R/mancave is a subreddit with over 80,000 members, dedicated to men wanting to flex their decorating muscles and get feedback on each other's homes, bedrooms, and caverns. While the 'man cave' is by now a familiar pop culture reference, the Redditors offer a precise definition, writing that it is 'the last bastion of masculinity;' a corner 'specifically reserved' for men, decorated 'without interference from any female influence.'
My boyfriend had a point. What was I trying to convey with 'testosterone vibes'? How does an appliance or a piece of décor become gendered? What does a 'masculine' living space actually mean?
It's looking like a man cave in here, I said one morning, scrambling around the beer dispenser, searching for the French press. 'It's you who's gendering objects,' my boyfriend snapped back.
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