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Boys Will Be Boys. Men Will Be Boys, Too
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The first inclination is to make fun of Jonathan Martin for walking off the Miami Dolphins for not being tough enough to withstand the hazing. And the second inclination is to say, well, if the rookies were forced to pay thousands of dollars for veterans' partying, that's the way it's always been in sports, and they'll get to do it to the next wave of rookies. But then you have to think, WHY is this stuff going on? Why do we say, well, it's team building, when in reality it's just cruelty and bullying and macho posturing? Why do we tolerate asshole behavior just because it's sports? The Dolphins have suspended Richie Incognito, but you also have to wonder whether, if the Dolphins were contenders and Incognito was a critical part of the team's success, would they have suspended him? (Miami Herald)
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