Seventeen and Blair students concur that girls more often than boys label other girls. Junior Ariel Alvez-Moats, says that girls use these derogatory names when other girls may oppose or criticize their own behavior. According to senior Jeff Tien, who has been labeled a mac by his peers, girls tend to label people more than guys because they gossip more. Junior Sean Fanning disagrees. He thinks that girls are labeled more than guys because they face the consequences.
Guys have the better end of the double standard.
Some students think this disparity of gender-based labeling is caused by society's acceptance of inappropriate behavior from guys. Many Blair students believe that society expects each gender to play a certain role, which results in different classifications. Alvez-Moats believes that straying from this image will result in the girl being called names such as slut. Tien feels he's called a mac because he has been with more than one girl at the same time. He feels it's unfair that if a girl does the same thing, she is treated more harshly.