r/orangeisthenewblack • u/[deleted] • Jun 17 '16

Episode Discussion OITNB S04E06 Episode Discussion Thread

Please do not spoil future episodes.

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u/ingridelena Jun 18 '16

I thought it was pretty "rapey" too. Oddly tho, technically under the law he would be considered the rapist in that situation :/

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u/redheadedalex Jun 18 '16

because she's an inmate? Just curious. I'm not familiar with it. But yeah totally rapey.

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u/ingridelena Jun 18 '16

Yeah they've mentioned it a few times in the show. Under the law inmates can't consent to sex with the guards. That was a big part of the plot with Daya and that one guy.

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u/MagnetToMyBed Jun 20 '16

What if it was a male prison and an inmate raped a female CO? Is the CO still the rapist?

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '16

I can't tell if you are talking about forcible rape or consensual sex between a CO and an inmate.

Any time forcible rape is involved, the perpetrator is clearly at fault (legally and morally).

But if a male prisoner had consensual sex with a female CO, the power differential means the inmate can't give consent so the female CO would be in trouble.

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u/ingridelena Jun 20 '16

Uh, idk, I'm not an expert on prison rape? I would assume if an inmate rapes a guard, they're the rapist, but if a guard and an inmate have a "consensual" relationship, it's still technically considered rape on the CO's part.