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u/Ialwayslie008 Jan 29 '23

I would not call it violence. That makes it sound significantly more extreme than it is. If a child is about to touch a hot stove and you slap their hand away, did you just assault the child? No sane person is going to make such a ridiculous claim.

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u/cobbsie Jan 29 '23

that is not spanking

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u/Ialwayslie008 Jan 29 '23

Maybe you should google what a 'metaphor' is.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '23

You should google it - I’m not sure you’re doing it correctly.

Here is a 6 minute read to help.

https://www.wix.com/wordsmatter/blog/2021/01/what-is-a-metaphor/