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待你学成归来 When you return from your studies

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 The scene is from a micro-drama series called 待你学成归来 When you return from your studies (China 2024) Dad M/F daughter Xiao Wan, hard blows of a long paddle on her butt, position of lying on a bench, in front of her mom, the simple-minded son of the village chief, the chief himself, and other villagers. Her daddy counts the whacks himself, but unfortunately, not all of the blows are shown on screen. Her mother begs her father not to hit her, but it has no effect. Xiao Wan refuses to go through with an arranged marriage to the dim-witted son of the village chief. According to the village’s ancestral rules, breaking off an engagement is a serious offense punishable by twenty heavy strokes. The father carries out the beating himself after declaring that he failed to educate his daughter properly and must therefore take responsibility. Xiao Wan has been waiting for six years for her childhood sweetheart, Brother Chen, who left the village to study and was believed to be dead after an ac...

Tom Brown's Schooldays, Episode 4.

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 That is from the BBC TV Mini Series called Tom Brown's Schooldays, Episode 4. (United Kingdom 1973) Dr. Thomas Arnold, the headmaster of Rugby School M/m teen Tom Brown, thrashing with a cane on his buttocks, position of bent across Brooke’s back, in front of his fellows in a schoolhouse. Brooke is the older boy, the schoolhouse captain. Arnold announces that Tom will be caned in front of the other boys in the schoolhouse sparing him the greater humiliation of a public flogging in front of the whole school. Before the caning, Brooke handed Tom Brown a piece of cloth to put in his mouth.  Tom is punished for fabricated poaching  on the land of Sir Reginald Harcourt and for allegedly lying about it. The entire incident is a deliberate frame-up orchestrated by the main school bully Flashman and his gang.  Flashman’s follower, Cuthbertson, sends a small boy to Tom with a false message that his best friend Ned East has been badly injured after falling from a tree in the ...

Kiss Me Kate from September 17th, 2023

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 This is from a production of the musical Kiss Me, Kate, performed at the Sharadin Bigler Theatre in Ephrata, Pennsylvania (September 17th, 2023 - USA) Petruchio M/F his bride-to-be, Kate, spanking with his hand on her bottom clad in a skirt, position of bent over his knee, in front of her father and some other persons. People sitting in the audience are also watching it. Then, as usual, Kate complains to Harrison over the phone that her bum is bruised black-and-blue and that she can't sit down because of it. Later on, Petruchio asks her to sit in a chair. Kate refuses, saying her backside hurts and that Petruchio knows it. Petruchio then offers her a pillow, placing it on the chair for her to sit on. But as Kate goes to sit down, Petruchio pulls the pillow away, and Kate lands right on her sore butt. In this context, we can see that Kate is exaggerating her pain to humiliate Petruchio and make him look like an abuser. However, for some of us, Kate's exaggeration can have its o...

九重紫 aka Blossom, Episode 1.

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 It is from the TV Series called 九重紫 aka Blossom, Episode 1. (China 2024) Servants MMM/MMM servants, striking with long paddles on their backsides, position of lying on benches, in the presence of witnesses, partially off-screen. Each of the punished servants is being held down by a man. The corporal punishment was ordered by Marquis of Jining.  The men are being paddled as an exemplary public punishment for openly slandering and doubting General Song Mo at a critical moment. Their words are seen as undermining morale and spreading rumors during a high-stakes rebellion. It serves as a clear warning to everyone else: anyone who dares to question the general or the legitimacy of their actions will be punished immediately and harshly. This happens during the chaotic night of the military coup in the capital. This scene perfectly illustrates the tense, volatile atmosphere in the capital right after the night raid — discipline must be maintained at all costs. Chinese language and E...

Đậu Phộng TV, Peanut TV, Episode 14. Sự Khác Nhau Giữa Có Chị Gái Và Có Anh Trai

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 The scene is from the web sitcom called Đậu Phộng TV, Peanut TV, Episode 14. Sự Khác Nhau Giữa Có Chị Gái Và Có Anh Trai (Vietnam 2017) Mama F/f teen daughter, hitting with a broom handle on her posterior, position of lying on a bed, in front of her older sister.  The main reason of the physical punishment is that the mother considers the daughter’s behavior bad, spoiled and immoral.  Specifically: The daughter has just broken up with her boyfriend because he betrayed her or treated her badly. She complains to her older sister and older brother that she is sad about the breakup. The older brother gets angry and goes to fight with the ex-boyfriend because he supposedly bullied or hurt his little sister. The mother overhears everything and becomes mad that her daughter because she is already interested in boys and dating at her age. She causes drama with boys. Lets her brother get beaten up because of her. She behaves in a way the mother sees as inappropriate and shameful ...