Talk:Hotsaucing

Really?
According to this article, "For a more severe punishment the hot sauce may be applied to the child's genitals." Does the book really say that? I have the impression that Lisa Whelchel is a nasty woman whose children ought to be taken into care, but is she really a pervert who recommends sexually torturing children? I am wondering whether somebody has inserted that detail into this article to gratify some perversion of his or her own. Actually, I am so convinced that it isn't in the book (surely it would be more widely reported if it were) that I'm going to remove it and then if anybody can come up with the page numbers they can put it back. Is this book available in the UK? I hope not. Fundamentalist Christians ought to realise that this is the kind of thing that makes people hate them.--Oxonian2006 12:33, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I checked the history on this article. Somebody has removed this sentence before me and somebody put it back. If anybody is going to put it back it should be somebody who has a proper account here - not somebody anonymous.--Oxonian2006 12:39, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Weasel words
Specifically, ...some say it is effective... Jeodesic 18:44, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Damage?
I removed the line that claimed hot sauce could cause damage. The burning sensation is a chemical illusion--capsaicin does not actually damage tissues. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lode Runner (talk • contribs) 00:21, 4 May 2007 (UTC).

Risks?
I've amended the 'Risks' section: the 'risks' are merely those of any allergen. Anything can cause swelling if a person is allergic to it. As far as I'm aware, capsaicin has nothing in it that can cause swelling of the throat enough to cause choking and the source on that assertion is a "family therapist" - not a chemist or doctor. The notion that 1/3rd of people are intolerant of capsaicin (which is asserted by a "chilli pepper magazine publisher and not a chemist or medical doctor) is nonsense - EVERYONE is intolerant of it - it causes pain by its very nature. Ianbrettcooper (talk) 18:06, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

Merge?
Not really worth a page?Andycjp (talk) 07:42, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Remove Hilltop source?
The article New Burn Tactic: Hot Sauce to Punish from the student magazine The Hilltop currently used as reference #2 (archive link http://www.archive.today/d6GZz ) seems to heavily rely on the Washington Post article currently used as reference #1. I would not trust it as an independent source. As an example, where the Washington Post writes "Hot saucing," or "hot tongue," has roots in Southern culture, according to some advocates of the controversial disciplinary method, but it has spread throughout the country, The Hilltop writes Research shows that the practice has roots in Southern culture and has recently begun to spread to other regions of the country. I don't believe that there is any research showing this.--Biologos (talk) 09:15, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I will remove the Hilltop source now.Biologos (talk) 14:40, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

There is no such word as "hotsaucing."
Okay, this practice exists most assuredly—but there is no general consensus that this specific word has been added to the lexicon for labeling the practice. Just when you think Wikipedia has enough stupid, unnecessary articles... 2601:140:8301:3A1:E1C3:F143:E812:ED4E (talk) 05:23, 21 February 2016 (UTC)