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julietsierra -> RE: Good Lord (1/17/2007 1:16:56 AM)
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ORIGINAL: SlyStone
What is with this my master is my God or lord or knight or king business. I mean is this something the women here really believe or is it poetic license, cause I don't get it. I figure a man is a man and that should be enough but maybe that's just me settling for my dismal reality without lordship or knighthood or sainthood an even remote possibility. Woe is me.
Y'know, I have issues as well. For instance, I'm not this gooey sweet stuff made by bees and found in hollow trees, but sometimes I'm called "honey." I know I've been around for a more than a few years - and even remember most of them, and yet, I've heard and responded to "baby." I know I'm not a dog, cat, gerbil, ferret or fish, and yet still, I've been called "pet" before. So I can completely understand this whole confusion you're sharing regarding words like "Lord," "Master," et all. After all, god forbid (it's a phrase, I'm not calling you that), that ANYONE should have a name for the person in their life that is a term of endearment, an acknowledgment of the control that person holds over them, a nod to the fact that they are, perhaps the most important adult person in their lives.
And I agree, if "ferret-face" (oh wait, that's a pet reference), "asshole" or something else along those lines expressed the depth of my devotion, acknowledgment of his importance in my life, as well as the continued verbal acceptance each time I use the term of his control over me, I'd probably call him that instead. But for right now, Master and Sir really pretty much cover my feelings for him and my respect for his position in my life.
And I also agree that a man is a man and that should be enough - and it is. However, while his name is a man's name with certainly no attempt or expectation to be god-like, I happen to know quite a few people with that name and not one of them holds the position in my life that he does. So, if my endearment, my acknowledgment, etc drives you to drum up a tribble or two, dress in a corset, fishnet hose with platform shoes, or beg and plead with someone to just "beam you up," then that would be your issue not mine, and certainly not his.
As for me, I know his name, call him Sir and recognize him as my Master. It works for me. It works for him. Should you ever petition him to become his slave, and prefer to call him by his given name, I'm sure he'll give your preferences some due consideration. But until then, I guess you'll just have to deal with the fact that for some of us, endearments mean something.
But hey, I've been to those renaissance faires, and it never fails, there's always a sword booth there. So, if my term for this very important man in my life is that disturbing to you, there's always the option of hara kari.
I know, next you'll be taking us all to task about our assertions that we're slaves - or is THAT view something that's understandable and acceptable to you even though actual slavery itself has been both outlawed and was never exactly historically the joy that it is for those of us who call ourselves that today?
juliet
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