Hit me baby one more time

Abstract

I seriously doubt Britney Spears was referring to domestic violence in her 1998 hit... Baby One More Time. Nor do I believe she was glorifying sadomasochism, at least, not to my knowledge. That song came to mind when I came across a disturbing social media post by a deputy mayor who joked that women "enjoy being beaten.". It was riddled with misogyny, wrapped in a pathetic attempt at humour. To make matters worse, he claimed this so-called joke was rooted in a Maltese pearl of wisdom suggesting that women like being beaten during sex. [extract]