Since Beyoncé Causes Thot-ism, Does Floyd Mayweather Cause Domestic Violence?

Ever since Beyoncé stepped out in her sheer, golden masterpiece of a dress for the Met Gala, social media has been in an uproar. A huge segment of people was in awe over how gorgeous she looked. Me, included. Another segment could careless and rustled up some nasty comments or memes to express their views. Others seem to think that Yonce’s dress is sending the wrong message. A lot of men, especially, are making the correlation that since her dress was risqué, it’s setting a bad example for women, especially young women. We’ve heard this argument time and time again about how our celebrities should be role models and such and what is their responsibility to the youth.

However, it too often seems as if there’s a double-standard when it comes to women. Women celebrities are somehow responsible for being the moral compass of the entire gender but men somehow are not.

This weekend was the “fight of the century,” kind of. While millions, especially men, were rooting and supporting and basically putting Floyd Mayweather on a pedestal, those same men weren’t discussing his domestic abuse issues. How come looking at him didn’t bring up a discussion about men’s role and responsibility in combating domestic abuse? How come nobody said his lifestyle and behavior is detrimental to young men’s behavior and attitudes toward women? How come nobody thought to say he’s a bad role model for boys? Why do we ignore the fact that Floyd has 7 known incidents of abuse against 5 women?

Yeah, a dress and domestic abuse are two different things but they can symbolize the role of gender plays in our society and as well as how each gender is treated differently and women are judged more harshly.