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Claire Oh Nette

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7. Entitled, toxic masculinity

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Apr 30, 2021, 02:25 PM

Apr 2021

Sanctioned bullying.
Deliberate alcohol poisoning.
Laws don't apply to me mentality.

The dangers of hazing are not new. The dangers of binge drinking are not new. The dangers of bullying are not new.

Bet these guys like roofies and date rape, too. Bet these guys' good old boy brotherhood of privileged white asshole fathers have bailed them out time and again. Bet every one of these psychopaths is a registered GOP voter.

Cruelty is a feature, not a bug.

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An Ohio freshman died after drinking a bottle of liquor in a frat hazing. Now 8 men face charges. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2021 OP

Just get rid of all social fraternities and sororities PLEASE TexasBushwhacker Apr 2021 #1

I went to Bates College, which a very long time ago banned all fraternities and sororities. Some Martin68 Apr 2021 #25

Buddies and I were members of a frat Pas-de-Calais Apr 2021 #32

I remember my freshman hazing and still pissed about it packman Apr 2021 #2

Every year at least one young man drinks himself to death Phoenix61 Apr 2021 #3

That we hear about. No doubt, many more than that, whose names we'll never know. nt littlemissmartypants May 2021 #37

I wouldn't want to belong to any fraternity that would have me as a member. Aristus Apr 2021 #4

That Was My Reason ProfessorGAC Apr 2021 #26

So there WAS a Bowling Green massacre! padfun Apr 2021 #5

I mean, a young man is dead, but yeah greenjar_01 Apr 2021 #8

Too soon ironflange Apr 2021 #29

When I was pledge educator, I told all my pledges in my chapter that if ANYONE tried that AZLD4Candidate Apr 2021 #6

I wonder why in the world they don't consider Mr.Bill Apr 2021 #10

I was thinking the same nuxvomica Apr 2021 #13

It could actually point someone to a good career path. Mr.Bill Apr 2021 #14

I wasn't philanthropy chair, but we did one in my chapter AZLD4Candidate Apr 2021 #15

That's great! n/t Mr.Bill Apr 2021 #16

Rush Chair got them in, then they were mine for a term and I ran Pledge Ed like I run my classroom AZLD4Candidate Apr 2021 #18

That's Pretty Common-The Problems Usually Arise Around Initiation Rituals/Hell Week Type Ceremonies Stallion Apr 2021 #20

I took risk management seriously. We didn't have a Hell week. AZLD4Candidate Apr 2021 #21

Yes Sir! No Sir! No Excuse Sir! Stallion Apr 2021 #22

I viewed them as my students. It was either "sir" or "Mr," same as I ask my students to do AZLD4Candidate Apr 2021 #23

Entitled, toxic masculinity Claire Oh Nette Apr 2021 #7

Stupid is as stupid does srose58089 Apr 2021 #9

Agree Completely RobinA May 2021 #40

I went to one frat party, supposedly "dry" Warpy Apr 2021 #11

Hazing! ewcordon Apr 2021 #12

Hazing Started When RobinA May 2021 #41

Hazers should be required to use pot instead of alcohol. Midnight Writer Apr 2021 #17

These frat boys will never learn. redstatebluegirl Apr 2021 #19

How can this still be happening? It's not like it's the first time. Auggie Apr 2021 #24

Greek system needs to be killed. 2naSalit Apr 2021 #27

Make hazing a felony Mad Lib Apr 2021 #28

Thsat does seem the way we need to go. So tragic, and so totally abusive. Sick of this frat shit. nt Evolve Dammit Apr 2021 #30

I agree. roamer65 May 2021 #38

They should have used WEED... YoshidaYui Apr 2021 #31

This is how my youngest son nearly died peggysue2 May 2021 #33

I'm glad your son survived. Bluepinky May 2021 #35

Thanks peggysue2 May 2021 #36

I wonder what happened to the rest of the pledges jmowreader May 2021 #34

I'm a professor at a major university. róisín_dubh May 2021 #39