Mass Incarceration and Sexaul Assault

Litchfield Penitentiary

“assumption that males are superior to females” - Bell Hooks, Feminism is for Everyone, pg xi

Riki Wilchins, Queer Theory Gender Theory pg 74

Donuts been acting fuckin weird. He been all nice too me and stuff and I dont know what thats all about, like what he even doing. It aint like he likes me or nothin but i guess we have fun driving the van. Hes all nervous all the time and stuff maybe thats why hes nice to me. I dont know man, maybe he does like me and stuff.

Donuts and me took a little trip to go feed some ducks today. It was cool we just hangin and feeding ducks and all and havin fun. It was like for a few minutes I wasnt in prison or nothin, just hanging out and feeding ducks. After we were feeding ducks tho, Donuts got all fuckin weird and wanted too feed me donuts. He threw it on da ground and told me pick it up which is fuckin nasty. Then he got to kissing me and stuff but it not a big deal iz just a kiss. Strange though.

Riki Wilchins, Queer Theory Gender Theory pg 72

Who am I really? How should I act?

Donuts got suspend for returning late to prison after our date. I feel bad cuz I was driving. If it weren’t for me, we wouldn’t have been late. Ugh. I feeel guilty. I can’t wait to see him tho. I miss him. He been so sweet to me during my time here and I feel like we’ve gotz a connection, ya feel? Honestly, I can’t even think. I just hope he back soon.  I wonder how long he suspended for. It cant be that bad, right? Shit. We were onlys a lil late.

agreement, assent, acceptance, approval.

?? I don’t know what happened. Rape? No….rape? Maybe. He not realize I chang my mind??? It was my fault. Fuck. I was flirting too much. Thas it. I was smilin, got too caught in the moment. I should’ve stopped him shoulda made it more clear. Oh god. I wonder what he was thinking. Whats he thinking right now? Why would he do that if he actually love me? Maybe, just maybe he’s just, like, a regular person who made a mistake right? I mean, come on, we both know that I’m not innocent. I don’t know. I dunno what to think of this situation.

Red, OITNB

Bell Hooks, Feminism is for Everyone pg. 61