Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at school

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/singapore-caning-school-bullies

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hayvan@piefed.world · 55 pts · 115d (1 reply)

Wake up babe, new bullying method just dropped. Let's see if we can manipulate the school to cane my victims!

Spacehooks@reddthat.com · 8 pts · 115d

Lots of Asian dramas with similar situations

Corvidae@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 115d

Beating down on kids is so human.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 115d

They really love their caning, the Singaporeans.

Astronut@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 115d (2 replies)

I wish America would cane boys that vote republican! Maybe the ignorant sonsabitches would pay a little more attention to their vote.

StillAlive@piefed.world · 2 pts · 115d

Your comment reminded me of this scene from The Crown (The Queen discusses a political crisis with her tutor)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBjtiD4qaHY

::: spoiler Spoiler Good dressing down from a nanny 😂😂 :::

Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 115d

They'd enjoy it too much, I'm afraid.

Spacehooks@reddthat.com · 8 pts · 115d

I got called "iron butt" by family members because I stopped being fazed from it as i got older. Especially when I thought punishment was bs. Grandma had to resorted to hitting me with a pan and by that point she knew it was pointless and gave up.

Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 115d (2 replies)

I'm not going to ask my brother from another mother who is from Singapore about this.

Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 115d (1 reply)

He told me about his horror story of having to sing a Michael Jackson song in front of his whole class, four hours ago.

LookBehindYouNowAndThen@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 115d

You've been hit like a smooth criminal.

wampus@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 115d (3 replies)

Boys get caned, girls get detention? All that systemic male privilege condensed into a wonderfully explicit public beating.

raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 115d (2 replies)
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wampus@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 115d

Did you seriously think I was saying it should be public beatings for all? Why on earth wouldn't you default to thinking that someone pointing out the inequity, would be advocating for "no public beatings / caning"??

Sure, I'm also saying there are issues with the narrative that men are by default getting privileged by "systems" -- with the very clear evidence being that the system says its ok to publicly beat / be physically violent towards the boy students, while providing more humane/reasonable punishments for girl students.

Your interpretation is just batshit, and your insults are totally misplaced.

Feathercrown@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 115d

You don't get to decide what portion of the issue people are allowed to comment on

finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 115d

Man, I had some bullies I'd love to have seen caned.

Spacehooks@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 115d

Do beatings even work for masses? I got called "iron butt" by family members because I stopped being fazed from it as i got older. Especially when I thought punishment was bs. Grandma had to resort to hitting me with pans....