Professor Fontaine came to speak about the origins of binge drinking and its relation to the beginnings of toxic masculinity. Although binge drinking is heavily associated with Americans nowadays (this can be seen via a Google image search), its origins are actually from Germany. After the Crusades and with the inventions of guns, the German knights found themselves idly trying to pass time. To fill their lonely void, they indulged in drinking and drinking competitions. A huge cause of binge drinking was bro culture. This was not very surprising to me because most binge drinking happens at frat parties where bro culture is very prevalent. I just had no idea dated back so long ago.