Originally posted by Firefly676
Slaves aren't non-persons because slavery to someone doesn’t remove the feelings or personality of someone, which are the things that make them a person. They may consider them self the property of someone else, but i'd think this is something adding to who they are rather than cancelling out the rest.
While it is true that slavery does not remove the person's feelings or their personality, it does negate their value. A person who "chooses" to become a slave is in fact submitting to slavery, thus, a sub playing (or living) the role of a slave. A person who is forced into slavery, whether or not they submit to it, is in the strictest sense of the word, a slave. He or she is property with no moral or legal rights, hence a non-person. This is why slavery is illegal in the real world and slave "agreements" or "contracts" are in fact negotiated submission/role playing instruments of no legal value. True slavery is a really disgusting concept that has no place in a SS&C BDSM relationship save in fantasy.