lad culture
Rowdy male bonding
Lad culture is a British phenomenon celebrating aggressive masculinity, heavy drinking, crude humor, and casual sexism—behaviors associated with young men bonding in pubs, at football matches, or in university settings.
The term often carries critical connotations, suggesting immaturity or toxic masculinity: The university tried to crack down on lad culture after complaints about harassment.
Also called laddism.
- masculinityMale gender characteristics
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- binge drinkingRapid excessive alcohol consumption
- drinking gamesCompetitions requiring alcohol consumption
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
hazing · tabloid press · rah · locker room · locker room talk · rugby club · objectification · fraternity · gender norms · peer pressure · stag do · initiation rituals · boys will be boys · groupthink · harassment · rowdy · patriarchy · machismo
lad cultureinclusivity
Practice of welcoming all
safe space · political correctness · sensitivity · allyship · intersectionality
lad cultureintellectualism
Emphasis on reasoning pursuits
sophistication · aesthetic sensibility · high culture · cosmopolitanism · connoisseurship
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