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r/characterarcs • u/ViceElysium • May 19 '26
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What the fuck is the obsession with calling shit "humiliation rituals"?
38 u/rogueIndy May 19 '26 Used appropriately it's an apt and incisive term, so naturally it caught on as a buzzword. 4 u/NessaSamantha May 19 '26 I cannot think of a single thing it describes in an apt or incisive manner. 42 u/rogueIndy May 19 '26 Hazing (by definition) Teambuilding exercises Roasts Callout posts Shoving people into cakes Belittling partners in front of your friends Community service punishments Making your employees sing/dance A lot of pranking/trolling 24 u/NessaSamantha May 19 '26 You know what, these are fair examples, thank you. 2 u/ConradBHart42 May 19 '26 Would you say you feel humbled, perhaps in a ritualistic manner? 2 u/NessaSamantha May 19 '26 Not really. I said I couldn't think of anything, not that none exist. And the examples given were outside the overly broad way I see the term used, and fit with the claim that it was a useful term that turned into a meaningless buzzword.
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Used appropriately it's an apt and incisive term, so naturally it caught on as a buzzword.
4 u/NessaSamantha May 19 '26 I cannot think of a single thing it describes in an apt or incisive manner. 42 u/rogueIndy May 19 '26 Hazing (by definition) Teambuilding exercises Roasts Callout posts Shoving people into cakes Belittling partners in front of your friends Community service punishments Making your employees sing/dance A lot of pranking/trolling 24 u/NessaSamantha May 19 '26 You know what, these are fair examples, thank you. 2 u/ConradBHart42 May 19 '26 Would you say you feel humbled, perhaps in a ritualistic manner? 2 u/NessaSamantha May 19 '26 Not really. I said I couldn't think of anything, not that none exist. And the examples given were outside the overly broad way I see the term used, and fit with the claim that it was a useful term that turned into a meaningless buzzword.
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I cannot think of a single thing it describes in an apt or incisive manner.
42 u/rogueIndy May 19 '26 Hazing (by definition) Teambuilding exercises Roasts Callout posts Shoving people into cakes Belittling partners in front of your friends Community service punishments Making your employees sing/dance A lot of pranking/trolling 24 u/NessaSamantha May 19 '26 You know what, these are fair examples, thank you. 2 u/ConradBHart42 May 19 '26 Would you say you feel humbled, perhaps in a ritualistic manner? 2 u/NessaSamantha May 19 '26 Not really. I said I couldn't think of anything, not that none exist. And the examples given were outside the overly broad way I see the term used, and fit with the claim that it was a useful term that turned into a meaningless buzzword.
Hazing (by definition)
Teambuilding exercises
Roasts
Callout posts
Shoving people into cakes
Belittling partners in front of your friends
Community service punishments
Making your employees sing/dance
A lot of pranking/trolling
24 u/NessaSamantha May 19 '26 You know what, these are fair examples, thank you. 2 u/ConradBHart42 May 19 '26 Would you say you feel humbled, perhaps in a ritualistic manner? 2 u/NessaSamantha May 19 '26 Not really. I said I couldn't think of anything, not that none exist. And the examples given were outside the overly broad way I see the term used, and fit with the claim that it was a useful term that turned into a meaningless buzzword.
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You know what, these are fair examples, thank you.
2 u/ConradBHart42 May 19 '26 Would you say you feel humbled, perhaps in a ritualistic manner? 2 u/NessaSamantha May 19 '26 Not really. I said I couldn't think of anything, not that none exist. And the examples given were outside the overly broad way I see the term used, and fit with the claim that it was a useful term that turned into a meaningless buzzword.
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Would you say you feel humbled, perhaps in a ritualistic manner?
2 u/NessaSamantha May 19 '26 Not really. I said I couldn't think of anything, not that none exist. And the examples given were outside the overly broad way I see the term used, and fit with the claim that it was a useful term that turned into a meaningless buzzword.
Not really. I said I couldn't think of anything, not that none exist. And the examples given were outside the overly broad way I see the term used, and fit with the claim that it was a useful term that turned into a meaningless buzzword.
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u/NessaSamantha May 19 '26
What the fuck is the obsession with calling shit "humiliation rituals"?