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A whipping boy was a boy educated alongside a prince (or boy monarch) in early modern Europe, who supposedly received corporal punishment for the prince's transgressions in his presence. The prince was not punished himself because his royal status exceeded that of his tutor; seeing a friend punished would provide an equivalent motivation not to ...
A whipping boy, identified patient, or "fall guy" are forms of scapegoat. Scapegoating has its origins in the scapegoat ritual of atonement described in chapter 16 of the Biblical Book of Leviticus , in which a goat (or ass) is released into the wilderness bearing all the sins of the community, which have been placed on the goat's head by a priest.
Fleischman's book was adapted in the 1994 Disney Channel television film Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy starring Truan Munro, Nic Knight, George C. Scott, Vincent Schiavelli, Mathilda May, and Kevin Conway, [1] and directed by Sydney MacArtney. Sid Fleischman wrote the teleplay and the film won a CableACE Award that year. [1]
By that boys should suffer corporal punishment, though it is received by custom, and Chrysippus makes no objection to it, I by no means approve; first, because it is a disgrace, and a punishment fit for slaves, and in reality (as will be evident if you imagine the age change) an affront; secondly, because, if a boy's disposition be so abject as ...
Whipping Boy (American band), a hardcore punk band active 1982–1989; Whipping Boy (Irish band), a rock music band active 1988–1998 and occasionally since 2005; Whipping Boy, 2000 album from the Irish band Whipping Boy; The Whipping Boy, a 1986 children's book by Sid Fleischman, winner of the Newbery Medal
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Billie Eilish and FINNEAS accept the award for Best Song Written For Visual Media during the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024.
The Gilbertese tribal community at Wagina in Choiseul province (Solomon Islands) reintroduced by referendum in 2005 traditional "whipping" with coconut tree branches for various offences – the national justice system opposes this. [3]