Spankings are not discipline "Spanking is a sex act" Jillian Keenan at The Slate

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34. No it is not science, psychology, sexology, or common sense.

Increased blood flow to the buttock occurs in numerous activities that children can be involved in. Are you now suggesting in this illogical way that when a young girl rides a horse, that she is being sexually stimulated? After all, there is increased blood flow to the buttock region during horseback riding.

Children, while sexual beings, are not the same in their responses to those acts or actions that would, may, or could stimulate an adult. Even during actual physical molestation, the 'pleasure' a child may experience is not even remotely the same as an adult. A young boy will not ejaculate in orgasm, and a young girl will not have a clitoral or vaginal orgasm. Sexual development is just that - development over time as the human animal matures into full adult sexuality.

Spanking children is not an effective means of disciplining children and can and does often border on physical abuse. We, as therapist, know this and have taught that since at least the late 1950's. The public is slow to understand this, and sadly abuse still occurs. Educating adults about this is important but bogus articles such as this cause more harm than good. Spanking is not a sexual act unto itself. Please stop peddling such tripe as this as informed fact when it simply is not. Thank you.