FHwku:
Why don't you get off your butt and call Snapple and quit bitching here. We are trying to stop the glorifying of hazing and you're just hurting the cause. Who the hell was bashing your fraternity and what the heck are you talking about. Don't take crap personally, but don't complain about those of us that are "do gooders"....have you had a brother die from paddling? Apparently not. Have you had a brother hurt from hazing? End up in the hospital from hazing? Have you been hurt from hazing?
After doing my masters degree thesis on hazing, I cannot believe that anyone Greek would be a proponent of an ad like this. IT IS NOT FUNNY AND NOT SIMPLY AN AD. It is ignorance like you're stating that is hurting our Greek community and your fraternity and my sorority.
Animal House may be lighthearted to some, but I use it as an example in hazing presentations on what NOT to ever do and how you can get arrested for doing so.
Many of us are alluding to other situations so that people like you can see that it's not funny. You apparently didn't think the Rodney King comment was funny, did you????? That's the point! It's not funny to see someone getting paddled.
Why don't you read up on parents of children that have been killed by a paddle or other hazing incidents....is that funny???? No. Read Courtney's Legacy, that's not funny at all. And yes, I'll spend the rest of my life fighting things like this and combatting attitudes like yours.
Your words do piss me off, so as you state, choose them carefully. As you can tell, I'm a little irritated, sorry for the brashness of this post.
INSTEAD OF JOINING IN, LET'S GET RID OF HAZING!!!! Hazing is illegal in 43 states. Paddling is a form of hazing, so paddling is illegal. KEEP CALLING and EMAILING SNAPPLE. Please everyone, please keep this going until we hear that it's removed.
Fraternally,
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