United States

United States of America

United States of America

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The United States of America (abbreviation: U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (abbreviation: U.S. or US), is a country in North America. It has a diverse population of more than 314 million, comprising citizens of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds, making it the third most populous country in the world. It has no official language, but the de facto national language is (American) English. It is governed by a federal constitutional republic, with the President as the head of state and the head of government. It comprises 50 states and a federal district, where its capital, Washington, D.C., is based. Its largest city is New York City.

The two continents of North and South America were inhabited by Native Americans and had been isolated from the rest of the world until Europeans settlers arrived in the 1500s. The USA was derived from 13 British colonies, and it gained independence in the late 18th century after defeating the British in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) with help from France and other European countries. After independence, the USA embarked on an expansionary campaign in North America, displacing native tribes and acquiring territories such as Louisiana, Florida, Texas, and Alaska, which are now part of the modern USA. Tensions between the Northern and Southern states over the issue of slavery in the 19th century led to the American Civil War (1861–1865), which concluded with a North (Union) victory. The USA emerged as a global military power in the 20th century after the two World Wars and became the first country to be armed with nuclear weapons. The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the USA as the sole superpower in the world until today. The USA currently has the world's largest economy and has very strong economic, political, and cultural influences in many parts of the world.

The USA is colloquially referred to as America, but this is confusing as 'America' is also the name of the double continent on which the USA lies. The adjective American has both meanings:

• referring to the continents of North America and South America, collectively known as the Americas
• referring to the USA

Spanking in the U.S.

In the 20th century, school corporal punishment fell out of fashion and was gradually banned in many countries, a trend that continues until the present day.

As of May 2008, United States permits corporal punishment in schools.

History

The history of the U.S. as a nation dates back only a few hundred years; the U.S. culture was mainly formed by immigrants from Europe. Therefore, U.S. traditions are largely based on a mixture of European traditions, including the use of corporal punishment in parenting, education, and judicial punishment.

In addition to these European roots, and similar to European colonies in the rest of America, Africa, and Asia, U.S. culture included the concept of slavery until the late 19th century, and slaves of both sexes and all ages were subject to whippings and other severe punishments in the U.S., particularly in the South. While not alone in its history of slavery, the U.S. version though was noted for being particularly brutal.

Spanking implements

List of Spanking Implements
Flat spanking implements bath brush (wooden or plastic) belt bimmy cooking spatula (wooden or plastic) dough scraper (rubber or silicone) flyswatter hairbrush (wooden or plastic) leather paddle Newspaper paddle (wooden paddle) ping-pong paddle ruler (wooden or plastic) slapper/flapper slipper / Plimsoll strap / Strop tawse wooden spoon Stick-like spanking implements blackboard pointer cane (rattan, bamboo etc.) crop ferula stick switch yardstick Other spanking implements baccalà (clipfish) birch carpet beater Quirt rope's end scourge stinging nettles Whipping implements include bullwhip cat o' nine tails chicotte (an African whip) flail flogger horsehair whip human hair whip klopfpeitsche loopy johnny martinet quirt rebenque (South American gaucho whip) rubber hose single-tail whip sjambok (South African whip)
Some spanking implements produce more "sting" while others produce more "thud". See "sting and thud" for more on this distinction.

States allowing Spanking

The stereotypical U.S. spanking implement is the wooden paddle. It was, and still is, in use in domestic spanking, school spanking, and in fraternity and sorority spanking, as well as in domestic discipline and BDSM/erotic spanking.

Also, the hairbrush is quite popular in the U.S. spanking culture, as well as straps, belts, switches, and other implements. Implements that have little or no tradition in the U.S. are the (mainly Eurasian) birch and cane, the UK tawse or the French martinet.

Today

Nonabusive spanking of children is still allowed by U.S. law, and school paddling is permitted in 21 states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming (source: Corpun.com).

American spanking authors include John Benson, Bookbabe, Mary Catherine, Daria Little, Carolyn Faulkner, Flogmaster, Hal, Adrian Hammersmith, Eve Howard, Kelley, Don A. Landhill, Mija, SamPast, and Laura Werner.

American spanking actors and actresses include Jennifer Brooks, Tom Byron, Greta Carlson, Courtney Chambers, Belinda Clark, Beverley Cocks, Iris Cunningham, Dallas, Danielle, Venus De Light, Debbie, Tony Elka, Sarah Gregory, Ashley Fires, Niki Flynn, Clare Fonda, Tanya Foxx, Steve Fuller, Amber Gray, Eve Howard, Keith Jones, Kailee (Robinson}, Lily Robinson, Katarina Kaufmann, Kiri Kelly, Paris Kennedy, Audrey Knight, Francesca Le, Lisa, Stephanie Locke, Suzi Martell, Sharon Mitchell, Jacqueline Omerta, Bettie Page, Alexis Payne, Chelsea Pfeiffer, Phoenix, Anastasia Pierce, Gia Regency, Ashley Renee, Stevie Rose, Skylar Rose, Sierra Salem, Erica Scott, Arthur Sire, Dana Specht, Bobbie Tawse, Amber Wells, Abigail Whittaker, Samantha Woodley.

American spanking companies, magazine publishers and video producers include ABCD Webmasters, Amateur Spankings, B&D Pleasures, Bizarre Video, Bobbie's DropSeats, Bon-Vue Enterprises, Brooks Applications, Bum Rap Productions, California Star, CF Publications, Chelsea Pfeiffer Entertainment, Cinema Swats, Sarah Gregory Spanking, Cheerleader Spankings, Momma Spankings, My Spanking Roommate, Clare Fonda Productions, Dallas Spanks Hard, Far East Media, Firm Hand Spanking, GwenMedia, Nick Harmon, Harmony Concepts, House of Milan, Eve Howard, Kshara Productions, London Enterprises, Nu-West/Leda Productions, Ohh Tee Kay Productions, Pacific Force, Punished Brats, Raven Hill Studios, RealSpankings.com, Redboard Video, Shadow Lane, Southeastern Woodshed, Spanking Epics, The Real Spanking Court. Many of these businesses are located in the state of California.

Prostitution in United_States

• Prostitution in United_States ^↗ on Wikipedia

See also [ US Regions ]

See also

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External links

• Minorities, Kids With Disabilities More Likely to Be Paddled (article on FoxNews)
• CIA Factbook link for United States
• Images from United States on Bing.com

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