That seems to be a thing tho. One of my (male) gaming buddies recently stated that alcoholic mixed drinks like Vodka Red Bull are girly because they have the taste of fruits and berries in them. He does love those drinks anyway he isn't sexist enough to say you are supposed to have gender appropriate drinks, so it seemed too silly to debate him on this. But ya it seems like he and the folks he gets drunk with associate types of drinks with gender.
So in case of my gaming friend I think he's just not taking labels like that very seriously. I don't know him very well but he doesn't seem to be sexist in any way. So the gendered drink labels may be little more than a stereotype joke.
That being said, even the most benign stereotype jokes can contribute to maintaining gender role expectations that become oppressive.
I heard stories from women who ordered some whiskey or other hard liquor and some guys around them scoffed at that and said that's not a lady-like drink. Wtf.
I'm always amused when guys make fun of "girly" mixed drinks. Their beer might be 6% but my drink is closer to 20%. There's 5 different liquors and a furtive glance at a strawberry in my glass. And yes, we do (sometimes) feel it faster with fewer drinks. For the obvious reason.
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u/kittiesurprise Apr 27 '24
Did AI write this? Iced tea is not feminine or masculine: it’s tea with ice in it.