The origins probably lie closer to the interests and desires of imperious, unconquered men, the pleasures and utilities to be found in the ownership and mastery of such delicious creatures.
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And one supposes that the women prefer it this way, that the men will do with them as they please, for that is part of the strength to which they long to submit.
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In any event, the institution of female slavery is part of the very fabric of Gorean society.
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It is both historical and contemporary; it is honored in custom and tradition; it is honored in practice; it is pervasive, societally and culturally; it is familiar, recognized and unquestioned; it is ingredient in the law and enforced with all the sanctions of the law.
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Ellen had never expected, of course, to find herself in a society in which such an institution actually existed, in a society allied with nature rather than opposed to her.
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Earth had not prepared her to even entertain such a possibility.
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Too, of course, she had never dreamed that she would, in fact, find herself on such a world an owned, branded chattel.
The origins probably lie closer to the interests and desires of imperious, unconquered men, the pleasures and utilities to be found in the ownership and mastery of such delicious creatures.
And one supposes that the women prefer it this way, that the men will do with them as they please, for that is part of the strength to which they long to submit.
In any event, the institution of female slavery is part of the very fabric of Gorean society.
It is both historical and contemporary; it is honored in custom and tradition; it is honored in practice; it is pervasive, societally and culturally; it is familiar, recognized and unquestioned; it is ingredient in the law and enforced with all the sanctions of the law.
Ellen had never expected, of course, to find herself in a society in which such an institution actually existed, in a society allied with nature rather than opposed to her.
Earth had not prepared her to even entertain such a possibility.
Too, of course, she had never dreamed that she would, in fact, find herself on such a world an owned, branded chattel.
- (Prize of Gor, Chapter )