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Founded in 2019, the New Tolerance Campaign was relaunched in 2021 by Mr. Angelo, who served in the Trump administration, as a “watchdog organization mobilizing Americans to confront intolerance double-standards by establishment institutions.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2023

She penned an op-ed titled “We Can Do Better” lamenting the superficial double-standards women are held to.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2019

I want people to realize they have double-standards.

From Washington Post • May 2, 2018

Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian The former sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe has weighed into the controversy about perceived double-standards for Olympic and Paralympic athletes in the New Year honours list.

From The Guardian • Dec. 30, 2012

But having picked four of five players who were already in yellow cards at White Hart Lane he complained that there were double-standards with regard to the issue.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2011