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Gang Initiation in the Philippines: Dead Frog, No Spanking
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Prompted by the gang conversation, Isa recounts a childhood encounter in her Philippine village where a group of boys claimed membership in a serious gang and offered her an initiation ritual. The initiation involved two parts: eating a dead frog found in the forest, and accepting a spanking. Isa negotiated — she licked the frog (which Bobby immediately suspects was psychedelic) and refused the spanking, telling the boys no. Bobby and Andrew are incredulous that one can simply say no to a gang initiation. Bobby's theory is that the 'gang' was fabricated as cover for the real goal: spanking children. The segment culminates with Bobby doing a Sopranos impression — Tony Soprano responding to a gang member who simply doesn't want to comply with 'okay, what can we do?' — as a perfect metaphor for the Philippines' allegedly lenient gang culture. [1] — Isa "Isa described a neighborhood 'gang' in the Philippines that required initiates to eat a dead frog and receive a spanking. She negotiated: s…" 58:40
Isa described a neighborhood 'gang' in the Philippines that required initiates to eat a dead frog and receive a spanking. She negotiated: she licked the frog, skipped the spanking. Bobby and Andrew later Googled it and confirmed the Bloods have actual active sets in Cebu.
According to a Google search on the show, there are active Bloods gang sets operating in Cebu, Philippines.
