I think I would be more comfortable with the concept of Master/Slave relationships if people coupled cultural glorification of submissiveness and "slave training" with an equal glorification of training the masters as well. It disturbs me how little emphasis is put on training someone to be dominant, as if seeing a loved one being punished, or punishing a loved one by your own hands, should come naturally - as should, apparently, the ability to control.
That said, if you know of the equivalent of The Story of O, one focusing more on the dominance than the submission, I'd be very intrigued to hear of it!
Outside voluntary Master/Slave relationships, of course, the concept of ownership is utterly sickening and debasing. But that should be obvious.
Good question, if broad! Sorry about the length (and possibly tangential nature) of my responses!
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Date: 2005-09-14 04:54 pm (UTC)I think I would be more comfortable with the concept of Master/Slave relationships if people coupled cultural glorification of submissiveness and "slave training" with an equal glorification of training the masters as well. It disturbs me how little emphasis is put on training someone to be dominant, as if seeing a loved one being punished, or punishing a loved one by your own hands, should come naturally - as should, apparently, the ability to control.
That said, if you know of the equivalent of The Story of O, one focusing more on the dominance than the submission, I'd be very intrigued to hear of it!
Outside voluntary Master/Slave relationships, of course, the concept of ownership is utterly sickening and debasing. But that should be obvious.
Good question, if broad! Sorry about the length (and possibly tangential nature) of my responses!