‘Most backward thing I’ve ever read’: This criticism in WaPo of mom who smacked her rioting son is unreal

As we reported previously, a mother who spotted her son among those taking part in riots in Baltimore smacked him upside the head and forced him away from the mayhem. The mother was widely praised for doing the right thing to protect her son and teach him a lesson.

You might have guessed that some progressives would find a negative way to spin that story.

Get a load of this steaming pile:

Why is America celebrating the beating of a black child? http://t.co/6rAlTUClRH via @WaPoThing

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 30, 2015

Ugh!

@GaltsGirl @mchastain81 pic.twitter.com/g3FF9x9YZW

— Matt (@Matthops82) April 30, 2015

According to the byline, the article was written by author and adjunct professor of American history at American University Stacey Patton.

@mchastain81 @Matthops82 What? You're kidding, right? I mean, they think she should have let him riot??!

— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) April 30, 2015

You just knew somebody would take that angle.

"The public shaming and devaluing of black children has a long heritage." This article is a must read. @washingtonpost @WaPoThing

— Kim Love (@kimmaytube) April 30, 2015

Maybe it is a “must read,” but only because there’s so much progressive idiocy with which to debunk:

@Matthops82 @GaltsGirl @mchastain81 The Washington Post misspelled "parenting".

— Lisa B. (@politeracy) April 30, 2015

It wasn't a beating she was trying to save her son from jail or death. @washingtonpost @WaPoThing

— BubblesInCarolina (@Dyonicia) April 30, 2015

@washingtonpost that was far from a beating. It was a mother's reaction to facing the possibility of losing her only child.

— Ronald Tucker (@ronaldltucker7) April 30, 2015

Because he had it coming? Oh, and b/c she was actually being a mother. My WHITE mother would have done worse to me. https://t.co/kMukN69C72

— Matuna (@USAmjs) April 30, 2015

It is a parent's prerogative to intervene and prevent her erstwhile son from ruining his life. https://t.co/i6YiKB3yyr

— Sassy (@NerdyBluez) April 30, 2015

Discipline. She disciplined her teenage son as she should've. Stfu https://t.co/bnwuXM9TiR

— WoLverin3 (@mista1hunnid) April 30, 2015

@washingtonpost is stupid for this. She's not beating an innocent child. She's keeping her child outta problems. https://t.co/mcfCSPWW8c

— Travis Guerrero (@MrIncredible_13) April 30, 2015

@LANURSE1 @Matthops82 @GaltsGirl @mchastain81 Liberals questioning this mom are the ones who need a hardcore spanking.

— Muad'Dib (@TheAuraWah) April 30, 2015

1) 16 Year old's aren't "Children" 2) Because it's what we would all do – white, black, Hispanic – in same situation https://t.co/wnSOAQWsvN

— DM Hawkins (@HawkinsUSA) April 30, 2015

Ugh. This is why the Washington Post is a shit rag. https://t.co/yjnz2vfD3t

— jokeronparade (@jokeronparade) April 30, 2015

@washingtonpost NO ONE is celebrating the beating. We're proud of a mom correcting an out of control kid @Matthops82 @GaltsGirl @mchastain81

— Saxx Skwerl (@SaxxSkwerl) April 30, 2015

This is the most backward thing I've ever read. You condemn a mom parenting her child? would you rather he rioted? https://t.co/He5NXZdnrZ

— Chick (@chickbouffard) April 30, 2015

"Why is America celebrating the correction of a son by his mother?" https://t.co/exYW0euTpc

— ScottInSC (@ScottInSC) April 30, 2015

This pearl-clutcher obviously hasn't seen a peckerwood slap the snot out of her kid at Walmart. https://t.co/EBAcjZKTvT

— Cuffy (@CuffyMeh) April 30, 2015

Also, everyone would have preferred he not be there. His Mom managed a bad situation. https://t.co/th23A51qDm

— Milkshakes Anytime (@MomMilkshake) April 30, 2015

Because she loves her son enough to try to save him from the idiots he was hanging with. https://t.co/AvESo7Q20r

— Kelly Carson (@KellyCarson1) April 30, 2015

@washingtonpost Because MAYBE if more parents took responsibility for their children, they won't turn out to become criminals

— Pete McCole (@PeteMcCole) April 30, 2015

Let's not kid ourselves: 24/7 news cycle makes stories like this an inevitability. Gotta fill those empty spaces. https://t.co/2039OefAlu

— Jeff [email protected] (@EsotericCD) April 30, 2015

The bottom line, hopefully:

Here's the point @washingtonpost dumbasses… this kid will never do anything like that again. Discipline works… https://t.co/sBn1obpKEQ

— ConservativeBlackMan (@Thomasismyuncle) April 30, 2015

That WaPo article isn’t alone. The Huffington Post is also running this:

Dear White America: Toya Graham is not your hero http://t.co/ZZHmQ6rTox

— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) April 30, 2015

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