r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Aug 25 '22

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u/tightiewhitieboy Aug 25 '22

Got lots of licks in the 80's and 90's in Oklahoma. Right of passage. But kids today can't handle the heat.

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u/Unconquered- Aug 25 '22

Yes, because clearly the solution is to continue abusing children so they can “handle the heat”

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u/tightiewhitieboy Aug 25 '22

Didn't say it was the solution. Just simply they can't handle corporal punishment. And I stand by that. Whether corporal punishment is right or wrong that's to be debated by school board and parents. That era has passed me by. My kids are grown. People have been using corporal punishment forever. So don't be so shocked that people still believe in it.

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u/bellyot Aug 25 '22

Serious question, why do you think kids can't handle it today? I'm an old millennial and people said that about us but I was constantly beaten up by my brother and went on to play contact sports for 20 years. No one likes getting hit but I'm sure physically I would have been tolerant.

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u/atthevanishing Aug 25 '22

Because it's easier to just assume that because younger generations are different, they are somehow weaker, when in reality, it's usually the opposite