When a woman sleeps with twenty guys, she's a slut, when a guy sleeps with twenty girls, he's a hero. You cannot deny this sad but true fact. Men who sleep with lots of women are basically worshiped by their friends while women who do the same are considered sluts, whores, whores, etc. You would think that the ridicule would stop there but alas, women are also scrutinized by men because they are virgins. . They are called prudes simply because they don't let men "get in their pants." According to Marks and Fraley (2006) in The Sexual Double Standard and Adolescent Peer Acceptance, "the double standard is a cultural fiction reified by individuals who are selectively concerned with confirming evidence presented to them in the media or in conversation, but which are not personally approved by peers. them." (2009: 146) Since the double standard became a public concept, women have done everything possible to prove that they are better than men and that they can sleep with the same number of partners as men. they choose and not be a bad person; basically, women have used the double standard to sleep with a multitude of people and feel little regret The double standard is the application of a set of principles that are different for. men and for women This standard has been around for a long time, but recently women have gone out of their way to try to prove that they can sleep with anyone they want and have it accepted Men who have slept with a number. A considerable number of partners are considered accomplished men, studs, and ladies' men, but a woman who has slept with a decent number of partners is still considered a whore, a slut, or a pushover (Marks and Fraley, 2005). A common analogy used to demonstrate this double standard is that a key that opens many locks is a master key, where...... middle of paper ......udy proves this point. Women are generally more protective of their female friends than of their male friends. Women tend to take a more maternal role when it comes to giving their friends the approval of dating a man. Women are moving away from the norm. Women discuss sex more often with their male and female friends, experiment with their likes and dislikes in bed, and go against the status quo. Women no longer take lightly being told that they are different or inferior to a man. Ever since the double standard became a public concept, women have gone out of their way to prove that they are better than men and that they can sleep with the same number of partners they choose and not be a bad person ; Basically, women have used the double standard to sleep with multitudes of people and feel little regret..