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CallaFirestormBW -> RE: is a slave girl low? (9/22/2008 11:15:53 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Aslanemperor
So. I was thinking today about a discussion I had last night with a potential slave girl. One of the things she asked is whether I look down on my slave girls.
I told her no. Quite the opposite. I consider the love of a slave to be the most perfect and pure love attainable. I see Slave girls as absolutely amazing and higher then any other. I am a Dom because that's my part in fulfilling her needs, just as she is a slave because her perfect love drives her to do whatever it takes to please her Master.
I was wondering what other Doms and subs alike think about this.
To me, this depends on how you look upon the term 'low'. Traditionally, slavery, as a non-consensual state forced upon a being and demanding servitude -was- at the lowest level of the social scale. If one were to retain the characteristics of slavery in this sense, then yes, a slave-girl (or slave-boy) would be of the lowest sociopolitical caste.
Though I do not abide by the traditional terms (hence, I don't 'own' slaves -- I 'keep' servants), there is also a D/s hierarchy which places the servant in a position under the scrutiny and command of the Keeper -- in this sense, too, the servant is of a 'lower' sociopolitical caste, in that xhe must defer to another in the decision-making process, unless given the right to make certain decisions on hir own by the Keeper.
This being said, being a slave or servant has NEVER meant that the slave/servant was intellectually less capable, or philosophically/emotionally/intellectually less well endowed than the Keeper. In fact, in cultures in which traditional slavery was common and well-considered (like, say, in Ancient Greece or Egypt), the knowledge, wisdom, intellect, and artistry of a slave was often remarked upon, and those skills were put to work in the benefit of the Keeper's household.
Pride of effort and pride of place have also traditionally been an aspect of slavery. A slave or servant who cannot be proud of the work that xhe does is not giving hir best effort to hir Keeper -- also, a servant can be dignified, graceful, and proud in hir expression of her servitude, but pride does not mean to be obnoxious about or boastful... and this is the difference between being "prideful" and "proud".
In regards to the OP, I would also like to say that, having existed on both sides of the leash, I do not see any special inherent perfection, nobility, purity, etc., in being a slave OR in being a Keeper, per se. I don't find the love of a servant to be any more perfect, undeserved, or unattainable than love in general, nor do I find service without romantic attachment to be unfulfilling, unworthy, disrespecting of the service, etc., In fact, I find the issue of love to be completely irrelevant to acceptance of grace, dignity, pride in service, pride as a Keeper, etc. They are two entirely different types of relationship, and while they may intersect, it is neither required nor preferred that they do so, in general, whether or not specific relationships are required to have one or both.
Just my few cents,
Calla Firestorm
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