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Not exactly what I was referring to. The form I describe is more so to test if you are easily offended by those insults and are easily provoked. If you can find
by coldblues 4y ago
Not exactly what I was referring to. The form I describe is more so to test if you are easily offended by those insults and are easily provoked. If you can find humor or bonding with those words, you can be part of the group, essentially differentiating them from those who are too emotional, easily provoked and quick to react negatively.
- xpe 4y agoHelp me understand... you don't think this has elements of hazing? Perhaps you are suggesting the 'tests' are not arbitrary but instead are an essential part of evaluating if someone is fit for a group?
- coldblues 4y agoNot arbitrary, indeed. Primarily verbal. Just throw offensive words at someone and see if they have an "instant allergic reaction" to them.
- anigbrowl 4y agoHazing is a little different insofar as people apply to join and then have to go through the hazing ceremony to gain acceptance (which with time can become highly abstracted, eg initiation rites in Freemasonry). What's being described above is covert signaling, where the group is trying to expand and employs pseudo-aggression as a combination recruitment/sorting strategy.