South
African actress, Charlize Theron, Grateful for
childhood spankings
Vogue, October 2000 - South
African Queen
"Theron's mother, Gerda, a sinewy woman from whom
Theron got her beautiful hands and magnetic eyes, accidentally
knocked her daughter in the head with a shovel when she was 2,
giving her a scar, and spanked her when she was disrespectful. To
this day mother and daughter shake their heads over the soft
American attitude toward spanking. "I got spanked hard on
the butt, one time with a wire hanger," Theron says. "I
can't tell you how grateful I am."
Vogue, October 2000 - South
African Queen