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Subject: Re: New Zealand school Principal videotapes boys' caning

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Graeme
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Date Posted: 11:23:25 03/27/26 Fri
In reply to: Graeme 's message, "New Zealand school Principal videotapes boys' caning" on 11:16:17 03/27/26 Fri

This is AI summarising some letters to the editor opinions

The most notable letter is from a correspondent using the pen name "Moral Decline" (published November 7, 1981), who took issue with the Principal’s research. While other letters were debating the physics of "cane flutter," this writer argued that the real problem was what the boys were wearing:

The "Exposure" Complaint: The writer was appalled that the caning marks could be seen while the boys were in their bathing suits. They asked, "Are we living in a time of such lax moral standards that no one else has thought to comment on the fact that these lads are showing part of their bare buttocks?"

The Design Solution: Instead of researching aerodynamics, the writer suggested the Principal would be "more gainfully employed designing decent, knee-length costumes for the boys in his care." * The Conclusion: They ended with the pun that the problem of the bathing suits was something that "must be thrashed out."

Another correspondent, "PhD," followed up on November 13, 1981, mocking the moral outrage by suggesting that if the boys wore longer suits, the "end effects" of the caning would simply be hidden from view, jokingly telling readers to "leave the problem to posterity."

It’s a classic example of the era's letters-to-the-editor culture—using a serious debate about school discipline as a platform to complain about the "shortness" of 1980s swimwear.

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>This is AI summarising some letters to the editor >opinions > >The most notable letter is from a correspondent using >the pen name "Moral Decline" (published November 7, >1981), who took issue with the Principal’s research. >While other letters were debating the physics of "cane >flutter," this writer argued that the real problem was >what the boys were wearing: > >The "Exposure" Complaint: The writer was appalled >that the caning marks could be seen while the boys >were in their bathing suits. They asked, "Are we >living in a time of such lax moral standards that no >one else has thought to comment on the fact that these >lads are showing part of their bare buttocks?" > >The Design Solution: Instead of researching >aerodynamics, the writer suggested the Principal would >be "more gainfully employed designing decent, >knee-length costumes for the boys in his care." * The >Conclusion: They ended with the pun that the problem >of the bathing suits was something that "must be >thrashed out." > >Another correspondent, "PhD," followed up on >November 13, 1981, mocking the moral outrage by >suggesting that if the boys wore longer suits, the >"end effects" of the caning would simply be hidden >from view, jokingly telling readers to "leave the >problem to posterity." > >It’s a classic example of the era's >letters-to-the-editor culture—using a serious debate >about school discipline as a platform to complain >about the "shortness" of 1980s swimwear.
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