Pink Thinks It's OK to Spank Kids: Do You?
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2010/11/04 14:00:00
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Spanking your children has become very unpopular over the last few decades, but the practice still has one proponent: Pink.
“I think parents need to beat the crap out of their kids,” the pop star told Billy Bush of "Access Hollywood."
"I think the whole spanking and how it’s all gotten P.C. is just for the birds,” she continued.
“Did your father spank you?” Billy asked.
“Oh, he put me through a wall. It’s the only reason I’m still here,” she replied. “It’s the only reason I’m still alive.”
Pink’s parents divorced when she was 7. She began smoking at age 9 and by her early teens, she was doing acid, ecstasy and running away from home, according to "Access Hollywood."
“Didn’t they toss you out when you were 15 years old?” Billy asked.
“I deserved it. I would have kicked me out when I was 8. ...I was not comfortable with authority or rules… I was bad,” she said.
Pink is now close with her parents, and while we don't quite agree with her about spanking -- especially not the "parents should beat the crap out of their kids" part, one thing is for sure: she keeps it real.
“I think parents need to beat the crap out of their kids,” the pop star told Billy Bush of "Access Hollywood."
"I think the whole spanking and how it’s all gotten P.C. is just for the birds,” she continued.
“Did your father spank you?” Billy asked.
“Oh, he put me through a wall. It’s the only reason I’m still here,” she replied. “It’s the only reason I’m still alive.”
Pink’s parents divorced when she was 7. She began smoking at age 9 and by her early teens, she was doing acid, ecstasy and running away from home, according to "Access Hollywood."
“Didn’t they toss you out when you were 15 years old?” Billy asked.
“I deserved it. I would have kicked me out when I was 8. ...I was not comfortable with authority or rules… I was bad,” she said.
Pink is now close with her parents, and while we don't quite agree with her about spanking -- especially not the "parents should beat the crap out of their kids" part, one thing is for sure: she keeps it real.
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MW121 2010/11/04 15:00:38Yes
+20I see nothing wrong with good old fashioned spanking... It's ridiculous that today, anything you do is child abuse.. No wonder kids today are out of control, have no respect, no discipline no manners and are down right rude... Too many kids are out of control and it's just amazing that when someone does something, someone else wants to butt their head in and say something.. No kid should have bruises or violent abuse, but a spanking, give me a break... Parents need to take more control of their kids.. I fly everyweek in / out of airports and it's just amazing how many kids are out of control, screaming, yelling, etc and the parents do nothing... What those kids need is stern discipline and maybe a good spanking...
I hate my step-dad and want my mom to divorce him. I can't stop him from hitting and spanking the baby of the family who just turned three. I have no doubt that if he saw this I would be smacked cussed out and told he wanted to beat the crap out of my ***. Just today he smashed a full lunch box into my head, scratched me, hit me,punched me in the face, and told me I was a burden no one could love. I am not old enough to drive so I cant leave. My mom has started to pick up his behavior. She flicks me in the eyes, spanks me, screams at me that I'm worthless, and hits me constantly. Child abuse centers have said that they are abusing me. So to all that spank or say it's ok-you are wrong and you are mean!
Okay, time to revise and expand. I hope that your situation changes for the better soon. You do need to know however that what you experience is not necessarily typical at all. It is usually unwise to make global pronouncements on things based on examples that are not typical. Be Blessed.
America is a country that uses spanking as a main form of discipline- and look at our crime rates. Now look at the rest of the world who don't spank- compare. The evidence is all around- yet, sadly, it is hard to let go of what you were raised with.
I was never spanked, and I get straight As, I'm well-mannered. Most of the people in jail were spanked, however. Doesn't that just prove how successful spanking is? Spanking is pretty much an easy way out.
"My kids did something wrong..maybe I should have a talk with them about it and explain it to them. Then they will know it is wrong and never do it again for the rest of their lives. They will obey out of respect.. nah, I'm too lazy. I'll just smack 'em and hope they get what the heck it was for. Sure, they'll only obey out of fear- therefore never doing it again until they're just 18. But who cares?! Lalala ignorance is fun lalala" Of course, I don't have the best experience, I'm only 12. But this seems like something any sane person should know.
P.S. Oh, and for the whole "Spare the rod and spoil the child" quote, I'm atheist. And if someone were to say Christianity was a peaceful religion, I would laugh.
*spare the rod and spoil the child*
Violence (of any kind) begets more violence. By spanking you are teaching that if someone does something you disagree with it is okay to use violnce to get your way or to enforce your point of view. It has been proven time and time again that it doe no good and can be quite if not very harmful to development of a calm, well balanced and thoughtful personality.
“Oh, he put me through a wall. It’s the only reason I’m still here,” It not the reason she's still here, it's the reason she did all that kind of sh1t. That and the trauma her parents divorce caused her developing self worth.
Pink’s parents divorced when she was 7. She began smoking at age 9 and by her early teens, she was doing acid, ecstasy and running away from home, according to "Access Hollywood."
Beat, no.
but their's a difference between a spanking
and abuse...
My opinion, sometimes kids do need to be spanked.