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I really don’t get why this GQ interview with Scott Eastwood is being presented in such a positive light. It’s like they’re trying to make him sound rugged-cool-alpha-man when he really just sounds like a violent asshole that is going to continue the cycle of abuse his father put him through.
“Clint Eastwood slammed his teenage son against a wall. He wrapped his sinewy hands around Scott’s throat. And then he punched him, square in the face.”
This is the story that is bringing in all the headlines but it’s being played off as peak good parenting rather than abuse. Scott recalls this incident as being “old school,” and “none of this new-age bullshit where you can’t even smack the kid because everyone’s afraid of being judged or whatever.” Uh yeah choking and punching your kid should warrant some judgement or whatever.
This is how the cycle continues, the child thinks this is how parenting should be, how a child will learn and then continues that method when they become parents. But how many of us don’t see this as good parenting? How many of us are completely scarred over the old school methods of parenting that our parents put us through? And the GQ article goes along with Scott’s beliefs. The very next line after he proclaims this is how parenting should be done the article praises Scott for being a miracle child in Hollywood for failing to be a “shitty person.” I’d beg to differ.
The next two paragraphs are about how he “would love nothing more,” than to knock complainers out and how he yells at his co-workers. But it’s all totally cool because he’s old school and he’s just acting like how men should be or something. That’s how this whole article is presented; the violence is never a problem because they can just write it off as having classic values and being raised by a traditional manly-man. This behavior isn’t seen as violent, instead he’s a breathe of fresh air in a world of new age pansy asses or whatever.
Like you can try to talk about how well adjusted Scott must be because of this old school style parenting but this interview shows me the complete opposite. He clearly has issues handling his emotions and I don’t think anyone who finds it acceptable to punch and choke children can be passed off as a good example for the “I was beat as a kid and turned out just fine,” argument.
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