I mean I absolutely see the parallels lmao, it's hard to not connect the two, spanking affects on a subconscious level, I still flinch whenever ppl touch me even if they tell me that they are about to, and that directly connects to all the spanking BS I had to deal with
Spanking children is a sure way to teach them that sexual abuse is okay. There is nothing normal about pulling down the pants of child and hitting them in the behind while they scream no and try to get away. You’re teaching them that no matter how loud they scream and how much they cry and try to get away that they have to just take it. See how that mimics rape. And even worse, parents will tell their kids “I love you” right after. Teaching children that their abusers can love them still. Then people will deadass have the nerve to be confused as to why adults get into abuse cycles that literally mimic the same abuse that their parents inflicted upon them.