My point is, an 18th century wife would not see a spanking as spousal abuse. I would’ve had even less say so in what a man like Jamie Fraser could do with my body, sadly. I’m black the 18th century wasn’t the best time for people like me. He never would’ve gotten to the actual spanking (do I need to put in a disclaimer about not really condoning murder?). And that’s if he even thought about spanking me. 21st century TQ would’ve pulled a weapon on Jamie or slowly poisoned him at meal times. So, lest you think me too flippant about my title, let me say my piece (peace?) about the infamous spanking scene: Sourceġ. I’m always surprised by how easily we can suspend disbelieve for fae, vampires, werewolves, and traveling through time by standing stones, but we can’t put aside our 20th and 21st century lenses when reading/viewing historical fiction.
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