Are Anti-Spanking Q&A mostly from Children?

Question

I noticed something funny when answering a 'seven wonders of the world' questions. I saw an answer that was a naughty sexual answer obviously posted by a child. Once I clicked on the name I found the following question (which was actually a statement) she asked:

“Many times we have heard parents say, "The more we spank the more he misbehaves." Spanking makes a child's behavior worse, not better.”
http://sg.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070114011806AAopbB1

Her 7 wonders of the world answer is/was (I tagged it as abuse) at:
http://sg.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070114060125AAQn5nq

“My breasts,my husband's penis,his sperm,my mouth,my daughter's shiny hair...” and it continued on until her husband having sex with a child was described.

I’ve seen answers taking a stance against spanking that were child like but I wonder how many are actually written actually by a naughty little boy or girl that are not that easy to detect?

As far as me implying, as one answerer suggested "...children and undereducated people think spanking is wrong" ... how in the hell did anyone read that into my question?

I would think that even intelligent children that get spanked would want parents to believe they shouldn't spank.

Also... Obviously there are many parents that don't believe in spanking so give me something like a percentage of those that you think are actually adults (or parents) answering as anti-spankers.

Why wouldn I think that many of the anti-spanking answers are by children here? Because it doesn't match up with society in general. Here is what I just found:

A 1995 Harris Poll found that 80% of parents surveyed had spanked their children. In 1968 the same survey was at 94%.

I really doubt if it dropped from 8 out of 10 to less than 50% (maybe much less) as indicated by these answers.

If it is those answering with a fetish, shouldn't it the precentage be more than 80%? Doesn't seem to fit or make sense.

Of course I think it is kids trying to sway parents... just don't know how often.

Note baka_otaku30's answer below. He said he became a better criminal because he was spanked and if you “don't get caught, you don't get punished.” Now that to me is a childlike response. LOL!

I guess it makes one assume if you are given time-out, standing in the corner, or grounding you won’t become a criminal because you don’t mind getting caught.

LOL! I'm tempted to give this to Wolf because she says the following:

my mother only hit me less than fivew times my whole life- and although she says she's 29 and has been for the past 14 years, she's an older woman.
--------
I think I will be 39 yrs old from now on :)

Answer 1

You tagged an answer as abuse for being inappropriate..... then LINKED your question to it???

Quick answer..... I'm against spanking children. I got the belt as a kid and it didn't make me a better person. It only made be a better criminal, because I learned that if you don't get caught, you don't get punished. I'd make a list of my illegal activities since adulthood, but the police don't know, so why should you?

Now, the real purpose of my answer is to state that you are just as guilty for linking to an inappropriate answer as she was for submitting it in the first place. Consider this question reported.

Edit: A childlike response? Dear lady, my spelling, punctuation and diction are impeccable. Can you say the same? I don't see even a single comma in your question, or ANY of your questions or answers, for that matter, and you can't seem to go two sentences without a paragraph break. Apparently, your definition of "childlike" also includes people with more education than yourself. Personally, with your poor writing habits and tendency to fire personal attacks at those that disagree with you, I'd hazard a guess that one of those "naughty little girls" that you mentioned in your answer to the other two spanking questions is you. I hope your mommy doesn't spank you too hard, sweetie.

Answer 2

I remember reading the question (or like you said, statement) a few days ago. Actually this person (or child) asked the same question as your link under about 5 different accounts. Sounds very childlike to me. I totally understand where your coming from. I know some anti spanking parents feel very strongly about there views, just as pro-spanker's do. Then like you said there are these child-like posts, that just have to be children, OF COURSE CHILDREN ARE ANTI SPANKING, lol.

All in all it to hard to tell, I just answer the questions how ever they are asked. I don't care how many feathers I ruffle, I my self believe in a good old fashioned spanking from time to time for my girls.

Most of all, I wish people with opposing views on spanking would stop trying to criminalize it. Or just because in our family a spanking means a little more then a single swat (which is the modern day spanking). I have been accused of sexually assaulting my children for the "pants down" thing, if you can believe that. Oh, when will all the hate end.

Good Luck

Answer 3

in effortless words on the bum, because it truly is fleshy and cant do any genuine damage to the youngster and they wont associate it with violence and abuse. at times childrens truly receives themselves worked up and scream until eventually they dont undergo in ideas what they were screaming about interior the first position. a sharp smack on the bum type of jolts them out of it. they should be dissatisfied yet they wont be as hysterical. i imagine if a baby has a wild disposition, then no, mabe spanking wont help. yet spanking will save a good youngster from persevering with any undesirable conduct. oh and by technique of how, that psychology crap, is in simple terms that.... crap. I hated being spanked. i theory it replaced into demeaning and embarrassing and by no skill to point.... it damage! So regardless of if it p*ssed me off at the same time as i replaced into instructed I wasnt allowed to observe television or i replaced into grounded or something.... I favourite that to spanking!

Answer 4

my 60+ year old mother and grandmother early childhood education teacher (she teaches parents and pre school- but could teach up to second grade) teaches against spanking, as do her collegues who all vary in age and whether or not they have children/howmany they have.

my mother only hit me less than fivew times my whole life- and although she says she's 29 and has been for the past 14 years, she's an older woman.

I'm an adult, no children as of yet, and I'm against spanking

but yes sometimes you can tell when a child is posting

Answer 5

just as many as other non spanking related questions.

Are you implying that only children and undereducated people think spanking is wrong? If that is in fact what you are implying, I would tell you that the anti spanking group, feels pretty much the same way about spankers...its all opinion.

Answer 6

A lot of parents are against any form of spanking. I don't think a quick pop on the but or a tap on the hand is going to damage them for life. I got the belt once and I got spanked a few times and I turned out just fine. My 2 year-old gets a pop on the butt if he is doing something dangerous, like trying to run out into the street or trying to grab knives out of the dishwasher, or drawer.

Answer 7

I do not spank my children. I have written on here a few times about it. I am almost 28 and have a 4 yr old and 9 month old. :)

Answer 8

No, in general they are posted by adults and/or young adults who have a fetish or may be reliving childhood memories. More typically these ideas are fiction written by a college age person.

I didn't see the misspellings and poor sentence structure in your quote that is so common of tweens.

Answer 9

Actually...this does not lend itself to be from a child at all...rather a very disturbed adult (in regards to the 7 wounders of the world answer)....(actually I think her answer regarding spanking, for me at least, reveals that it is an adult....a disturbed one, but none the less an adult).

Answer 10

Maybe so. Its like that most recent research study that found spanking ruined kids and destroyed society.

I was ready to believe it until I noticed it was written in crayon:)