Okay, I'm sorry. I wasn't going to reply again. But even the use of the term hazing for something like an online application is not acceptable.
I have personally had to attend candlelight memorials for the victims of real hazing. I've had to write the condolence cards to chapters in Greek communities who have lost members to hazing. I was, in fact, hazed by an organization that I ended up declining to join because of said hazing before finding my place in a sorority that outlaws any and all hazing activities.
There is no comparison to be drawn between the application process for an online game and activities that cause deaths and serious injuries every year. I find it extremely offensive that you would even draw a line between the two, because it not only attempts to minimize the severity of real hazing, but makes this entire thing way more serious and dramatic than it needs to be.
If you haven't has personal experience with hazing, I can understand why you might think the two are even remotely similar, but please stop trying to put these two situations in the same context. It's extremely offensive and hurtful to me, personally and as a member of a national community that is stereotyped as participating in hazing activities.
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I have personally had to attend candlelight memorials for the victims of real hazing. I've had to write the condolence cards to chapters in Greek communities who have lost members to hazing. I was, in fact, hazed by an organization that I ended up declining to join because of said hazing before finding my place in a sorority that outlaws any and all hazing activities.
There is no comparison to be drawn between the application process for an online game and activities that cause deaths and serious injuries every year. I find it extremely offensive that you would even draw a line between the two, because it not only attempts to minimize the severity of real hazing, but makes this entire thing way more serious and dramatic than it needs to be.
If you haven't has personal experience with hazing, I can understand why you might think the two are even remotely similar, but please stop trying to put these two situations in the same context. It's extremely offensive and hurtful to me, personally and as a member of a national community that is stereotyped as participating in hazing activities.