Prison Strap

“Belt whipping” seems to be a popular hobby among male college students, if you can judge by the number of YouTube clips uploaded on the subject.  These kids take off their shirts and let their friends hit them once (or a few times) with belts, cords, ropes, or something similar.  They then run around screaming and sometimes writhing in pain.  There is an atmosphere of partying in these clips and much laughter.  It proves that whipping comes naturally to young men—almost like some rite of passage, although not institutionalized.  But belt whipping isn’t flogging:  it is more about braving one or two swats than with enduring full-on punishment.

WhippingDudes, in both our blog and our YouTube channel, is dedicated to the courage of men facing and enduring the pain of flogging.  We believe that it is entertaining and inspiring to watch a fit man exposing his bare back to the lash.  Various instruments can be used to carry out a flogging:  the traditional cat o’nine tails, straps, and single-tailed whips, with several variations available for each.  Today, we will discuss the Prison Strap.

A Prison strap is shorter and wider, and usually thicker and more rigid than the average leather belt.  It has a handle and sometimes has holes cut in the leather to give it more speed (and sting); it is traditionally applied to an offender’s exposed buttocks.  But WhippingDudes is about flogging, not spanking, so we apply the Prison Strap to a man’s bare back, as you can see in Shirtless Muscle Dude Gets Whipped.

Some people (myself included) find that the Prison Strap gives far harsher punishment than that given by the cat o’nine tails.  From personal experience, I can tell you that each hard stroke with a prison strap is like two lashes:  there is the initial sting on the skin, but then the pain instantly sinks into the muscles of your back—and that’s when you know that you’re being punished.  The first stroke with a prison strap is enough to make you know that you made a mistake in asking for it.  But the trademark of a man’s courage is to bear lashes of the Prison Strap on his back.

True Test

I could post this response in the comments section of my December 4 post, but I thought I would bring the reader comment to everyone’s attention.  Curious One has made some strong points about how and why people offer the lash and I encourage everyone to read it.

My response is this:  Thank you, Curious One!  You make the point that people who have made some comments on our YouTube videos seeking more lashes or laid on harder (or other enhancement) probably have never seriously taken the lash.  It is easy for some people (but not the majority) to watch another person suffer and say, “Hey! Hit him harder!”  (As an aside, I actually welcome all comments—we do enjoy making the videos and the purpose other than our own enjoyment is to entertain others with them—and want to give people what they want to see—within our personal limits, of course).  What we hope comes across, though, is the courage and endurance of the man under the lash.

We have had one other person watch our sessions (the camera operator) and I didn’t even care that he was there once the lashes began raking my back.  I am more interested in showing the world how I genuinely take it—that’s why we film these.  I don’t try to hide behind fake machismo and stifle my cries for the benefit of the audience—I want them to see it for what it is.

We don’t establish a safe-word, so I have to take the number of lashes we agree upon before the session starts.  Everyone who watches it (hopefully) can tell that it is real pain from real lashes with a whip.  I take it as I take it, with little regard for the camera, knowing that nothing I say or do will stop the lashes until I have receive the required punishment.  So, if a particular lash wrenches an uncontrolled scream from me, that is OK because anyone watching is witnessing a man take a real flogging, in substantially the same manner as soldiers, sailors, and prisoners have done throughout history.

The answer to the question: “what is the appeal?” is not black-and-white.  As Curious One pointed out in his comment, he dreads being whipped, but nonetheless steps forward time and again to take it.  I feel the same way.  Of all the whips that have landed on my bare back, the one I fear the most is the prison strap (that viewers can watch me take 10 lashes with in Shirtless Muscle Dude Gets Whipped).  That heavy leather monster makes me cringe, yet it is the one I most look forward to taking—because it is my true test.  

Corporal Punishment Alternative to Jail?

The topic of corporal punishment, specifically flogging, as an alternative to jail has been raised in the comments section our Shirtless Muscle Dude Gets Whipped by YouTube viewer Mindspring57.  He argues that flogging would be a viable alternative to career-destroying measures such as incarceration.  In this scenario, the guilty party for serious yet common offenses such as DUI could be allowed the option of accepting a public flogging in lieu of a jail sentence or a large fine.

As Mindspring57 notes, “for a 20-something business executive who has too much to drink at a party, it makes a lot more sense than sending him to jail. He would get to keep his job, not have to associate with the other people in jail, and have an experience he is not likely to want to repeat.” 

I would like readers of this blog to weigh in:  would knowing that you will face six months in jail or a public flogging upon conviction for a DUI be a deterrent?  If we were to implement this policy, do you think there would be many 20-something professionals who would brave the lash?