>(That being said, American kids are way soft and we as a
>culture have come to worry way too much about protecting their
>"self-esteem." If Cos and the kid had been Chinese, nobody
>would probably think twice about it)

your Nigeria is showing.

and if Cos and the kid had been Chinese it'd be just another example of how awful and rigid ppl can be and how glad i am/we are to not live as they do.