Conversation so far:
When did Miss Piggy meet Kermit?
In The Muppet Movie, Miss Piggy has just won a beauty contest when she first meets Kermit and joins the Muppets.
What kind of relationship did Miss Piggy and Kermit have?
Kermit the Frog acontinually lives in fear of his girlfriend, knowing that even simple misunderstandings or slips of the tongue will result in Miss Piggy erupting like a porcine Vesuvius.
What did Miss Piggy think of her relationship with Kermit the Frog?

Question: Did parent think that beating him was a bad thing?
Self-contained rewrite: Did parents think that Miss Piggy beating Kermit the Frog up was a bad thing?