March 1, 2024

[@bwake]

There is a difference between hitting children and spanking them. Spanking, properly done, is formal punishment. The child must have known the rule beforehand, and have clearly broken it, with no extenuating circumstances.

[@BarnabyWild13]

My dad hit me hard when I was thirteen. It was seven years later before I had much to do with him. Our relationship would have been better if he hadn’t had hit me.

[@Essy311]

Yeah, but 13 is too old for spanking. Spanking should be used when kids are old enough to be making choices, but still too young to have logical skills. Toddlers learn concretely. Good parents don't want their child to get burned on the stove, so they will inflict a smaller amount of pain through a slap on the hand when the toddler reaches for the stove top. By the time a child is in elementary school, spankings should be used rarely, and by puberty, not at all.

[@googlemax2858]

I am from Africa and was born in the 80s. we were all spanked by our parents, my siblings and friends, and we all turned out fine.

[@janereyrules1083]

Amen!

[@jonashormann5700]

I always wonder why people say "I'm from Africa". Wouldn't you do yourself and your country more justice if you named the country you're from?

[@angelnakpan4931]

@@jonashormann5700 I am from west Africa Liberia, my native tribe is Grebo from cape plamas Maryland county. I hope that you are okay with that. If you need any more info please let me know.

[@jonashormann5700]

@@angelnakpan4931 Cool! :)

[@LFT-zu7js]

Efficacious? 50 points for the big words.

[@CoryBleichner]

What's the difference between trauma and never forgetting something negative in your life? You don't forget being spanked.

[@mclovin1071]

He has a lot of friends. Wow. What a great guy. I also have a lot of friends. Many of them did drugs, and none of them are drug addicts as far as I know. Did I do enough studies and investigations to draw any scientific conclusions? No. Am I a scientist or a doctor? No.

[@manana5412]

Would love to see an interview with Erec Smith, he's a professor of rhetoric I believe and talks about color blindness also.

[@clifb.3521]

My mom who grew up in the 30s used to hit me with a 18” wooden cooking spoon.

[@mis2preciosas]

Spank is one thing, spank is on your butt, hurts but, don’t let marks or injuries, in few minutes the pain go away, some times is necessary , but you have to explain your child why you spank, is not only because you are frustrated, or because you want your children read your mind, a child needs, love, patience ,communication, and advice, when the parents are Good parents, the child obeyed them, and usually is not necessary spank them.

[@matthewmcclure1364]

How odd. I’m not used to hearing Coleman talk like Joe Rogan. Spurious conclusions based on doubtful personal anecdotes, just to sound contrarian.

[@SplicedSerpents]

I don't think that's a contrary position

[@matthewmcclure1364]

@@SplicedSerpents really? I’m 41 and it seems clear to me that spanking and smacking children has fallen out of favor in dominant culture: it’s illegal in public schools in 35 states for decades now, the APA and the ACA discourage any form of corporal punishment.

[@onecupofconsciousnessplease]

Or maybe it's just his opinion? Of course based on anecdotes, he's not claiming otherwise.

[@orangepacker7479]

@@matthewmcclure1364They’re speaking specifically to the home. Corporal punishment in schools was never talked about.

[@Zerradable]

Sounds like you are describing your own comment.

[@marlow769]

Ok, you can say spanking is not indicated to be “efficacious” (nice 3 dollar word) but I can guarantee to you if a child feels there is no punishment that he “fears” then there is little to nothing keeping them civil. This is what has lead to the most uncivil, rude and outlandishly behaving children in our history with all the disgust and social degradation with it and is directly influencing the growing feelings and numbers of people that simply hate kids.

[@Ralph-id3xg]

We were raised in the 90's, we had casual spanks as kid, I think we turn out fine.

[@leo--4341]

the issue is thinking of people as a monolith. some people can handle that, they have pride in their experiences being physically challenged and others grow distrust for authority due to it. i hope coleman leans more toward the left as he progresses cause the right is so stuck in aesthetics and reminiscing on the “good ol days”

[@chevyjperez]

bro listen to Voddie Baucham.

[@tubedude1880]

My dad spanked me as a child when I'd misbehave and I believe I turned out fine and our relationship is great

[@bh8066]

It doesn't. It teaches discipline

[@RachelDee]

I feel like the conversation about it, even granted it’s absolutely not the right way to go, is never given whole context. It’s relevant what the parent child relationship is generally like, what sort of behavior it’s for, how it’s presented, how frequently and hard it’s done, what reconciliation looks like, etc etc.

[@Novelera05]

Spanking as a form of punishment to discipline your kids is not the same as constant abuse. I had never hit my kids bc thankfully it hasn’t been necessary, but there’s a difference between the two.

[@AliciatheCho]

Unrelated but mad respect for how you handled yourself and your position on The View.

[@jeffcaldwell30]

We’ve always been in a society where you can get your kids taken from you

[@alexplotkin3368]

She's cute!

[@zeedeejay242]

Here is good evidence, look outside...

[@74rocktiger74]

Absolutely, if more kids were still getting spank we wouldn't be as screwed as we are now.

[@charliemonsanto1336]

Agreed. I was spanked problem is what’s the line? Routine spanking? What is that? With a belt? Wire? What? That’s why I have concerns with corporal punishment

[@oompa765]

It definitely does make a difference I promise

[@googlemax2858]

They want you to help them prepare your children for prison.

[@owendiaram3870]

I was heavily abused by my biological father and I'm broken as fuck Serious anxiety Depression Paranoia And that was all at the age of 13, now I'm worse than that. Spanking is wrong and achieves nothing. It teaches your child nothing more than fear, and to do bad things behind their fathers back, they won't respect you unless they've a screw loose.

[@user-gr1ii6br8e]

That's your problem 😂

[@janereyrules1083]

That wasn’t spanking but abuse obviously. If you did nothing wrong to deserve this then this was a different situation

[@Novelera05]

That is awful. Praying for you to one day soon get healed from all that pain. God bless you

[@MikeDLOL]

What a weird stance to be taking. I thought you were into philosophy Coleman. How could you be taking some stance that if replicated on an adult would be considered assault. Yet on a young person without the ability to leave the situation is okay. Like she said, it’s not efficacious anyways. Why are you clipping something that makes you sound so stupid Coleman?

[@pekusta]

I don’t hear him taking a stance. I hear a question presented to a person who is more informed on the subject. Coleman is just talking about an observation and wants to know if it’s correct. And if it’s correct, it doesn’t mean he would be advocating for it

[@joshuaburch6279]

@bethanylynn17 hummmm