The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-24
barometer of Public Opinion
Double Standard,


Editor World; The term double standard" rs
a common law term, generally Understood by
the public mind aS that rule Of conduct govern
ing morals Tor men and women az between the
sex II is called double" because the rule has
Two applications ia that II has one set OF re-
qulrcneuts for the man and one other set of re-
Qulromcnts for tho woman.
the rule II the basis upon which s predIcat-
ed tho present day social order; IL Ia almost uni
Versally accepted by society and promises to
endure rs long as society remains socially the
s'Ine-9t comes to US out Of the ages and iH
rooted and grounded In the common expert
once OF the race--and, Is the standard erected
~ the threshold Of almost every home from the
white house At Washington. D. c. to the cabin
ana tent on the frontier fringe OF civilization.
The rule requires OF woman the strictest com
pImnco OF all her duties and most strenuously
holds nor 70 the strictest accountability for her
chastity, virtue and morals and penalzes her
for the slightest iufraction with private and
public sCorn aud contempt. and denvin, nor
the nfiice OF sweetheart, bride. wife or mother
in the home OF man. stamping hcr with the
RED not branding iron OF social osracsm az un-
human beings.
The same rule is very lcncnt with the man
ie ls not held to any strict compliance with any
rtlulrGments OF any definite rulo OF social con-
duct; he, though notoriously llbldinous Is deep
~ cherished as sweetheart, bridegroom. husband
ana rather ana ~ considered to be highly worthy
To sire the race OF man. And be 1t said to his
Crcdit-he, almost always demands and takes
from the ranks of wumanhood her faIrest ana
most immaculate virginia. flowers for his sweet
hcart, bride, wife and the mother OF his chill
dren--and society will forbear. forget and al
~.
the law Of gravitation will work inVersely and
water run uphill, before society will even coun-
tenahcc the slightest lost motion wggle of any
woman from that straight and narrow pathway
mat this adamantinc rule has laid down for
her pretty little feet to follow
The rule, be It said to it's Credit-glogiesI
IN the goodness OF woman; and makes her
queen OF all that is, she IL the emblem Of Lib
"rty enghtoning the world" and her sweet
race Is the superscripton the coin of the
rcalm-she Is Virgin Mary and mother OF Cod
10 men
The rule seems to treat the man in utter con
tempt 1t seems to either have most purpose
Y or inadvertanty overlooked him as being
unit to assume any obligations under the rule;
II treats him as sorta dronc bee of which
thtre Is little to exact or expect In morals.
We think that tho rule should be renamed the
single standard Rule" because II only applies
to the woman OF whom it cNacts everything ana
practically leaves the man among the beasts
OF the woods
The writer Is the friend Of his sex and s ever
mindful OF his limitations. We want To now
como boldly out In the open field and do re-
lentless battle for the doctrines of the double
standard These are some of our reasons:
The rule Is as II should be. The rule WAS
made by the women, who only nave the right
TO mako rules for themselves. The rule il of
the women, by the women and for the women
The men were never consulted about making
the rule. Tho world doesn't want or deserve
any better rule
Tulsa, April 10. W e CARRTCE