Does Not Illustrate: Prison Rape

Given the nature of this trope, I realize that finding an image that DOES illustrate it would probably not be a good idea, but that doesn't excuse an image that shows neither hide nor hair of the trope.

Wow, searching Google images for "prison rape" comes up with some really diverse results. One was an anti-drunk driving campaign ad that qualifies as one of the most poorly conceived public service ads I have ever seen. Anyway, I thought this was interesting, it's an awareness ad about the problem: [1]◊

Interesting...I kinda like that.

A soap on the floor in a shower maybe? That is the old gag.

I'd just as soon not have an image for this (or any of the other rape tropes for that matter).

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edited 23rd Jul '17 1:42:40 PM by Jicragg

Its Not Rape If You Enjoyed It has an image.

edited 4th Apr '12 6:41:50 AM by lu127

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edited 23rd Jul '17 1:42:01 PM by Jicragg

I'm fine with the Awareness campaign poster though.

It's mostly a joke image and I don't think we can get anything with showing the trope. It would be too...unsavory, so to speak.

I'd be okay with imageless, but I'm not entirely opposed to suggestions.

The dropped soap gag is exactly the direction I don't want to go with this.

Joke images would be in poor taste. The awareness campaign picture would be inserting too much reality.

Well, I am pro-reality, but we can always have a vote.

I'm all for leaving this one imageless. I can't really think of a tasteful way of doing it.

I found the reality one good, but if that's too upsetting, imageless works too.

The campaign picture has several disadvantages, most notably:

• It is a Real Life advocacy, and that isn't what the page is about, even if stamping out Real Life prison rape is a worthy cause.
• It give a "tropes are bad" message. Keep in mind that the trope page includes Prison Rape played for laughs.

We don't put up posters from the Anti-Defemation League on Greedy Jew. We don't put up posters from GLBTQI organizations on Psycho Lesbian.

You have a good point, catbert. I change my 'vote' to imageless.

I'll go for imageless as well.

I don't see that putting up the advocacy poster means we are endorsing it any more than putting up a picture of a psycho lesbian means we are endorsing psycho lesbianism. It's just an image relevant to the trope that displays some sensitivity to the matter in not making a joke out of human suffering, which is part of what our article touches on. It does at least provide some insight into why there is no image of a prison rape joke.

edited 5th Apr '12 11:08:23 AM by pawsplay

The poster just seems a little too heavy-handed and cheesy for me.

What about using an example of how prison rape is usually depicted on TV?

Bingo; clearly indicates it (except to the target audience of that show) without being too graphic. If it's tame enough for a kids' show, it's tame enough for us.

That's pretty good. I prefer that image to using none at all.

That's pretty good.

I can live with Mojo's "Oh no..."

Mojo works.