Those pictures are hard to look at every time they get posted.
I always assumed the switch was a backwoods Missouri hillbilly thing, but judging by the amount of comments on Facebook when the "black women getting the switch" meme pops up it's not as uncommon, even today, as many people probably believe it should be.
Dad had a belt and the principal a fancy oversized ping pong paddle. "When your dad gets home" had meaning. It's a shame that so many kids today aren't even capable of receiving that threat.
|