IronBear
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Joined: 6/19/2005 From: Beenleigh, Qld, Australia Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: JustaTop Honor has never been all that common-it's another "golden age" fallacy Six. I don't worry about it..Prefferring to simply keep my own house in order. Damn! It is so GOOD to finally hear someone say that the "good old days" weren't really all that good. Not a popular notion, but one that I believe. Thanks. Bob The good old days never were that good were they Bob? We tend, I think to selectively forget all the crap and remember what we liked that was "good" I think that, seeing you and I are somewhat in a similar age group, we probably remember the levels of good manners which seem to have dissapeared with the advent of the nuclear family. Perhaps there are just enough of us who value good manners about that the younger generations can tag and want to keep some form of good manners alive. But I may, of course be wrong as I often am in such things. quote:
ORIGINAL: ProtagonistLily And here's a clue, dude. Anyone that calls themselves "Master" (enter other part of the name) to me hasn't really got any understanding of what this is all about. Being someone's Master is one thing; calling one's self Master is indicitive of so many more things. Lily In the context of others refering to you my the title or Sir or Master because you are a dominant, I'll agree with you Lily. I can agree with your views about self styled masters within the BDSM arena in part. However there are people who have, as we've all discussed in other threads, earned the right to ce called master in specific areas. lets lkeave out the areas of Master Craftsmen etc, but two other examples do come to mind. A Gorean Free Man who owns a slave is by Gorean Custom, earned the title of Master, and as you know all Gorean slaves will address all Gorean Free mes as master (that is custom and as such is written in stone) but none of us expect any non Gorean sub/slave to follow that unless they are in our homes visiting. On another area. I call myself Master because I am the Master of my House. This, which is also archaic too, is a legitimate claim. However, I never worry about what some one calls me. If they are rude when addressing me I'll bristle or just shut them off. If they are even being jocular but respectfull, I'll enjoy their mode of address. Strewth I have a sub friend who in private refers to me as "shithead sir".. It stems from a long standing joke we shared. I too have problems with Dominants who expect and demand ever sub/slave call them Sir/Master and kneel before them. No girl in my collar witll ever comply with such demands, and if I'm not there and she is abused, the matter will be reported to me and I'll confront the person face to face to deal with it. Personally, my philosophy is summed up in one of my signature lines: "Yes, I am a Master, just not your Master."
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Be Well Iron Bear Master of House Iron Bear Yes, I am a Master, but not your Master.......... The Incorrigible, irrepressible, irreverent grizzly
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