What is a bar but a hang-out place during languid hours? What are its patrons but mere drunkards wasting time and money on draft? Well, these are the most common misconceptions by people who think trivial of bars, of beer-drinking and of the nightlife.
Bars are actually a place where men can be themselves again, escaping all household chores brought to their lap by their Mrs. In the bar, every man gets to reclaim their freedom that they wouldn’t even have to mind personal health.
Surely, if there is one thing that men need, that is the comfort of other men. No matter how gay that sounds, it is a given fact that men are wolves who, although have the capability to be independent and hunt for themselves, needs to belong to a pack. Being in the pack made them and to be completely separated from it would mark their unmaking.
And this isn’t just plain hormonal reaction. Such claims are proven by the sudden swelling of organizations in the country promoting masculinity and exclusive only to men. There is even one named after the sofa-burning, donut-devouring and draft-diving Homer Simpson of The Simpsons fame. The group strives for the complete freedom of men from all household obligations and the emancipation not only of masculinity but of the whole society from independence. They do this by launching activities such as the 12-hour beer-drinking marathon that would train husbands to be more dependent on their wives and children.
Think their idea of an organization is funny as funny cufflinks? If you do, then you’re not the only one laughing. If you think their vision is weird, then you’d die in knowing that full-fledged members are given Homer Simpson Crest cufflinks that comes with additional benefits (like free tons of beer) to acknowledge their loyalty. The cufflinks symbolizes the fraternal relations between men in between bottles of beer. And if they have silver cufflinks, who knows what other ceremonies they have? Haven’t had enough oddity? Try joining!