Why Go to Class When You Can Drink, Bro?

A pack of Milwaukee Neanderthals are observed at their local watering hole, sloshing their colorful drinks about as they search for a new mate. Their low brows and large muscles provide excellent stimuli for attracting the opposite sex. Occasionally though, they get distracted by group activities such as chanting traditional songs, taunting other clans, and beating their knuckles against each other to show dominance. The consumption of intoxicants is a common ritual, and, strangely enough, helps structure the pack’s hierarchy. Yet, these Neanderthals are not really an ancient species… they are the men in Milwaukee.

This is how men are perceived; bumbling chauvinistic bros who drool over booze and free weights just about as much as they do for women. Of course, not all males are like this, but it is almost common place for boys, teens, and men to fall into the stereotypical gender roles of what a man should be.

This primitive way of thinking is destroying the male gender by enforcing ideologies and norms that not all men possess, which only helps this stereotype endure in society.

The drinking culture of Milwaukee, and Wisconsin as a whole, amplifies these gender roles even more. The idea of drinking heavily and partying is something that is glamorized as a way of life in Milwaukee. A strange degenerate culture, which consists across all social groups, has evolved here because of it. Men are exclusively supposed to drink beer and hard liquors as opposed to wine, fruit drinks, and certain mixers, otherwise they are labeled as a homosexual or less of a man. Although this is not exclusive to Milwaukee, the social pressure in a state that prides itself on drinking becomes a burden for what a real man should be.

This man-drinking-culture also places immense value on how much they can drink, how many girls they can score with, and how tough they are. These male gender roles of aggressiveness and control are so integrated in society people don’t even notice them. Some women even think that they want a man like this. This upsets me the most, because we live in a culture where hook-ups and partying are cherished traits over love and intelligence.

Out of fear of rejection and ridicule from their peers, men continually abide with these gender roles, and persist to ruin a culture that should be thriving on art and love instead of the masking of emotions. This stereotypical mental state should not rein over all men. There is nothing wrong with a man loving to cook, drink win, or be chivalrous.

Men, stop becoming stereotypes. It is ok to feel.