TallDarkAndWitty
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ORIGINAL: dark~angel Not in any time have I generalized. And where did I claim you did? I don't think there is anything wrong with generalizations (other than as Mark Twain said "all generalizations are wrong, even this one"). I love them like I love labels. They help make sense of a pretty senseless world. We all build inaccurate models of the world with which to understand it. Generalizations and labels are two of those modeling techniques. quote:
Nor have I at any time said that a person who serves for an hour a day is any less a slave... ... read back and I think You will find You generalized alot more.. Why are you so anti-generalization? They can be really helpful as long as it is understood that even the best generalization will have exceptions. Did you have some kind of horrible generalization trauma as a child? *wink* If you read my post above, I stated that "Being a slave doesn't mean wanting to be a slave all the time." To which you responded "I have to take real issue with this." and went on to talk about slaves you have known who serve all the time. Perhaps we have a simple problem of logic and set theory here. What I am saying is that the set of all slaves includes both those who serve all the time and only an hour a year. I did not say "Being a slave means not wanting to be a slave all the time." I said that both were slaves, perhaps that is where you misunderstood. quote:
Indeed, You can think what You wish. Thanks!! *smile* quote:
But again Your generalizing. I would not dream in painting everyone with the same stereotype... some do.. some do not... But if it is in Your thoughts that every slave is the same... You have Your opinion and I can respect that. I am not generalizing (though there would be nothing wrong if I were), I am defining and categorizing. I defined "slave" (which, to be fair is short and for "consensual slave", the other kind of "slave" is quite repulsive to me) as those who felt the desire to be owned. I then said you must feel that desire to be a consensual slave in my eyes. Now you may not agree with that definition, but it doesn't change my categorazation scheme. You may .know people who call themselves slaves who feel no desire to be owned. I wouldn't call them slaves, no matter how much they protested. I have a definition and I sort people by my definition. quote:
I dont remember this being agreed apon... but that is the written meaning of the word slave.(check out your dictionary) Maybe if You had wiped up the blood from the scars of a 'slave' You wouldnt generalize quite as much. I was merely pointing out what the meaning of slave(in the outside world) is... then You might not use the word so flipantly... Which dictionary? Why that one? Why are we letting people have no idea of WIITWD define WIITWD? The dictionary definition of "slave" is for a non-consensual slave. I don't play that way, so that definition of the word has all but been forgotten. When I say "slave" I mean "consensual slave", and when I say "consensual slave" I mean someone who feels a desire to be owned. quote:
Again... YOUR view... But who's view am I supposed to have? Even if I take another's view as my own, it becomes my view....no? quote:
However, seeing as You are not a slave(unless I am mistaken)... I do not see how You can say what a slaves thoughts on being one is... Why would I need to be a slave to define what a slave is? I'm not a cleptomaniac, but I know that they feel a compulsive need to steal. quote:
each slave is different... each slave is individual... there are sexual... ones who desire to be owned... ones who desire purely to serve... I think those who purely want to serve should have their own category...I am going to update my webpage. They are servants, not slaves. See, a new definition and category is born. I have been tumbling this idea around in my mind since May, and that is the obvious answer. There are 4 draws to BDSM quote:
Myself... I would not judge why one person submits or why one surrenders... but, If You feel You must...whatever floats your boat I guess...*w* I am not judging, I am categorizing. (Not that there is anything wrong with judging.) People who want to be owned are slaves, people who want to serve without being owned are servants, people who want to be forced are subs and people who want to experience pain as pleasure are masochists. They have their compliments in Owners, Masters, Dominants and Sadists. Awesome...I am off to re-write my BDSM page and checklist. Yours, Taggard
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A most rewarding compliment is an insult from the ill-informed. My slave: Kat (RainaVerene on the other side) and her website: RainaVerene.com
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