[Jazzine]

I have seen this disgusting behavior too, but verbally/physically abusing our children is not standard behavior in the African-American community. One thing that is true is that African-American mothers have tended to be stricter disciplinarians that whites. I believe this is related the extreme racism experienced, especially, in the south. African-Americans needed to make sure that the children were well behaved, and as ‘invisible’ as possible so that they did not run afoul of rascist whites who might harm/lynch them, for anything they might consider disrespectful. Growing up, I saw many white children behaving in ways (tantrums, cursing at the parent, running around in stores)that my mother would never have tolerated. White people, and their children, did not have to live in fear of being harmed because of their, perceived, behavior; or the color of their skin, so it seems that whites developed a much more liberal approach to disciplining children.

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Name : Jazzine, Gender : F, Age : 35, City : Phoenix, State : AZ, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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