Dude . NGL i was actually annoyed that you wrote a whole ass dissertation in reply and still didn’t just write a one sentence definition. Everyone doesn’t want to have to open a whole other page just to understand WTF you’re talking about. Granted, given the harrowing nature of the subject matter (now that I actually know WTF you’re talking about) this is a minor annoyance. But I’d bet fewer than 10% of the people who read your response bothered to click on the link and I would argue that it would be better for society if more people were educated about the absolute horrors of the (US, others?) penal system.

And just to close the loop for other lazy folk like myself: V-coding has to do with deliberately housing trans women inmates with sexually violent male inmates.

As another trans woman, it's commonly known among us, but even then not as commonly known as you'd think. I never expect cis people to know the term or be aware of the concept (though I've been trying to be more vocal about it myself because I think it's important that they do know)

And personally I think it's actually more polite to ask for clarification in a thread. If you don't know a word or idea others may not either and it allows the one who brought it up to be the voice on it