E. Men are victims of their hormones just as women are. But in a different way. Testosterone is the sex hormone for both men and women. Women who have little or no testosterone, Will not have sex. They will fight off sex . Men don't have twice or 3 times as much testosterone as women. They have 80,000 times the amount of testosterone. To much testosterone in a man will cause him to be a violent remorseless killer. We all know about women's hormones I',ll just say one thing about that. PMS. We cut women an awful lot of slack for being "Hormonal" But men are just dawgs. Not saying that promiscuity is good. Just sayin'. Theirs a lot of inequality out there. Did someone tell you life is fair. The white American male is the last socially acceptable target of bigotry. If he also happens to be a Christian, well, just hang him. Breast cancer kills almost the exact same number of females as prostate cancer kills men. But for every research dollar spent on prostate cancer research, $660.00 are spent on breast cancer. Fair? For every female suicide, 15 males commit suicide. Even though females attempt suicide 4 times as often. Well, ladies do love attention. Men are portrayed in the media as predatory animals raping and killing women and abusing children. Although when a parent kills a child, that parent is almost always the mother. Every year there are approximately 600 child murders by a parent. Of that approximate 600, approximately 80 are fathers. The other approximate 520 are mothers. 70% of learning disabilities are males. Women are graduating from college much greater than males.Women are the majority of new business start ups. It's our boys who are at risk. But I don't hear Diane Sawyer or Opra breathlessly calling for fast action in aiding these "at risk" children. No, it's not a fair world. But don't try to come off all "All us poor little females are so chumped off ; and the mean old men have everything rosy" I could give you proof texts for everything I say (I'm writing a book) but you've got the internet. Check it out if you doubt me. I'd say that men pay for everything they get in life
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akgold to Reservo... April 14, 2008 17:29:45 (edited)

Thank you, it is always refreshing to see someone buck PC.
I foresee a huge problem looming for women as a result of current trends. The current rate of college admissions and graduation is favoring women by something like 56%/44% and the gap continues to grow. It is very probable that the future holds a time when women grads will outnumber males 2 to 1.
In our culture it has been true that men are far more likely to marry "down" than women in terms of earnings and education. What happens when the pool of women outnumbers the pool of "suitable" men by this ratio? I see women:
Settling for "less".
Being alone.
Poaching men away from other women.
If and when this comes to pass it will have the perverse effect of giving men more power since they will be a scarce commodity in a sellers market. To compete for the best and the brightest, women with the looks and earnings will have an advantage and that will put pressure on all women because even the "winners" will have to maintain their advantages or risk losing what they have to a trophy wife.
I see the developing dynamic as a great example of unintended consequences and a reinforcement of the adage "be careful of what you wish for!"!
Rob April 13, 2008 22:48:28

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I've never cheated. Our society is losing all its values because of woman liberation, granted the men of the world ruined it first but with woman behaving the way men are now adays were on a crash course full speed to a society of sexual deviants, self centered irresponsibility, plagued with broken homes and STD's. Our children are doomed. But feed hungry pig's, who cares what kind of world our children inherrit.