MistressStiletto
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I found an entry in DrErosInVa 's journal on this site. It is a very clear and concise statement of the differences, although many have their own shades and variations of how they view it. What follows is the text:
There seems to be great confusion in many minds about the differences in the meaning of the terms Dominant and Master, and submissive and slave.
Dominant and submissive describe personality traits. They are usually self descriptive, but can be determined by psychoanalysis. True Dominants tend to be controlling, while submissives tend to follow the direction of those who are Dominant. True Dominants tend to be natural leaders, while submissives tend to be natural followers.
There is no implied relationship between people using these terms to describe themselves. The Dominant is merely desiring to be the leader, and the submissive is desiring to be the follower in a relationship. Any relationship between a Dominant and a submissive is a matter of what they mutually agree the terms of that relationship will be.
In the context of the alternative lifestyle, a Master is a Dominant that has total control, leadership authority and responsibility for a submissive partner, usually referred to as a slave. The terms Master and slave are not personality traits, but rather define a desired relationship, or existing relationship. The slave is a submissive that surrenders all authority and control over his/her life to the Master.
It must be pointed out that Master/slave relationships should be complimentary. That is complete opposites make a perfect whole.
While there are some submissives/slaves that claim that they want to be objectified or reduced to mindless robots and doormats, that is actually extremely rare in practice, and such statements are usually a flight of fantasy found in the profiles of the inexperienced and uninformed.
At no period in history were slaves treated as mindless robots or doormats, although there were probably rare instances of that. Slaves were given tasks to perform and usually treated well, to keep them productive and useful. And many rose to high positions of authority.
For some reason, the fact that in history, prisoners were at times chained to a wall in a dungeon or prison, has crept into the minds of many so called knowledgeable novices, as defining the life of a slave in a Master/slave relationship. Nothing could be further from the truth. This is probably due to Hollywood, romantic adult fiction and listening to the uninformed.
For more information about this or other aspects of the alternative lifestyle go to Wikipedia.com and use the search engine to locate what you're interested in.
If you would like to discuss any aspects of this or the succeeding blog, feel free to contact me.
(Entered here with his permission)
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