Kelly Clarkson divides fans after confessing to 'spanking' her children
Kelly Clarkson has sparked debate after revealing that she sees no problem in “spanking” her children in a new interview.
The 35-year-old singer confessed that she isn’t “above” physical discipline, drawing backlash from critics.
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Kelly has two children with her husband Brandon Blackstock, three-year-old River and 20-month-old Remington, and she explained to radio.com: “I’m not above a spanking, which people aren’t necessarily into.
“And I don’t mean like hitting her hard, I just mean a spanking…
“I’m like, ‘Hi, I’m gonna spank you on your bottom if you don’t stop right now. Like, this is ridiculous.'”
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The star went on to acknowledge that her method of discipline isn’t for everyone, adding: “So that’s a tricky thing when you’re out in public, ’cause then people are like, you know, they think that’s wrong or something, but I find nothing wrong with a spanking.
“My parents spanked me, I did fine in life and I feel fine about it.
“I’m from the South, y’all, so we get spankings. My mom would call the principal if I ever ended up in the principal’s office and give permission for her to spank me… I’m a well-rounded individual with a lot of character, so I think it’s fine.”
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However, not everybody was on board with Kelly’s comments, taking to social media to share their view on physical discipline:
#KellyClarkson admits to spanking her kids I would never spank my kids my Father didn't believe in spanking!!!
— Sean Drew (@GQSeanDrew) January 10, 2018
@kelly_clarkson Better not bring your daughter to Norway and spank her. You will get locked up for child abuse.
— Henning Horn Galtung (@HenningHG) January 8, 2018
This is appalling. Kelly Clarkson is only six years older than me, so not a big gap, but wow. I never got spanked as a kid and the idea of putting hands on a child is just sickening, to me. It's abuse. It's not a "southern" thing, I have lived in Georgia my whole life. pic.twitter.com/8t9fCVxIWC
— ☆ BLUE (@wandattheready) January 6, 2018
Others jumped to Kelly’s defence, arguing:
Breaking news: Kelly Clarkson spanks her kids when they misbehave like many other parents before her, sources think they will probably turn out fine because THERES A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPANKING AND ABUSE
— Sami (@masinejkim) January 10, 2018
People shaming @kelly_clarkson for “spanking” her child shame on you. There is a difference spanking & beating them. Maybe, if more parents spanked their children NOT beat them, perhaps teens would not have the attitudes they do today. I regret not doing it and paying for it now.
— Tracey West (@traceywest) January 10, 2018
I wish they stop with this spanking stuff….there's a line between abuse and a spanking… I know when my kids start acting foolish they get spanked too … @kelly_clarkson please don't change your opinion because of what other people think… I was spanked as a child I'm lol
— Natasha Parker (@nparker1622) January 10, 2018
Kelly has not publicly responded to the backlash.
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