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Chamberlain-Complex In reply to rocket88doowop [2022-10-13 15:45:08 +0000 UTC]

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Chamberlain-Complex In reply to warden1 [2016-01-01 21:17:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I've got some more prisongirl pictures and stories in the works. 

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Chamberlain-Complex In reply to Inmate82 [2015-12-15 08:07:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I hope/plan to produce some new prisongirl works sometime in the near future.

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Chamberlain-Complex In reply to markblloyd [2015-01-15 23:39:54 +0000 UTC]

Glad you liked it. I haven't yet watched "Orange is the New Black" but the idea of it was on my mind as I did this piece-- which resulted from an excellent prompt by someone else. I'm not fond of orange (or any color) jumpsuits as a uniform for prison girls, but I have nothing against orange stripes.

I wanted to suggest dirty and unpleasant here, but I didn't want to get too explicit, so I went with a PG level of grim and grimy.

Thanks for faving this, by the way!

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markblloyd In reply to Chamberlain-Complex [2015-01-16 00:49:29 +0000 UTC]

I avoided OitNB for over a year, despite the numerous accolades from critics whom I generally agreed with.  I suppose I rather suspected it to be some sort of "prison heat" nonsense, which I'd find offensive.  Or that it was focused on "rich white girl in prison" stories, which would bore me and offend me in equal measure.

But it isn't.  It's brilliant, and the surprise of seeing the _awesome_ Kate Mulgrew as "Red" was a delight.

The supporting cast is amazing, and I really enjoyed Madeline Brewer too.

I do have a friend on another site who was in federal prison in the US for many years, and whose love of the orange jumpsuit is muted and one might even suggest completely non-existent.    She LOATHES them.  Their purpose is simple: to make the wearer visible in foliage cover should they escape, and easy to see in a crowd.  But yes, the design is awful.

Here's an interesting piece of trivia: ever heard of the "broad arrow"?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_ar…

Australian convict uniforms had them, because they (and the convicts by extension) were government property.  I like that.  It's twisted.

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Qehrk In reply to Chamberlain-Complex [2015-01-09 22:14:47 +0000 UTC]

But if she's merely lived a sheltered life, how did she end up in prison? Now if she's one of those incredibly spoilt kids who think the law is for peasants, her current predicament suddenly makes a lot more sense. It appears that she's so squeamish she won't even seat on her bunk bed!

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Chamberlain-Complex In reply to Qehrk [2015-01-10 00:33:41 +0000 UTC]

I think she's more likely a rich girl who believed the law didn't apply to someone of her status and got into trouble-- maybe in another country, maybe just another state--now she's paying the price.

I've seen more than one movie where the rich girl goes to jail, or a seedy hotel, or just a poorer person's apartment, and spends a good deal of screen time going "Ewww!" as she looks in disgust at the toilet, bed, kitchen, whatever. I imagine this prisongirl will be saying "ewww" a lot. Also "oww." You do notice neither inmate has shoes? Hee-hee.

Thanks for faving this, by the way.

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markblloyd In reply to Chamberlain-Complex [2015-01-15 21:20:21 +0000 UTC]

You know that has a name now:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affluenz…

The horrible thing is - and this is _real_ me speaking not the STGA character (the person who is very passionate about a fair justice system which is blind to privilege and position) - is that it's true: money buys you a very different "justice" system.

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Chamberlain-Complex In reply to markblloyd [2015-01-15 23:33:32 +0000 UTC]

Inequality of treatment is one of the themes I plan to explore soon.

I see such a contrast here in my state between the residents of certain cities, and even within zip codes. It's striking, and whether you aim for drama or satire, there's a lot of material.

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markblloyd In reply to Chamberlain-Complex [2015-01-16 00:51:07 +0000 UTC]

Tell me more.  I am curious.

I suppose the place which comes to mind for me is Palo Alto, with East Palo Alto (very poor), and west Palo Alto (silicon valley rich), and some very different equity outcomes.

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Chamberlain-Complex In reply to markblloyd [2015-01-17 07:02:12 +0000 UTC]

In the Portland, Oregon area now-- and likely still in the future-- the less affluent live east of the Willamette River, and most especially, east of 82nd Avenue. Because the streets here are numbered, this section has been called "The Numbers" or even "Da Numbaz." The more prosperous reside west of the river, in the hills, and south in areas such as West Linn, Tualatin, Tigard, and Lake Oswego (where the stars of my story in progress, Kenny and Katie live.)

Lake Oswego is a man-made lake bordered by stylish houses. In the first episode of season 2 of "24" the President and his son are fishing in a mountain lake ringed by fir trees with a mountain behind them. It's identified onscreen as "Lake Oswego, Oregon." Nope. That's just creative license gone crazy.

The city of my birth, Salem, is similar. The rich folk live down south. East of the river there's miles of cheap single story houses (mainly duplexes) and even cheaper apartments. There's about five places of incarceration in town including the county jail and the state prison, plus the metal hospital where they filmed "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Keep going east and it gets rural, and the houses get bigger and more expensive. There's also modest homes, too. There among grass fields (for lawns and sport fields) I grew up...

Compared to California, especially near the San Francisco Bay area, it is more affordable here, and we aren't absolutely stratified. There are richer and poorer neighborhoods in every community. 

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markblloyd In reply to Chamberlain-Complex [2015-10-04 02:18:32 +0000 UTC]

(Ridiculously late reply, I know.  Sorry.)

I keep hearing Portland is absolutely beautiful.  I must visit there soon.

Sydney is one of the world's most expensive cities (#5, in order they're Singapore, Paris, Oslo, Zurich, Sydney, Melbourne, Geneva and Copenhagen).  The average house price just passed AUD$1M (USD $750K).  It's in full gentrification mode, because people who can't afford to live here are simply being driven out.  Places which used to have bad reputations are seeing investment, and even undergoing name changes.  For example, a placed called Blacktown used to be the epitome of poor Sydney (which was always unfair, BTW).  Even the name itself was horrible: a school for aboriginal children, mostly stolen from their parents, was called "The Blacks Town" (1820's).  Hence, Blacktown.  They're now trying to call it Nuringingy, which was the aboriginal word for the area.

Even so, we still have low cost housing in even the richest suburbs, despite the best efforts of right-wing governments to clear them out.  Much of this housing is government owned, and one of the very few aspects of Australian culture I find positive is that this GRATES on most Australians.  There is still an inherent concept of fairness, and clearing someone out just because they're "don't deserve" to live somewhere nice is strongly resented.  As such, these governments try to pretend it's an issue of the cost of maintaining the house or some such other lie.

I am curious: is the asylum still operating?  I imagine it would be a tourist attraction otherwise.

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BulldozerIvan In reply to Qehrk [2016-03-07 08:15:02 +0000 UTC]

True.  Hard to tell from the image, but I'd wager a guess I've seen nastier bathrooms than that in a gas station in Georgia along I-75.

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