The problems with ladette culture

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The culture of female bachelors or “ladettes” as they have become known is increasing across many parts of the western world in recent years. Ladettes for the uninitiated are women who shun the universally excepted normal behavior for a lady, and instead drink alcohol to excess, and more often than not end up in fights or passed out on the sidewalk.

This type of behavior seems to have originated in Britain and came to prominence during the height of Spice Girls craze, whose slogan of “girl power” seemed to encourage women to copy the behavior of their male counterparts. The fighting, drinking and anti-social behavior used to be the preserve of the male of the species but has now become entrenched in the mindset of thousands of females who equate getting drunk to having a good time.

In certain areas of Britain, the problem of ladettes has seen the local law enforcement agencies start to crack down on the antics of drunken and brawling females, with arrest rates amongst women getting higher and higher.

Professional sociologists are confused when it comes to understanding why women are starting to follow in the drunken footsteps of their male counterparts. It may come down to equality, the “if men can get drunk and act up, then why can’t we?” attitude, or it may be that they just want to be seen as one of the boys, whatever the reason the sight of women lying in pools of their own vomit, a half empty beer bottle at their side, is a common sight in British cities on a Friday and Saturday night.

What can be done to put an end to this kind of behavior? Well in a time when health services are struggling to cope with the increase in alcohol related disorders, educating children to the dangers of drinking alcohol to excess needs to be implemented, otherwise these kinds of problems are going to continue into the future if not get worse. Apart from all of those issues they also give the rest of us bachelor girls a bad name!