Mister Mister Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 http://www.trailercodes.com/tv/american-dad--the-missing-kink/spanking Has anyone seen this? It aired in April 2013. As far as I can tell there was no significant public reaction. None of the reviews I read even mentioned the spanking. I just find it interesting to see spanking portrayed in popular culture, including drawing the connection between spanking as a punishment for children and as a sexual fetish. I know Stef has talked about how you never see spanking on TV shows although obviously this show is not quite the same form as a family show like Full House or the Cosby Show. What do you think?
AustinJames Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Fascinating representation. American Dad has previously displayed misogynist qualities, so it is interesting to see the creators display the opposite.
MysterionMuffles Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 wow so showing his wife liking it...is probably meant to throw people off into thinking it's not so bad. Spanking is enjoyable especially sexually. Now what would it look like if his son enjoyed it? What then?
Livemike Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 Yeah Stan spanks his kids, but one of the key jokes of the series is how bad a father he is. That someone like him spanks makes it look like incompetent fathers spank. The fact that he's unaware of his wife's sexual enjoyment of spanking shows how un-empathetic he is. So the clip doesn't really "promote" or "glorify" spanking. Given how his kids have turned out (socially awkward nerd pervert and useless spounger/"rebel" he's not presented as someone to emulate. "American Dad" is about BAD fathering, so it's not an endorsement that one of the least empathetic non-villains* on TV does it. * Maybe.
JordanS Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Yeah it's clever satire, though the teeming masses may not be able to cognize the subtlety and think this is normal behaviour.
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