What does it mean to pick up soap? Black brothers pick up soap in prison

Picking up soap

1. Origin

Picking up soap has long been a legend in Taiwanese military camp stories. In 2010, the U.S. military changed its policy to allow homosexuals to serve unconditionally, and the Taiwan military also began to acquiesce in homosexuality. Before recruits join the army, they will be warned by their seniors to "not bend over to pick up soap" when taking a shower. Afterwards, after media reports, this word began to enter everyone's field of vision.

Reports indicate that it has long been an open secret that there are homosexuals in Taiwan’s military. Professional soldiers know to some extent that the sexual orientation of their seniors at the same time or in the same class or in the previous year is "different from everyone else"; as for new recruits, before joining the army, they will be warned by their seniors "not to bend over to pick up soap" when taking a shower.

The large open bathhouse of the Xinxun Center is the most dangerous place. Everyone meets naked, and the water and foam are all there, which will inevitably arouse the imagination of "careful people". If you must pick up soap, it is best to squat down to pick it up, otherwise the consequences of bending down may be disastrous. When the troops were assigned to bathrooms with doors, the soldiers all developed the habit of "must lock the door" to "always protect their health."

In recent years, this term has been mentioned in Taiwanese entertainment programs, American movies, and Hong Kong movies (Prison Storm) with materials related to soldiers and prisons.

Due to the popularity of various soap-picking animated pictures and related cartoons on Weibo, "soap-picking" has gradually become known to everyone.

2. Extended meaning

After repeated references, "picking up soap" has also been extended to mean to beware of being attacked by others. For example, don't drop the soap, because if you drop the soap, you will bend. If you pick it up with your waist, you will be easily attacked from behind.

3. Internet jokes

There is a latest scam. The perpetrators are all adult men, and they only target people of the same gender. They knock on your door with soap, pretending to sell soap and let you smell it. When you smell it, he will deliberately let go of the soap and let it fall to the floor, asking you to help pick it up. When you bend down to pick up the soap, the person standing behind you will suddenly take off his pants... More than a hundred male citizens have been deceived. I hope everyone will be more vigilant!

However, according to verification by the Zhejiang police, this is a rumor.