A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Tattoo Rape

Rape is an act of violence that, in practice, takes something beautiful and turns it into something ugly. We are familiar with acts of rape in prison, of our women, and of our children.

Rape by tattoo is not a new concept; most of us are familiar with the numbers etched onto the arms of concentration camp victims. (Survivors’ stories are in the news all the time, but they’re generally not part of the BME Newsfeed. We did, however, log David Blaine honoring Primo Levi by getting Mr. Levi’s number, 174517, as a permanent tribute.) I first read about this cruel practice in the noir thrilled Flood. In a very moving scene, the beautiful Flood shows the scar from when she used gasoline to burn off the tattoo bikers put onto her thigh. Later, I learned more about it in the rec.arts.bodyart FAQ. What makes this a particularly brutal crime is that the survivors’ scars are visible as well as emotional.

This crime has been prelavent in the news in recent months. Dr. Gregory Roche removed a vulgar tattoo from the face of a New York teenager after some former friends and he got into a fight over a girl. A gay inmate in Texas has been granted permission to sue the state; in addition to sexual abuse, the inmate’s face had been forcibly tattooed.

Recently, the tables were turned in the UK. Jackie Clarke lured her alleged rapist to her home, drugged him, and then used a pin and ink to tattoo “Rapist” onto his penis. While fellow victims around the world may cheer her on, the judge hearing her case says that her actions “amount to torture.”

A pimp in Illinois tattooed his nickname, “Mr. Cream,” onto the bodies of two teenage girls. In a happier turn of events, justice may be served: he crossed state lines, and the FBI and US Attorney now plan to make an example out of Mr. Cream.

Comments

36 responses to “Tattoo Rape”

  1. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    This dude and the $100 man should get married …What the fuck is he thinking putting that age 3 thing on there..fuckin losser ~_0

  2. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    This dude and the $100 man should get married …What the fuck is he thinking putting that age 3 thing on there..fuckin losser ~_0

  3. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    This dude and the $100 man should get married …What the fuck is he thinking putting that age 3 thing on there..fuckin losser ~_0

  4. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    This dude and the $100 man should get married …What the fuck is he thinking putting that age 3 thing on there..fuckin losser ~_0

  5. nikki Avatar
    nikki

    i agree if he wantede age he could have at least mad it legal that just makes his sound like a pedo

  6. nikki Avatar
    nikki

    i agree if he wantede age he could have at least mad it legal that just makes his sound like a pedo

  7. nikki Avatar
    nikki

    i agree if he wantede age he could have at least mad it legal that just makes his sound like a pedo

  8. nikki Avatar
    nikki

    i agree if he wantede age he could have at least mad it legal that just makes his sound like a pedo

  9. Angelia Avatar
    Angelia

    Three and up? This fucker is the stuff of nightmares. At least with this thing the prosecutor will have the case locked in no time.

  10. Angelia Avatar
    Angelia

    Three and up? This fucker is the stuff of nightmares. At least with this thing the prosecutor will have the case locked in no time.

  11. Angelia Avatar
    Angelia

    Three and up? This fucker is the stuff of nightmares. At least with this thing the prosecutor will have the case locked in no time.

  12. Angelia Avatar
    Angelia

    Three and up? This fucker is the stuff of nightmares. At least with this thing the prosecutor will have the case locked in no time.

  13. janet Avatar
    janet

    id rather dat say 21 n up u wudnt look so perverted

  14. janet Avatar
    janet

    id rather dat say 21 n up u wudnt look so perverted

  15. janet Avatar
    janet

    id rather dat say 21 n up u wudnt look so perverted

  16. janet Avatar
    janet

    id rather dat say 21 n up u wudnt look so perverted

  17. janet Avatar
    janet

    im pretty sure w/dat tattoo u dnt have children and if dats the case god knew wat he was doing wen it came to u,perv!!!!!

  18. janet Avatar
    janet

    im pretty sure w/dat tattoo u dnt have children and if dats the case god knew wat he was doing wen it came to u,perv!!!!!

  19. janet Avatar
    janet

    im pretty sure w/dat tattoo u dnt have children and if dats the case god knew wat he was doing wen it came to u,perv!!!!!

  20. janet Avatar
    janet

    im pretty sure w/dat tattoo u dnt have children and if dats the case god knew wat he was doing wen it came to u,perv!!!!!

  21. vicky Avatar
    vicky

    u nasty ass perv

  22. vicky Avatar
    vicky

    u nasty ass perv

  23. vicky Avatar
    vicky

    u nasty ass perv

  24. vicky Avatar
    vicky

    u nasty ass perv

  25. Courtnerd Avatar
    Courtnerd

    Saying 3 and up makes him sound like a paedophile [sp?]

  26. Courtnerd Avatar
    Courtnerd

    Saying 3 and up makes him sound like a paedophile [sp?]

  27. Courtnerd Avatar
    Courtnerd

    Saying 3 and up makes him sound like a paedophile [sp?]

  28. Courtnerd Avatar
    Courtnerd

    Saying 3 and up makes him sound like a paedophile [sp?]

  29. xROBx Avatar
    xROBx

    he has an odd shaped one.

    and sounds like a pervvvv

  30. xROBx Avatar
    xROBx

    he has an odd shaped one.

    and sounds like a pervvvv

  31. xROBx Avatar
    xROBx

    he has an odd shaped one.

    and sounds like a pervvvv

  32. xROBx Avatar
    xROBx

    he has an odd shaped one.

    and sounds like a pervvvv

  33. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    its amazing how times makes me smarter he could turn the 3 into a 8 and put a 1 infront of it and then get a life

  34. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    its amazing how times makes me smarter he could turn the 3 into a 8 and put a 1 infront of it and then get a life

  35. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    its amazing how times makes me smarter he could turn the 3 into a 8 and put a 1 infront of it and then get a life

  36. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    its amazing how times makes me smarter he could turn the 3 into a 8 and put a 1 infront of it and then get a life

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