So one man concocted abit of revengeon a bartender who snickered at his drink order for not being quite manly enough. Readers enjoyed his quick thinking and also had a discussion about weird societal standards, particularly for men who like things that aren’t seen as masculine.
For some reason, society deems certain drinks as un-manly
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So one person got revenge on a judgmental bartender after she laughed at him for ordering a piña colada
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There is little logic in how people see certain drinks
Despite not being a “manly” drink, the piña colada’s origin story, while possibly a myth, involves pirates, which places it firmly in the realm of what a thirteen-year-old boy would find cool. This tale, like mostinvolving pirates, isprobably apocryphal, but still gives the cocktail a certain charm.
Indeed, the norms around what a man “should” drink are very strangely skewed. For example, no one would bat an eye at a man enjoying a beer, but a glass of white wine might appear, to some, as effeminate. Despite the fact that wine in nearly all shapes and forms is significantly stronger than beer. Somehow, a simple, cheap, and very light beer became the staple of “manly men” while red wine is associated with women. It doesn’t take an expert to know which beverage is sometimes two or even three times as strong as the other.
As strange as it seems, studies have shown that there is still a “visible” gender gap in the sorts of drinks people order or profess to like. The most baseline stereotypes still exist, with sweet and fruity drinks being “for women,” while stronger, bitter drinks would be for men. So OP was laughed at for getting a very normal cocktail simply because it had some fruit juice in it.
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Both men and women alike enjoy sweet drinks
Inthe aforementioned survey, the one main difference between male and female cocktail preferences was just how strong they liked their drinks. Men did seem to favor stronger drinks, while women preferred lighter beverages. However, this is hardly any reason to judge a person, since tastes, if you will pardon the pun, can and will differ.
It’s probably telling that both men and women share the same favorite cocktail to make at home. By a clear margin,the margaritais the most popular mixed drink. While perhaps not the sweetest drink in the world, it’s also not exactly a whiskey, neat. This is all to say that these norms don’t seem to serve any function as people are going to like what they like.
Gendering consumer goods is downright silly
Unfortunately, it’s not just drinks that end up being shoved towards one gender or another. There arewhole internet communitiesdedicated to sharing and shaming companies that seem to want to gender their items for no good reason. While there is no doubt some marketing team that believes it works, it seems a bit strange to try and exclude half the human population from using your product.
So overall, OP is making a step in the right direction. Perhaps after this interaction, the barmaid will think twice about mocking a drink order. And the story serves as a reminder of just how dumb and pointless gatekeeping a cocktail (or really anything else) can be.
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Many societal stereotypes create unnecessary limitations, similar to restricting creativity with snowman building. Just as it’s silly to think only certain people can build unique winter creations, it’s equally absurd to gender drinks.
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