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The Bro Code: It’s a Guy Thing

There is one thing that separates men  from animals. There is one thing that unites them in the world. There is one thing that defines the rules of brotherhood.

The Bro Code.

To guys, the Bro Code is an internal code of conduct, similar to the way people let their sense of morality determine their actions. Or how people look to religion to decide what is right.

The Bro Code is our Bible.

The Ten Commandments in the Bible let religious people know what sins are. The rules in the Bro Code let guys know what offenses against your fellow bros are.

However, a difference between the Bro Code and the Bible is that the Bro Code doesn’t need to be written in black and white.

There is no published book. There is no pamphlet that is handed out. The Bro Code is encoded in all guys DNA.

“It is important because it sets out all the rules for bro culture,” Jack Dobrich ’13 said. “It will guide a bro through every situation.” It’s a crazy world we live in. But, through all of it the brotherhood survives.

How? The Bro Code.

The Bro Code preserves the ties between guys. That is how the brotherhood is so strong. We respect each other because that is what the Bro Code teaches us to do.

We don’t hook up with our friend’s ex-girlfriends. We don’t talk trash another man’s mom. We don’t snitch on other guys. We don’t ditch a friend when he needs a wingman. And we always have a bro’s back.

But, that is just the beginning of the list.

Those guys who go rogue and fail to abide by these requirements should be ashamed. By my standards they are not men. And by definition they are not bros.

Don’t be discouraged though, real bros. One day guys who went rogue will be in need of a bro. And on that day they will realize that you need to be a bro to be protected by the Bro Code.

And all rules of the Bro Code are to be revered and respected. However, one stands above the rest.

Guys before Girls.

To answer the question your thinking; no, I am not trying to be a sexist jerk.  Face it though, girls do have a way of getting between bros. Girls will come and go. Bros are all you have at the end of the day.

And I’m not saying girls don’t have a reason to dislike this rule. They are most definitely entitled to their opinion. Grace McDavid-Seidner ’13 said, “I mean sometimes I wish those kinds of rules could exist with girls too. But, it’s annoying when guys use it as an excuse to be rude to a girl.”

She has a point too. I wouldn’t like it if girls had rules that put their girl friends above guy friends.

 Luckily though, I don’t have to worry about that.

That is exactly why the brotherhood is stronger than the sisterhood. Girls, think about how often you catch your “frienemies” spreading rumors about you. Or how about hitting on a guy you like.

I bet it rings a bell.

Guys don’t have that problem though. Because whether you like it or not, the Bro Code is alive and well.

To anybody who doubts it, to anybody who thinks it’s ridiculous, I have one thing to say:

Bite me.

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Zach Speed, Staff Writer
While his name often falls victim to cheesy clichés, it doesn’t fail to describe the best part of Zach Speed’s hockey game. The newly appointed Staples Varsity Hockey captain only started playing in 8th grade, but has worked on his game to become one of the best Wreckers out on the ice. Despite a tenure in journalism, another one of Speed’s interests, he has a difficult time picking between the two very different activities. “The hockey team is smaller and more intense,” he says. “But journalism is laid back, and the teachers really let you write about what you’re interested in.” Because he decided to fit both into his schedule during an already busy senior year, Speed’s life can be hectic. For example, for one of his Inklings’ articles last year, he was required to rewrite his article four times, despite having to deal with the standard workload of a high school junior. When asked what his favorite word was, he ironically hesitated. “Ummm… eloquence,” Speed said. “You can probably do something with that.”

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    ThobanAug 23, 2012 at 2:20 am

    Hey man, I respect and honor the Bro code to death, but here is the thing, there is a breed of men to watch out for, these guys are the ones who like making jokes and talking a lot. They can never keep a secret, you see I was unfortunate to have such a friend once and for three years I really trusted him as blood, hell I even hooked him up with a girl I know but alas he has been backstabbing left and right. I realized this the first night we met the girl I hooked him up with and her friend. In the cab we rode in, this guy started talking about my eating lifestyle, how much junk food I eat and stuff, all this to girls he barely knew, and this was his idea of “a good time”. Needless to say it is high time to cut him loose, cause this aint the first time he has snitched. So you see, some “bros” out there might know but have no respect for the Bro Code.

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