adaddysgirl
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Joined: 3/2/2004 From: Syracuse, NY Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: daddysprop247 dg says this is not about sub v. slave (or to be more specific, unowned sub v. slave). actually in some ways it is...because as i, my Master, and others like Larathevalkyrie and her Master, have always understood the concept, slavery means no limits...no boundaries...no rights. i don't understand the idea of one being a slave with limits, or a slave with rights, as imo that negates what it means to be slave in the first place. but that is the "reality" for many who claim that label. if only they could understand that the other side...where slavery is absolute and unconditional, where "no" is not in a slave's vocabulary...is reality for some of us out here. To comment on this.... When i first started questioning the alleged differences between subs and slaves, i could honestly find no substantial difference between the two. i mean, there seemed to be some implication it had to do with some degree of commitment, loyalty, devotion, service, what have you. Or it had to do with some 'mindset'. But i could see no validation to any of these claims. In other words, subs came out and said they had the same levels of commitment, loyalty, etc, as slaves claimed.....so it seemed the issue was really just too subjective to make any distinction at all. But for some reason, there seems to continue to be the implication that slaves are more 'something' than subs. i still see no valid proof of this. Just yesterday, a 'new-slave' posted the following: they may know that they are submissive but becomming a slave takes total commitment and a willingness to serve another that you will accept as your Superior. Now what does that imply? Meanwhile, i come across the term 'no limits'. Now...what exactly does no limits mean? Well it seemed to mean that slaves have no limits (while subs do) yet a slave could leave a relationship where there was threat of bodily injury or death. Well, that's a limit, isn't it? But why do people keep insisting they are no limits if they do, in fact, have that limit (or boundary, let's say)? Some slaves say they do have limits. Others say they have limits only as defined within their relationship. Okay, i can see that. But it still implies there are limits. Do people really just not get that implication? Now prop, you distinguish that any slave has no limits....anything less is a sub (and i'm sure you will correct me if i am wrong ). i do not tend to agree with that. i think there are both subs and slaves with limits....and there are those with no limits....and i will continue to challenge those who say they have no limits....with the same questions i asked you about kids and death. i just really need to know what they are saying. And i don't know for sure if Lara is saying 'no limits' in the way you are. She is saying she is property and all that stuff....but i think she would need to clarify what 'no limits' means to her....and i would be interested in knowing. Or she could be just another one claiming no limits in her particular relationship. i don't know yet. i think the terms in D/s have changed a lot over the past 20 years. Master certainly doesn't mean now what it did then....and i suspect the same with the term slave. Perhaps it's time for some new terms to keep up with the changing times. One last thought prop....i think you should write an autobiography....'my life as a no limits slave'. From what i have read in some of your posts of what you have endured, i think it would be a best seller! And hey, with all the D/s fiction there is out there now....i think some real life experience would be a great basis for a book (just please let me know ahead of time so i can reserve a copy ). DG
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