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Did men really do this to their wives

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sickntiredtoo · 26/10/2014 21:23

I have been watching 'I love Lucy' .In one or 2 of the episodes Lucy's husband spanks her.This is a 1950s mainstraem sitcom so definitely not anything fetishist/porn about it? I have also seen similar things in cowboy films.Was this really considered acceptable as recently as the mid 20th century?

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RJnomore · 26/10/2014 22:42

Shit so I am sorry I thought this was chat! Can I rant on then?

MyEmpireOfDirt · 26/10/2014 22:41

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RJnomore · 26/10/2014 22:40

"it does facilitate smarting the upper parts of the wives thighs should she be reluctant to cry"

Sorry, I think I need to go start a thread in FWR - apologies for my repeated horror in here.

MyEmpireOfDirt · 26/10/2014 22:39

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PumpkinGordino · 26/10/2014 22:37

You wouldn't see it in a sitcom today though

RJnomore · 26/10/2014 22:37

"because of your love and discipline, your fights no longer last for days or even hours"

My god.

Are there any of these fuckers active in the uk?

Ludways · 26/10/2014 22:36

I've seen the episode, it was meant to be funny, not representative of real life.

RJnomore · 26/10/2014 22:35

www.christiandomesticdiscipline.com/how_to_discipline.html

Fucking hell. About halfway down, instructions on how to assault your wife.

"she needs th release of guilt that this form of punishment brings"

MyEmpireOfDirt · 26/10/2014 22:35

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HappyHalloweenMotherFucker · 26/10/2014 22:34

my relative's experience wasn't fiction

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peggyundercrackers · 26/10/2014 22:33

It's on the tv, it's all fiction...

Purplehonesty · 26/10/2014 22:31

I've just googled and read about that Empire...jeez!

A bit of domestic violence solves everything then...Ffs

PumpkinGordino · 26/10/2014 22:31

Is it an exercise in humiliation?

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HappyHalloweenMotherFucker · 26/10/2014 22:23

Quelle surprise !

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HappyHalloweenMotherFucker · 26/10/2014 22:04

Actually, yes

A female relative of mine has told me that her husband "put her over his knee" when she was caught chatting inappropriately with a man

This was in the 1960's, in a white catholic family

PumpkinGordino · 26/10/2014 21:56

is it in the taming of the shrew? i seem to remember it is but this is more from having watched kiss me kate not htat long ago (oh how we laughed at the humorous portrayal of domestic violence in a showtunes setting)

ZombiePuffinsAreREAL · 26/10/2014 21:54

Can't say as it's something I've heard of. Can't see my Grandmother putting up with it either to be fair. It does seem to be a thread running through a fair amount of US TV and film from the era though. It's also in Gone With The Wind. It's always been slightly disturbing to me though.

PourquoiTuGachesTaVie · 26/10/2014 21:54

And I presume it's not a "spur of the moment" thing either? So they're like "come here wife and let me spank you for your disobedience." And the wife just does it.

Disturbing.

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sickntiredtoo · 26/10/2014 21:51

like a parent and a naughty child.

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