I think the difference in those situations might come into play because one is a situation between two adults- Cersei and Robert and the other is between an adult and a child- Tyrion and Joffrey.
I am NOT condoning the type of corporal punishment that Tyrion gave Joffrey, not in the least. I don't think slapping a child across the face is the same thing as a judicious slap on the ass- one not given in anger or meant to cause damage, but I think that might be where some people are coming from when they don't show as much anger towards Tyrion. Especially those who know the depth of Joffery's evilness.
I think it all boils down to what we know of Joffrey and the habit of applying today's standards to a setting where today's standards do not belong in the least. In the setting of ASOIAF, there is nothing wrong with corporal punishment for children and from what we have seen between Robert and Cersei and Daenerys and Drogo, using physical violence- beating, slapping or rape within a marriage.
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Date: 2011-10-09 03:17 pm (UTC)I am NOT condoning the type of corporal punishment that Tyrion gave Joffrey, not in the least. I don't think slapping a child across the face is the same thing as a judicious slap on the ass- one not given in anger or meant to cause damage, but I think that might be where some people are coming from when they don't show as much anger towards Tyrion. Especially those who know the depth of Joffery's evilness.
I think it all boils down to what we know of Joffrey and the habit of applying today's standards to a setting where today's standards do not belong in the least. In the setting of ASOIAF, there is nothing wrong with corporal punishment for children and from what we have seen between Robert and Cersei and Daenerys and Drogo, using physical violence- beating, slapping or rape within a marriage.