The possible sexual aspects might help in identifying unfair CP by causing certain children to be targeted. If a teacher were administering CP unfairly at random, it’s less likely to be noticed. It could be explained away by the teacher simply being stricter than most. If, however, only certain groups were targeted, it could give rise to suspicion. Suppose it were noticed that a teacher only slippered girls? Or only boys? Wouldn’t that indicate a possible ulterior motive? Teachers driven by such a paraphilia are not likely to be able to control their urges for long.
First of all I would like to extend a heartfelt welcome to JRL. Your post was both articulate and concise. You managed to convey in a few short paragraphs what would have taken our Prof N ten thousand words or more to get across. I agree with everything you wrote.