Toxic Masculinity
A recent review for the new movie GOAT, outlines an ongoing problem of
fraternity hazing. Fraternity's promise a brotherhood, an unbreakable bond
between frat brothers, along with great parties, and a very memorable college
experience. Hazing is done during pledge weak to separate the "men"
from the "weak". The movie illustrates how hazing has gone too far in
our society. These men are emasculating, and tortured only to prove they are
masculine. How ironic? To say that masculinity is socially constructed is an
understatement. This behavior is not built into our genes, it is learned. This
type of behavior becomes normalized, and has been the society norm for
fraternity's for years. I remember when my brother joined a fraternity at FSU,
how his grades suffered that first semester because he was consumed with pledge
week, and becoming a part of his fraternity. A fraternity, who, years later was
shut down due to a hazing scandal. I never thought much about what he endured
then, but it makes me sad to think about it now. I'm sure if you asked him
today, if he would do it all again, he would say "in a heartbeat". We
sacrifice a lot in our lives to belong, to be a part of something bigger.
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