Fella, you're got some issues with women that aren't going to be solved on an internet comment board. Suffice it to say that my first thought when someone says that it isn't ok to hit women is to whine about how terrible women can be.

"It's not that hard" implies it's all one sided, correct?

Smith's point was that it wasn't ok to hit women. That's it. The fact that you can't agree with that simple proposition without the "but, but...sometimes women are jerks!" does not speak highly of you.

So, in your world, this video demonstrates why it is acceptable to sometimes hit women?

DON'T

I'd be very interested in seeing the studies that demonstrate that video games and rap music increase aggression and hinder development in children. Could you share some of them?

When we do

Same to you.

That's the wankery that I'm talking about. You aren't being skeptical, you're being dismissive. The former is valuable, and the latter holds back progress.

For someone who purportedly values literacy, your grammar indicates that you were socially promoted out of middle school despite your difficulties with the English language.

Yeah, it wasn't you dodging the question because you didn't want to admit the actual answer, was it?

That's not what I asked.

So you don't actually have any reason to believe that the numerous studies showing the harm that corporal punishment causes are wrong?

There are numerous studies that show that corporal punishment increases aggression and hinders development. Is your "opinion" that these studies are all wrong?

disciplining kids can involve lots of things

If you think he is talking about anything other than hitting his kid when he says "discipline," then why the fuck would he need to bring up the issue of leaving bruises?

Let's not pretend that by "discipline" Bush meant anything other than corporal punishment.

You know what "I definitely try not to leave bruises on my 1 year old" means? It means "I've definitely left bruises on my 1 year old."

Get a room you two.

And so if I post links that refute yours, where does that leave us?