why are white parents afraid of their kids?

i've never heard of white parents hitting their kids. other ethnicities such as blacks, asians - the parents kick the crap out of their kids if they wanted to. black comics such as David Chappelle, Chris Rock and Eddie Murphy have mentioned this in their routine. Why is this though? For example, if a child wanted to change religion, which is a big matter, white parents might not agree but at the end say "well, if it makes you happy", while other parents such as blacks, the child has to put up a pretty big fight. if white parents wanna hit their child, the child says something like "im gonna call the social sevices" or "im gonna run away", so the parents get scared and stop, while if the child says that to black or other ethnic parents, they reply "call them!" or "theres the door, gtfo!".

edit: when i was little, my mother used to hit me with the a big wooden spoon and also hangers, while my dad used the belt. however, when i said this to my white friend, he was like "WHAT! OMFG my parents wont dare to lay a finger on me".

That's the first I've heard of it... unless you mean he is Trinidadian like Alfonso Ribeiro?

I'm white and I was smacked pretty hard sometimes when I was a kid. It was only on the bum, but it wasn't just a quick tap, it was a proper smacking until I cried. I never got belted or anything, though.. It's certainly true that there are cultural differences in how this is applied.

I think there's a prominent place for 'modern' parenting methods as the first line of discipline, time-out, naughty step etc, but I also think for serious misbehaviour the threat of getting smacked works, and is sometimes a valid option. It shouldn't involve belts etc though, I don't think that's ever necessary.