Why do parents spank bare bottomed?

This hurts more

If the belt was used, my mother wanted to know for sure when my bottom was reddened enough evenly everywhere from three or four fingers below the elastic area to three or four fingers below the base of the buttocks, so that she would stop before she could seriously injure my skin.

If the switch or the stick was used, my mother tried to avoid overlapping a blow on top of a previous blow.

And last but not least, the fact that I was terribly embarrassed or ashamed to be seen naked or bottomless, especially after I had reached 10 or 11, was itself an additional punishment, especially since certain aspects were or could be considered funny and cute according to my mother...

I think that many other parents had the same reasons to spank on the bare bottom back them...

I think back on this question.times were different when I was spanked parents had control over there children with out fear of the law interfering. So when you got out of line and got spanked it was more than likely you deserve it . Dad never spanked us . Mom did with a belt paddle or a switch sometimes her hand if we was in public but if that happened you was getting it again bare asswhen you got home .. she didn’t care who was around

I think historically it was to not only to punish by pain but humiliation too. Our parents didn’t think about humiliation. I think they just followed that old tradition.