Double Standards: One "Two" Many

So much tension is placed on American sexuality. We live in a society where sex sells, but is considered exploitation. Well the main cause of this is our heritage. There is an expression stating, "Austrilia got the convicts, Canada got the French, and we got the Puritans." This quote signifies how the United Kingdom got rid of its minority or troublesome groups. Though the Canadian part hardly makes any sense, but it rings true for America. We are founded on prude forefathers. They were religious fanatics who even went as far as burning women at the stake. In the movie The Crucible, most of the acts the girls petitioned to the courts had strong sexual undertones. How they went out into the woods and stripped naked claiming to be possessed, or how they said spirits would observe the girls while they were naked in their homes. Little did they realize their strict ways would still have an influence on the country they founded hundreds of years ago. The Puritan's ways have shaped so many double standards that we live with today. How a man can sleep with as many women and be a hero, and a woman a slut. That one isn't bad at all though. From that double standard though a woman can accuse a man of rape and everyone will believe her. As we all know women are liars, hence the Duke rape case. But this accusation goes much further than that. A woman can marry and divorce you. Kanye said it best, "When she leaves your ass, shes gonna leave with half." And people wonder why so many men kill their wives. Lastly I'd like to make a point to mention the whole Terri Schiavo case. How everybody made a fuss about removing her feeding tube because her husband ran out of money to keep life support running. People said she was conscious and was communicating by blinking. After the autopsy, doctors dicovered she was unconsious and completely in the vegitative state. Though doing that is unethical, how many gold-diggers are there that wait for their rich husbands to die just to take their money? Double standards my friends. Daniel Day Lewis said it best,"Because it's my name!"