Whoa? Beating Children! in Off Topic

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Dec 9 2004, 6:13 pm
http://maddox.xmission.com/beat.html

Whats this guy thinking? I am a child and I would NEVER like to be beaten, I rather just listen. What do you guys think on this? I say


NO BEAT CHILD
#1 Dec 9 2004, 6:15 pm
If you beat a child with a sack of oranges it won't leave bruises. Don't know why...

...or so I've heard >_>

~Kujila
#2 Dec 9 2004, 6:20 pm
In response to Kujila (#1)
I Love beaing Children. Maddox Rocks!

~>Jiskuha
#3 Dec 9 2004, 6:24 pm
I think he's trying to make a satiric point that with enough thought, a parent can find a balanced approach to discipline that doesn't involve either totally spineless parents or ruthless beatings.

The "skull flick" was my dad's weapon of choice, because spankings just made me scowl and turn beet-red, but I'd do just about anything to avoid that little ping. I look forward to passing this wisdom to a new generation.
#4 Dec 9 2004, 6:45 pm
In response to Kujila (#1)
I'll have to try that some time!
/me makes a mental note.
#5 Dec 9 2004, 6:45 pm
In response to Dession (#4)
On LUELinks today, a cat's head got severed off and pics were posted...today 'tis a sad day.
#6 Dec 9 2004, 7:01 pm
In response to Gughunter (#3)
I think he's trying to make a satiric point that with enough thought, a parent can find a balanced approach to discipline that doesn't involve either totally spineless parents or ruthless beatings.

Really? I read it more as a message to the whiny kids who have no clue how good they've got it. But that's the beauty of Maddox... you get out of his page what you bring to it!
#7 Dec 9 2004, 7:08 pm
In response to Hell Ramen (#5)
wtf sick... call PETA or something

~Kujila
#8 Dec 9 2004, 7:44 pm
In response to Hedgemistress (#6)
Really? I read it more as a message to the whiny kids who have no clue how good they've got it.

Makes sense -- though the two interpretations aren't mutually exclusive. It's a floor polish AND a dessert topping!


But that's the beauty of Maddox... you get out of his page what you bring to it!

I'm starting to suspect that this is a standard feature of written documents, regardless of the author's skill or intention. But at the same time, there can be an "X factor" that gives you some amount of lagniappe you didn't bring with you. At any rate, I've been reading Maddox's archive for the past hour and I've been getting a kick out of it...
#9 Dec 9 2004, 8:32 pm
My parents never hit me, but the streets fixed me up good. Sometimes the only way to get a child to listen is to smack them, I don't mean like beating the crap outta them, but just maybe a spanking or a smack across the face, a scared kid is a listening kid, sadly.
#10 Dec 9 2004, 8:49 pm
hehe

I read that a while back, its funny
#11 Dec 9 2004, 8:57 pm
From a non-parent view:

If they deserve it, beat the crap out of them. Children do a lot of bad things and no one realizes it. For instance, the fact that they will steal, lie, destroy property, and spit on my dog, is something i would beat them for. And do! :D

Parent view:

There isn't anything wrong with spanking your children, it teaches them displine and NOT to do something bad.
#12 Dec 9 2004, 9:02 pm
In response to Nadrew (#9)
Streets? We have streets here? I thought they were dirt roads....

~X
#13 Dec 9 2004, 9:53 pm (Edited by moderator on Dec 10 2004, 12:09 pm)
Remember: never take **** from your kids. You make payments on the house, utilities, their clothes, school, and their food. You own them. If they don't like it, they can move out. If you love your kids, love them enough to beat them so that they don't grow up to be idiots.

He makes a very good point here.

I have a modest proposal as well, why not try looking up Johnathon Swift for some parenting advice, I swear to you he will put Maddox's lessons in their place... Just... don't hold me to it...


As for maddox, I sent a few e-mails to Beth (The one who started the petition to shut down Maddox... If you don't mind mild language and some sexist comments, it's a good read: this

He makes some good points if you are willing to read expecting him to make a point by deliberately taking the argument too far.
#14 Dec 9 2004, 9:58 pm
In response to Xooxer (#12)
I haven't always lived here, you know. Tucson isn't a very nice place to grow up if you don't have much money =P
#15 Dec 10 2004, 5:53 am
It's a joke. Get over it.

Edit - Did you also beleive he was going trap all the hippies in a rainforest and birn them all too? Seriously... Ouch.
#16 Dec 10 2004, 5:56 am
In response to Kujila (#7)
No.
#17 Dec 10 2004, 6:26 am
In response to Ter13 (#13)
That was...rather stupid. Why not let Maddox fight his own battles?
#18 Dec 10 2004, 6:39 am
In response to Ter13 (#13)
LOL! nice email :D
#19 Dec 10 2004, 6:40 am
In response to Gughunter (#8)
Heh, maddox rules :D
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