"Man Caves

Of late I find myself unable to watch or listen to any "news" shows.  Nor can I abide any of the "pundits".  As a result, I've been watching stuff like the DIY (Do It Yourself) Channel.

Among the shows is one about "Man Caves".  "Man Caves"??  What in hell is that?  Is it a supposedly "grown up" version of a boys club house, where no "stinky girls" are allowed?  Is it another step in the attempt to make men consumers of more and more toys?  A further attempt to keep them "boys" and not really men  --  no matter how much they protest they ARE MEN!!

I remember when well-to-do men had a library or a den.  Then as we began the attempt to have real families they were called things like "rumpus rooms", finally morphing into family rooms.

I guess that whole "family" thing cuts down on consumption - so, now any decent middle class home has a living room, dining room, family room, eat-in-kitchen, untold numbers of bedrooms, and bathrooms  --  maybe even a library and a studio.  The newest addition is the "Man Cave"  --  which is where the homosocial man-child goes to watch "his" sports, play "his" games and pretend no stinky girls are allowed.

What in hell have we done to ourselves?