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>>>Can you explain to me what is meant by "what's good for the goose is good for the gander"?
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>>I think it's supposed to mean that what is acceptable for men should also be acceptable for women, but it's another one of those adages that I contend are cited backward. I feel like it should be "What's good for the gander is good for the goose."
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>Hmmm. It *could* be that the context was woman-centric... if X is fine and dandy for women then the same should be so for men.

I'm pretty sure it was the other way around. Being the idea that women were not allowed to do so many things that were ok for men, and the unfairness of the situation.

Although, I admit I wasn't there when it was first used, so what you say is possible, I just kind of doubt it.