http://tcal.net/archives/2005/11/27/uk-marines-initiation-ceremonies/ An Irish Community weblog about everything Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:09:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 http://tcal.net/archives/2005/11/27/uk-marines-initiation-ceremonies/#comment-41591 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:37:04 +0000 http://tcal.net/archives/2005/11/27/uk-marines-initiation-ceremonies/#comment-41591 [...] re that’ll get some interesting visitors via Google soon enough. Sinéad comments on TCaL that it’s all a bit homoerotic. In fairness they are a group [...] […] re that’ll get some interesting visitors via Google soon enough. Sinéad comments on TCaL that it’s all a bit homoerotic. In fairness they are a group […]

]]> http://tcal.net/archives/2005/11/27/uk-marines-initiation-ceremonies/#comment-41500 Sun, 27 Nov 2005 20:45:32 +0000 http://tcal.net/archives/2005/11/27/uk-marines-initiation-ceremonies/#comment-41500 With this type of abusive culture among men is it any wonder that they go on to other types of violence and substance abuse. What is going on in the heads of these people that this behaviour is seen as "just a bit of harmless fun", what kind of people do we have protecting us??? With this type of abusive culture among men is it any wonder that they go on to other types of violence and substance abuse. What is going on in the heads of these people that this behaviour is seen as “just a bit of harmless fun”, what kind of people do we have protecting us???

]]> http://tcal.net/archives/2005/11/27/uk-marines-initiation-ceremonies/#comment-41495 Sun, 27 Nov 2005 13:33:03 +0000 http://tcal.net/archives/2005/11/27/uk-marines-initiation-ceremonies/#comment-41495 I just saw the footage on BBC News 24 and it's pretty shocking, not least because of the naked violence but the fact that the two commanding officers are dressed up as a surgeon and a schoolgirl. It's all bizarrely homoerotic. I just saw the footage on BBC News 24 and it’s pretty shocking, not least because of the naked violence but the fact that the two commanding officers are dressed up as a surgeon and a schoolgirl. It’s all bizarrely homoerotic.

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