Aswad
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Hi, CuriousLord. The first part is that it's a kink, just like any other. I haven't analyzed it a whole lot, but I figure it has to do with utility for me- kind of a subset of objectification- along with the bits about humiliation (for those who find it so, and not in the sense of taking someone below their station, but taking them to their station, as a slave). Then there's the bit about the inner child beaming with pride at the finest thing s/he has: a slave whose commitment and devotion is at such a level that they are ready to do it. I would not hire/lend out someone without being confident they could handle it, just as I would not cross any other line before it was time. The second part is being systematic about the nature of the power dynamic, particularly in a case where the slave is also loved in a romantic sense, something that can be difficult to untangle from that dynamic where such feelings exist (at least for me). A slave is- as I use the word- property in the primitive sense of the word, and I find it mentally enforces that view to systematically find the areas where I am not thinking in those terms, and changing that thought pattern through action, thus further internalizing a natural attitude that combines the dual role of property and companion. Which is, again, not to say I would do so without considering relationship limits (limits to the scope of the prior informed consent), or without considering if the slave can deal with it. I think with the right head, and just make a note of it along with the other "great tourist spots" along the path toward perfection of an ideal. Neither does that imply that I cease to think of the person in terms of a person, or that my feelings for that person would weaken, merely that the two concepts (property and human) are brought to coexist in harmony. Third, for some it can be practical. That has not been the case for me, though I don't discount the possibility that it might be at some point (cf. Indecent Proposal), just that I haven't encountered a situation where hiring/lending out would have been a practical solution to a problem I have encountered. A slave- again, in the sense I use the word- has an intrinsic utility value, in addition to their value as a human. Like daddysprop commented, if I use someone as a human urinal, it's not because of the kink value in it, but because a human is way better than one of those fancy Japanese contraptions. Although the kink aspect doesn't hurt, of course. Fourth, it can be a learning experience for the right person. They are not serving the person they are being hired/lent to, but me. Under the right circumstances, with the right person, it can help them with their focus on that. Just as she grins and bears it for me when I indulge my sadistic side, she is submitting to my will in- to the best of her ability- filling the role I have cast her in. That can be powerful. I haven't done that with nephandi yet, as only one candidate has been up to my standards so far, and his relationship to us would complicate things, so I took the easy way out of not trying to predict whether that might lead to akwardness later. But at the right point in time, it will most likely be so for her. Lastly, and quoting GhitaAmati's Sir from memory, there's something deliciously nasty about "Sure thing, just hose her down when you're done." Provided you're at the right point in the relationship with both her and the person in question, of course, especially if she's in the right frame of mind at that moment as well. Some fantasies can be had in a safe manner with the right people, some must remain fantasies. We happen to share that one. I'd never say that to a random guest, though. Those are just some thoughts off the top of my head, not very carefully thought out, so take it for what it is. If you'd like some further elaboration, I'd be happy to provide that tomorrow, here or via PM. Health, al-Aswad.
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"If God saw what any of us did that night, he didn't seem to mind. From then on I knew: God doesn't make the world this way. We do." -- Rorschack, Watchmen.
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