I have never viewed cocktails in that way. It seems a stunted and intolerant view of drinking and perhaps life. Although I may have similar views on beer.
I feel anybody that can only drink heavy beers has a weak palate for not being able to taste and enjoy the subtle qualities of lighter styles, but that's me. "Actually, drinking whatever the hell you want and not caring what others think is more manly than avoiding something you like because you're scared of being judged by others." Perfectly put.
It may be that only *certain* cocktails are considered feminine because more women drink them then do men.
I never realised cocktails were considered gay, that's a new one on me. I love cocktails, they're mostly awesome, the only bummer is that there isn't enough good cocktail bars around, poorly made cocktails suck nuts. When i'm not drinking cocktails my normal drink would be real ale, Guinness, whiskey, rum, wine, pretty much anything.
I'm also neither gay or a woman. I'd say the kind of person who'd suggest such a thing would be some semi retarded ape in a depressing old man club in the middle of a housing estate yelling racial abuse at some footballer on the tv between gulps of his generic £2.50 a pint dog piss lager. At the end of the day, who takes any notice of what such people think of anything anyway?
Gay or not i'm still gonna drink cocktails.
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