Corporal punishment is the infliction of pain
on the body for purposes of correction or punishment.
The buttocks are often targeted for punishment, indeed some
languages have a specific word for their chastisement - thisis
a logical choice for these rather large, fleshy body parts
are sensitive without endangering any bodily functions, heal
well and relatively fast and have an intimate connotation
that implies intense humiliation, often increased as baring
them often also exposes the genitals.
Corporal punishment is sometimes fetishized, and is the basis
of a number of paraphilias, most notably erotic spanking. |
