re: #138 The Ghost of a Flea

You certainly have a point there. There are nuances (Robertson et al. would also consider the penetrator abnormal), but being penetrated and perceived loss of manliness is the “focus” here. In ex-Soviet prisons an active homosexual partner is not considered abnormal, while the penetrated (any penetrated, even if he’s being punished by mistake and has had a high rank before) automatically belongs to the lowest prison caste.