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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Society has a double standard when it comes to teen sex: it is seen as natural for boys but forbidden for girls.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And at the other extreme, the success of social purity never silenced the defenders of the double standard .
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Jemmat's frank protest against a double standard is certainly unusual.
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Medical men, as well as the military and defenders of the double standard , were strong proponents of the Acts.
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That double standard was the underbelly of every easy laugh stand-up comedians got when they did hooker jokes.
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This kind of governmental double standard towards minorities survived until the passing of the Race Relations Act in 1965.