Reply #20: Sadly, those actions aren't just guys anymore

[IndyPragmatist]

It's now cool for girls to get black-out drunk. Ten years ago, this wasn't the case as much. Yes, girls went out and drank just as much as guys. However, they made an effort to stay safe. They always went out in groups to places they knew and always had someone sober to take care of them.

Now, girls, just like guys are getting black-out drunk all the time and are proud of it. It used to be that only guys would brag about not remember what they did or puking on this or that. A lot of guys have always used that as a badge of honor. I've noticed girls do the same. A lot of current music and TV is glamorizing binge drinking (Jersey Shore, the musician Kesha, etc) to women.

Last night, Indiana University played Ball State University at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. I did not go to the game, but I went to a few bars with some friends. I expect to see drunk men stumbling out of bars, I'm used to that. But I was blown away with the amount of college girls that were stumbling drunkenly into busy streets, urinating in clear view of many people on the sidewalk, throwing up, or just stumbling around by themselves.

I was talking to my friend, and just a few years ago when we were both in college, it wasn't like this. Girls on campus were always better than guys. They were more responsible about things (drinking especially). This is not the case anymore. Few people are willing to take any responsibility for their own actions anymore.