Posted by DR on July 30, 2005 at 03:27 [67.83.76.91]
In Reply to: Re: Stories by Hal posted by L.E. on July 29, 2005 at 17:17
L.E., you wrote:
"Earth morality is absolutely right and Gorean morality absolutely wrong.There is no honor in being a rapist,yet Gor glorifies it;no courage in working one's will on a captive,yet Gor glorifies it."
But Dominance isn't necessarily about "honor" or "courage." It may be for *you* but not for everyone.
Perhaps your form of Dominance is akin to a gallant Knight. Perhaps mine is that of O'Brien from Orwell's 1984. From Oceania's point of view, O'Brien's torture of Winston Smith was completely honorable and courageous.
And while the world of 1984 isn't our world in reality, *any* world can be yours in kink. That's part of the enjoyment. Which means you can make up your own morality, your own rules, your own ideas of what gets you hot.
But it isn't cool to make a value judgment of someone else's idea of kink the way you did above. I respect your passions above, but you would be wise to temper them with a bit of kink tolerance.