Re: Dunk tank? HAZING? NEED ADVICE!
Posted by wetimer on January 20, 2025 at 10:42:19
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in Reply to: Re: Dunk tank? HAZING? NEED ADVICE! posted by Zonie on January 17, 2025 at 08:09:42:
It's not just a rite of passage. Traditional rites of passage require the subject to put in preparation, learn something or do something that would normally be expected only of an adult, whilst being supported by the wider community. Once complete, the community welcomes the person back in to the community with a celebration. The most common example is a wedding.
Hazing, (according to Wikipedia) is any activity expected of someone in joining or participating in a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers them regardless of a person's willingness to participate.
It's not exclusively American, but there's a strong association, I guess born from Hollywood entertainment, with admission to "frat" clubs and the like, which are a particularly American phenomenon.
- Re: Dunk tank? HAZING? NEED ADVICE! Zonie 16:01:06 1/20/2025
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