The Athletics Double Standard

[Nanners52674]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Many/most of us would applaud a pledge for standing up to a hazing regimen. Now an athlete does it and he's a punk.

At least that's what I figure the prevailing attitudes will be on the subject.

I'm trying so hard to not have that attitude, but I just don't see standing up to say forced drinking being on the same level of not wanting to carry someone else's pads. I don't think he's a punk but I do think he might be setting himself up for a difficult time on his new team.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Nanners52674

I'm trying so hard to not have that attitude, but I just don't see standing up to say forced drinking being on the same level of not wanting to carry someone else's pads. I don't think he's a punk but I do think he might be setting himself up for a difficult time on his new team.

It's all the same hazing. The levels of hazing only matter when the powers that be deal out the appropriate "punishment." And let the record show that forced drinking isn't what I think of when I think of hazing.

He is "setting himself up for a difficult time on his team" just as a GLO pledge who speaks out is setting her/himself up to either never become a member or be the member who everyone hates. People need to keep their mouths shut and just go with the flow. If it doesn't hurt then it's okay. It doesn't matter that many chapters (athletics teams, etc.) start out with the "harmless" stuff before they push the hazing envelope further and further.