Been this way in the anglosphere since Prohibition. Prohibition is one of the most sanitized events in American history and, alongside the British White Feathers bullshit, shows what a shame filled and man hating society the Anglosphere was starting to become all the way back in the late 1800s early 1900s (northern conservatism conserves nothing).
To recap, during prohibition alcohol was banned due to the influence of several groups including many women's groups. What is usually not said is those groups also killed off the wild west era saloon, because men liked going there. What is also not said is this is the period in which prostitution became illegal, for the same reason and due to the same groups. Up until that point it was frowned upon but not illegal.
Also, these women's groups and their enablers also went after, in no particular order: coffee houses, sports, game playing (as in dominoes and cards), and other assorted men's hobbies including hunting and fishing. Men's clubs and hobbies were targets back then, but the attacks didn't stick... back then.
Many Protestant churches were apart of this effort, as well as the usual subjects (tiny hats). This is also the era in which Kellogg got Americans to start circumcising young boys (to stop their masturbation... I shit you not). All in all, the Anglosphere (especially America) has had problems with men's sexuality and tendencies since... At least the 1900s.
Edit: In hindsight, it makes sense these groups went after the saloons so hard. They had every single thing listed above. They were a man's world. They had to die.
man "dr." kellogg was some crazy shit. what a bizzaro origin story that is. Guy tried so hard to get people to eat his cheap gruel as a cure all before they eventually started coating it in sugar and just selling it to kids.
Been this way in the anglosphere since Prohibition. Prohibition is one of the most sanitized events in American history and, alongside the British White Feathers bullshit, shows what a shame filled and man hating society the Anglosphere was starting to become all the way back in the late 1800s early 1900s (northern conservatism conserves nothing).
To recap, during prohibition alcohol was banned due to the influence of several groups including many women's groups. What is usually not said is those groups also killed off the wild west era saloon, because men liked going there. What is also not said is this is the period in which prostitution became illegal, for the same reason and due to the same groups. Up until that point it was frowned upon but not illegal.
Also, these women's groups and their enablers also went after, in no particular order: coffee houses, sports, game playing (as in dominoes and cards), and other assorted men's hobbies including hunting and fishing. Men's clubs and hobbies were targets back then, but the attacks didn't stick... back then. Many Protestant churches were apart of this effort, as well as the usual subjects (tiny hats). This is also the era in which Kellogg got Americans to start circumcising young boys (to stop their masturbation... I shit you not). All in all, the Anglosphere (especially America) has had problems with men's sexuality and tendencies since... At least the 1900s.
Edit: In hindsight, it makes sense these groups went after the saloons so hard. They had every single thing listed above. They were a man's world. They had to die.
man "dr." kellogg was some crazy shit. what a bizzaro origin story that is. Guy tried so hard to get people to eat his cheap gruel as a cure all before they eventually started coating it in sugar and just selling it to kids.