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Justin Bieber Has A New Girlfriend Every Week — Yet People Are Shaming Bella Thorne

Co-Written by Ce-Lai Fong

Bella Thorne has found herself trending on Twitter. Not for acting or anything having to do with her talent, but because she has a new boyfriend. This year Bella has dated Greg Sulkin, her brother’s ex-girlfriend, Tyler Posey and now Charlie Puth. 4 people in the past 6 months  Being young is all about dating and finding the person who completes you so that’s not an issue at all. People are critiquing Bella for having a new boyfriend every couple of months. Dating must be a foreign concept to them, but obviously, it is a double standard. The problem is society wants to shame women for just about everything. Women aren’t allowed to explore their options while men can be dating more than one woman at once and society praises them. It seems like Bella is doing the same, she is exploring her options both male and female, she’s enjoying life. Yet people want to shame her for it.

Justin Bieber this year alone has been with Hailey Baldwin, Sofia Richie, Chantal Jeffries and many other people this year and somehow there is little to no discussion about how many girls he’s been dating. This is consistent with many male celebrities. While the men in Hollywood are praised for the number of girls they’ve dated, their female counterparts are routinely shamed if they see more than three men in one year. Just compare Taylor Swift to her ex, John Mayer.

They’ve both dated around 8 high profile people, but Taylor is the one associated with breaking hearts, taking names, and earning notches on the bedpost. Regardless of the situation, Taylor is the perpetual villain in her quest for “song material.” Mayer on the other hand, despite his equally long list of partners, is never questioned for his serial monogamy. That’s because society has extreme biases in the way men and women get to behave in romantic situations. Men get to date around and women are expected to settle down in blissful monogamy. It’s important to not shame women for wanting the freedom to date without society shaming them.


Khloe Kardashian is a victim to this, this year alone she has dated numerous guys including Tristan Thompson, James Harden, and French Montana. For the longest time Khloe was married to Lamar Odom, she thought they would be together forever. She made plans to have children with him, but sadly Lamar had his own problems and they soon divorced. Khloe was heartbroken, but as life goes on, you also have to move on. Khloe has been seen dating a lot of guys, and that’s completely normal, she went from thinking she found her soulmate to realizing that wasn’t the love of her life. People shouldn’t look down or blame Khloe for dating around. She’s simply trying to find someone for herself since she got married very young.

This double standard amongst women and men needs to stop. Dating multiple people and testing the waters should not be only exclusive to men. As human beings, we are built to find someone who shows us the same love we show them. That’s why it’s so important we date people to figure out who is the right one for you. If men do it, women should be allowed to do it too without being shamed for it.

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