Book 19. (7 results) Kajira of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 162 | This was my first owner collar. |
| 24 | 163 | The laws of Ar, incidentally, do not require a similar visible token of bondage on the bodies of male slaves, or even any distinctive type of garments. |
| 24 | 164 | The historical explanation of this is that it was originally intended to make it difficult for male slaves to make contact with one another and to keep them from understanding how numerous they might be. |
| 24 | 165 | On the other hand, male slaves are not numerous, at least within the cities, as opposed to the great farms or the quarries, and they are, in fact, usually collared. |
| 24 | 166 | Some, however, depending on the whim of the master or mistress, may wear a distinctive anklet or bracelet. |
| 24 | 167 | A consequence of this ordinance from the point of view of a female slave is that she cannot now even permit herself to be taken for a free woman by accident; her bondage is always manifest; it is helpful from the man's point of view, too; he always knows the status of the woman to whom he is relating; one relates to free women and slaves quite differently, of course; one treats a free woman with honor and respect; one treats a slave, commonly, with condescension and authority. |
| 24 | 168 | "Kneel and kiss the whip of Mintar," he said. |
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This was my first owner collar.
The laws of Ar, incidentally, do not require a similar visible token of bondage on the bodies of male slaves, or even any distinctive type of garments.
The historical explanation of this is that it was originally intended to make it difficult for male slaves to make contact with one another and to keep them from understanding how numerous they might be.
On the other hand, male slaves are not numerous, at least within the cities, as opposed to the great farms or the quarries, and they are, in fact, usually collared.
Some, however, depending on the whim of the master or mistress, may wear a distinctive anklet or bracelet.
A consequence of this ordinance from the point of view of a female slave is that she cannot now even permit herself to be taken for a free woman by accident; her bondage is always manifest; it is helpful from the man's point of view, too; he always knows the status of the woman to whom he is relating; one relates to free women and slaves quite differently, of course; one treats a free woman with honor and respect; one treats a slave, commonly, with condescension and authority.
"Kneel and kiss the whip of Mintar," he said.
- (Kajira of Gor, Chapter )