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>What's particularly annoying to me is that they talk about prison rape as if it's a natural part of the punishment.

Did they ever think that this also include women prisoners -- and even teen prisoners?

It's a sick, twisted ideology that permits this.




I don't get your comment. So that an adult male is raped is a lesser problem than either a teenager or a female is raped. I find this conclusion quite disgusting. Also take into account that most of the incarcerated people are male, adult and poor.


>I don't get your comment. So that an adult male is raped is a lesser problem than either a teenager or a female is raped. I find this conclusion quite disgusting.

I agree: you don't get my comment.

Note how I never wrote that "an adult male [being] raped is a lesser problem than either a teenager or a female [being] raped". Note also how my comment was an argument against prison rape.

What I alluded to is that most of the people who casually joke about prison rape, would never joke about female rape or teenage rapes.

So, what I meant is that they should consider prison rape under the same light, since it also includes those things -- which is an easier sell to make them see the brutality of the situation, even those that don't particularly care about a murdered being raped, etc.


What I alluded to is that most of the people who casually joke about prison rape, would never joke about female rape or teenage rapes.

The sentiment is worded much better that way. The other wording could too easily be interpreted as implying that the rape of men is better than the rape of women and children.




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