Yes, it's disgraceful. Violence is not the solution

Whilst it's pretty obvious when it's abuse and when it isn't, there are different ways to discipline a child.
It's not needed.

Nope. My kids will get whooped if the circumstances call for it.

It depends on the severity of their actions and the actual spanking. I mean if you're leaving bruises etc, that's too much. When I was a kid we used to get whipped when we did something really bad and me and my brother turned out good.

obviously if the kid does something terrible, they deserve to be spanked. but hitting them over trivial things is wrong. spanking should be the last resort if the kid is being awful.

I turned out fine. It's only a little smack!

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if they've exhausted all other options and the kid's behavior warrants a whooping then no.

I don't believe in smacking a kid in the face or anything like that though. a traditional belt to the butt is all that's needed

No. Some kids need their ass whooped.

Btw, there's a difference between obvious abuse & a couple of hits to your ass.

Children aren't pets.

Violence is NEVER the answer.

I think spanking if done properly is a healthy way to establish a fear of doing the wrong thing.

I was spanked and I am a firm believer that it works. Don't hurt the child. But be firm and emphatic.

Too many kids run around doing Drugs and terrible things because they learned early that they would just get a 5-minute timeout if they didn't follow the rules, which eventually isn't enough to incentivize them to behave.

I spank white people's children for them so they don't turn into entitled mass murderers. Really, I'm saving lives.

My dad never spanked me because he said I would begin to think that the only solution was violence. Which makes a lot of sense to me. For example, If your in a class room and the teacher yells at a student the student would continue being disruptive until threatened by a violent action which most teachers don't do. Instead he would take my TV away or remove my door for a week or two. Looking back on it I think it set a good example on me.

Is it unethical? Depends but generally no... would I do it to my child? Hell no. My parents never did it to me. I see my niece and nephew getting hit or dragged by their mother for the smallest things and it's completely wrong. I can't stand the bitch and this just adds more reason to hate ha. It's not up to me how other people treat their children but I wouldn't use violence on my kids.

However, dear future husband is a different subject altogether

This. All of it.

Tbh, I've only been whooped, like, three times on my whole entire life, when I KNOW that there were times I needed to have. My. Ass. BEAT. IT would've helped me a lot, IMO.

Not at all. Sometimes kids need a good whooping

Although, there is obviously a point where you go too far (like that football player who drew blood from his 4 y.o. son or something)

but it works