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snowstories · 6 days ago

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Also it's been a while since I got on this soapbox so: periodic reminder that if you are writing torture you should research torture. Torture is pervasive and institutionalized in just about every nation on the planet; it is not some kind of ultra-rare once-in-a-blue moon occurrance, but a fact of life and a common source of trauma and disability. Torture survivors read your stories. Care about them. Research the realities and aftereffects of torture, as well as common forms of torture apologism.

#My posts #Torture tw #In addition periodic reminder that rape; solitary confinement; forced nudity; hooding; and threats of harm or death #Are all forms of torture #Especially annoying phenomena in writing spaces is having these things treated as 'separate' from torture #They are not. If these things occur while ur in custody of a governmental organization: torture #(Official definition of torture states it needs to be perpetuated to official representatives)#(though its usually extended to groups like ISIS; the Lord's Resistance Army; etc)#(Also official definitions specifically define solitary confinement as torture in the context of interrogation)#(But not necessarily torture in the context of prison)#(Which is bullshit bc extensive research has shown the exact same health consequences)#(And studies on solitary in context of prison are often cited in papers of torture and vice versa)#(Because the health effects are the fucking SAME)#(Top 10 ways to speedrun becoming a prison abolitionist no. 1: read about solitary and supermax prisons)#Writing wise

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