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According to this article, because I was spanked as a child, I may be at a higher risk of being a sexual deviant.
Huh?
I have some problems with this article. I can guarantee I have never co-orced anyone into sex. In addition, some of the articles on this list spanking as masochistic sex.
Huh?
So a pat on the butt for old times sake makes someone a freak? Did this study account for other factors such as verbal and mental abuse? How about having parents who practiced co-oercive behaviours? Drug and alcohol abuse?
No indication that they did any more than just ask about spanking, and the media is jumping all over this. How about probing a little deeper? Oh wait, we are the media, we don’t do that.
A far more important part of the articles is that children who aren’t spanked are generally better behaved than those who do. That would be a reason not to spank.
Let’s be clear, I don’t plan to spank my child. I plan to discipline my child and be consistent. Husband Unit and I are actually looking forward to the teenager telling us they hate us cause I say no. Remember, I am the woman who assigned a kid to a week in the kindergarten room helping them get ready for the bus because he tied the shoelaces of two classmates together.
But I don’t think a swat on the bum condemns anyone to a life of pain and suffering. Cause let’s be honest, what happens in the bedroom between consenting adults is not deviancy. Labeling it that reveals far more about the researchers’ (and media’s) puritanical leanings than the effect spanking has on children. It also passes judgment on those who choose to be in loving relationships and engage in sexual practices that are not the traditional missionary position.
No, this study shows me that the North American media is still using sex to sell papers. So much so that they are willing to not ask the tough questions.