I have to laugh at them calling this "hazing". I wish they realized the relative lighthearted nature of it.

The way I would describe it is as a test. Imagine a group of friends who are all metal heads. One day, a stranger asks if they can hang out. The group looks at each other, slightly suspicious but totally willing to welcome one of their own. One of the group speaks up and asks, "What's your favorite song on Ride the Lightning?". The stranger says, "Who is Ride the Lightning?". Group walks away.

It is like a test. All somebody has to do to pass this test is to simply laugh and say, "Hey thanks for the warm welcome nigger."

It's like Voat's immune system. It's testing the newcomer to see if they'll get along with the other aspects of this site. It's only when you dive in you can actually find some good conversations and some great content here. These people whining that this isn't free speech are missing the point. They just didn't pass the test of displaying they could handle us. You throw the worst at them to see what their response is. If someone can see the humor and fling it right back, they're gonna do just fine here.