In many indigenous cultures an initiation rite for its male youth introduces them to adulthood and its responsibilities, sexual and communal. It is clear then that they are men, and they understand their responsibilities as men in their society.
Contemporary society is much more complicated than such tribal societies. If we look across the globe at instances of sexual predation such as in ISIS, Boko Haram, sex slavery, on college campuses, arranged marriages, sexual misconduct by religious, and countless examples of sexual attacks on young women, an argument could be made that some form of predatory sexual behavior is become the initiation into manhood in contemporary society.
Ask yourself. When, by default, we put “initiation rites” into the hands of media, entertainment and corporate marketing, what do we get?
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