I used humiliation as the ever-present threat to my children when they were adolescents. Not that I would belittle them, but I would threaten to do something nutty in front of their friends. I never had to make good on it, but they knew I would have.
Humiliation is not discipline, it does not teach your children the difference between right and wrong. It does not give them the tools they need to stand up to authority, stand up for what is right or believe in themselves.
It simply teaches them not to cross you. It makes you and your whims ruler of their self worth...and leaves them unable to love or trust.
Humiliation, or the constant threat of it, is abuse. Period. Hate me if you want, but if you are proud of that, I am very sorry for your children.