aSlavesLife -> RE: Masterhood (5/7/2007 5:45:24 AM)
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It looks like we are back to labels. The people that see the need for them, and the people that think that the world would be a better place if pharmacies just dumped pills into unmarked bottles, canned goods were just tin cans, and all communication consisted of grunts and gestures. The power of the latter's argument loses ground once they begin using defined words to support their arguments, but that they are cutting off their noses to spite their faces seems to elude them. At the heart of the matter is that M/s uses different terminology than D/s does. Until everyone understands this, there will always be confusion between the two parties. The situation suffers even more when one party tries evoking the legality argument. But even that logic is flawed. Until 2003, anal sex was illegal in Texas, but only a fool would claim that it didn't happen because it was illegal. Heroin is illegal in America, so by this poorly considered argument, there is zero heroin use in America. Ridiculous once you stop and think about it. A person has a legal right to walk away. But the legality is irrelevant to the issue. An abused spouse has the right to walk away too, yet many of them fail to do so. In the same light, many slaves find that they are emotionally incapable of leaving a relationship. Some slaves are kept in such a situation that they are physically unable to leave as well. Sure it is illegal, but so are the bruises on a submissive's ass after a play party. In the Iowa v. Collier case, the of Appeals held that BDSM activity did not fall within an exception to the Iowa assault statute as conduct by voluntary participants in a “sport, social or other activity” which did not create an “unreasonable risk of serious injury or breach of the peace.” Another part of that decree read " Whatever rights the defendant may enjoy regarding private sexual activity, when such activity results in the whipping or beating of another resulting in bodily injury, such rights are outweighed by the State's interest in protecting its citizens' health, safety, and moral welfare. . . . A state unquestionably has the power to protect its vital interest in the preservation of public peace and tranquility, and may prohibit such conduct when it poses a threat thereto. " Nebraska sex laws say pretty much the same thing. And don't forget that failure to report is a crime is also a crime. So every time that someone gets their ass paddled and fails to report it to the police, both the dom and the sub are committing crimes! So please, to keep yourselves from looking silly and hypocritical, enough with the claim that slavery doesn't happen because it is illegal. I am not sure what it matters as to who takes credit for what, but I certainly see where MastersDorei is coming from. The queen of England is going to get credit despite everyone knowing that she did not prepare anything. It was done on her authority. Bill Gates is going to get credit for the next installation of Windows even though the man probably hasn't written code since the mid 80's. Again, he will get credit because of his being the authority behind Microsoft. When my slave is a good hostess while I am entertaining guests, my guests thank me for my hospitality. The guests know that she was serving drinks, but they also know that my foot would be up her ass if her service was not outstanding.
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