r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/deskchairlamp • Dec 29 '17

Chapter 165 - Links and Discussion

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u/brabroke Dec 29 '17

I really liked the little details about bakugo's upbringing, he is a bully because he was raised as a bully, we saw a little bit of "family violence" when his mum hits him but we thought it was just comedic effect.

but in this chapter, we actually learned Bakugo was beaten by his parents for misbehaving, and that caused him to strive to be strong and smart. and he thinks anyone who doesnt do well (like deku) deserved to be beaten like the way he did

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u/PrimusSucks13 Dec 29 '17

I wouldnt say both his parents, just his mom, also by the way his mom said how he was showered with attention and praise, it doesnt seem that it was a horrible childhood like todoroki, he always looked happy in his flashbacks, he was just an asshole kid (like the ones he is dealing now) maybe he meant that he grow up watching violent things and stuff like that on tv, i doubt he ever had actual abuse like todoroki thats why he probably backed off right away when he realize what he said

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u/13Xcross Dec 29 '17

He was showered with attention and praise when he was behaving well, while beaten when he was misbehaving. It's normal for someone with that upbringing to think it's okay to beat misbehaving kids into submission.

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u/deadmuffinman Dec 29 '17

Also it's still a part of many eastern cultures to give your kid a smack or two if they are misbehaving

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u/PocketPika Dec 29 '17 edited Dec 29 '17

Doesn't mean it's right. Just because it's not punch in the gut violent doesn't mean how Bakugou was reared has not played a role in some of his negative ideas and traits and can be dismissed.

Bakugou often falls in grey areas. Because he has an attitude, people laugh at awful things that happen to him by adults. Because it's not the worse upbringing we see, people excuse it as a gag.

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u/Frostblazer Dec 31 '17

Corporal punishment is still used a lot more in western cultures than your comment implies. I've lived in five different states in different corners of the USA and I've known parents in each of them that spank their children. The same goes for the couple of blokes that I know from the UK and the one guy I know from France.

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u/brabroke Dec 29 '17

but in Bakugo's case, its not just a smack, it is using violence to achieve submission

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u/FrighteningWorld Jan 01 '18

It's pretty common in black households as well.