Slavery: slave=property

(Authors disclaimer: In this post I refer to slaves in the feminine sense, and Masters in the Masculine sense. I realize that a slave can be a male, and that a Master can be female (Mistress). Also I refer to a specific blog and writer but do not name either one because I feel that since I am presenting both in a negative way I should have permission to name both the blog and the writer publicly. If you wish to know what blog I am referring to please ask and I will privately e-mail you. I argued with myself for a long time about whether I should use the names or not because in my opinion this blog and writer should be taken with a grain of salt, therefore I am willing to provide the name of the blog in a private setting, but choose not to publicly denounce or humiliate him.)



I find that, after a very interesting conversation with Turiya, and a few other blogs that I have read on the matter of slavery, I wish to continue with the topic. Currently I am exploring the idea of a slave being property. Originally I equated the idea of being property with being something of little value, like a chair, or a table, etc. These things generally have little value because they are easily replaced. They serve a limited purpose and when they no longer serve that purpose they can be thrown away without a care and replaced with a new item. So this was my original view of what it meant to be property and the thought and idea was very negative to me. There was a point very early on, when I knew and understood little about the M/s lifestyle, that I thought I did want to be considered property. It is very different to think you want something than to actually live it out. I want to be valued as a fellow human being with certain undeniable rights. Such as the right to voice my opinion or concerns, and the right to speak up when something is too much for me to handle on my own. And the right to have limits.

During a very thought provoking chat with Turiya she mentioned that although she does consider herself property, she is Asha's most prized and valued property, more valuable than all the riches in the world to him. Priceless. I hadn't previously considered this. Being such valued property is much more positive and appealing than my original interpretation. I would agree to be property in this manner.

I think that many people's first impressions in regards to slavery line up with my original belief that "property" has little value. Indeed there are people who do believe this and incorporate it into their M/s dynamic. The position of slave may be seen as one in which the slave is indeed inferior and can be used or tossed aside as the master wishes. I have a very hard time seeing this as a way that any healthy person would want to live. To be at the complete whim of your master, without any say at all, how can anyone wish for that? What if your master decides to take on a second slave, or even a third, and suddenly you are not the sole recipient of his attention? Or what if he decides that he no longer wants you as his slave and he dismisses you from service? Or what if he allows others to "borrow" you? Viewed as such a slave, with no worth, you would have no say about any of it. You would simply have to submit and obey in whatever way required. Most are not able to do this. I would never be able to do this. To me this is the very definition of "doormat". A dynamic built on this objectification of the slave can easily lead to abuse because the slave "has absolutely no rights and no say in what is done with her or what is done to her".

I read on another blog, where the writer did believe that to be a true slave the slave is inferior and akin to an object, that to be a slave is to be property such as a couch. He said that with a couch you can do anything you like. You can piss on it, stain it, sleep naked on it, etc. And therefore the same with a slave. This really pushed my buttons. If you treat a couch in such a manner it will quickly cease to serve its purpose. It will be ruined and you will be forced to throw it out and get a new one. The same if you treat your slave this way, she will soon be unable to serve you to her full potential. However if you treat a slave with honor, respect, and as cherished property (much like you might treat a valued piece of jewelry) your slave will be able to continue to serve you to the best of her ability.

"If a Master wants to cherish his slave it doesn't make him less of a Master. Just because he chooses not to treat her like (dirt) all the time [doesn't mean He's not a proper Master]." - Turiya