Concept in Definition ABC

A novice is a person who starts an activity or a profession and, therefore, lacks experience. In some contexts, the novice is welcomed by the veterans with some kind of test or practical joke that must be accepted by the novice in order to become part of the new group.

The "victims" of hazing are traditionally freshmen, recruits entering the military, or new members of a sports club. In any case, the ritual that is carried out is carried out among young people, since this type of practice is infrequent among middle-aged people.

These jokes present very different versions

There are moderate ones, such as making the novice dance and sing in front of the whole group. Others are heavier, like making the newbie believe that a coach has some kind of mania that drives her crazy. In some cases, the hazing may be associated with some type of dangerous or vexatious action and in some exceptional circumstances these jokes have ended tragically.

There are two opposite approaches to hazing. While some consider it to be a

tradition sympathetic and should be maintained, others understand that they are potentially dangerous and therefore should be strictly prohibited.

Arguments in favor

Hazing has always existed and represents an initiation ritual. Veterans who impose their law in their day they were the "victims" and in this sense hazing is part of the cycle of life. It is not reasonable to abolish this tradition on the grounds that accidents or traumatic humiliations have occurred on some occasions, because according to this argument All practical jokes should be prohibited.

Counterarguments

There are people who really suffer with hazing and the suffering of others cannot be understood as a simple joke. Its prohibition is a reasonable measure, since in this way dramatic and painful situations are avoided. Forcing someone to pass a test is one way to mistreatment psychological. In this sense, in recent years some groups of students have been associated to combat them and to report them to the courts of Justice.

The expression "pay the hazing"

Is expressioncolloquial refers to the lack of experience of those who are starting a profession or activity. Thus, when you do something for the first time, it is very likely that you will make a mistake or goal the leg and this situation generates a certain discomfort. In these kinds of circumstances someone is said to have paid for the hazing.

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