I agree. I hate double standards in general. My bf used to feel really awkward whenever I offered to pay..I think he still does to some degree. But why shouldn't a girl pay once in a while? We can make our own money nowadays...
I had a friend who had the attitude of "I'd hot a man but even if she hits me, I'll never hit a woman back because I respect women" and I told him straight up, that kind of attitude was more condescending than respectful because it comes from a stigma that basically says "There's no way you could kick my ass so it would be totally unfair to hit you". I say if she has enough balls to hit anybody, then she's got enough balls to take a hit. Plus I see no reason why women should be respected any more than men should.
I randomly rep you like 3 mins ago, now i feel like it didn't go to waste! *laughs*