You sure have an ability to read into things I have not said or thought. And I wasn't speaking about philosophies or that Gor books are bad or demonizing anything. I quite like the books, they make for a nice masturbatory fantasy and as with all books we pick and choose what we take from them in spiritual/philosophy sense. That said, while he does make some nice catch phrases, all in all books philosophy is of the simplistic "fast food" kind. And its by no mean unique, I have hundreds of bodice rippers whose "philosophy" is just as "substantial" and written on similar "principles", some even date long before Norman came along.
"Its all very romantic - Doesn't change the fact, that Qo'noS doesn't exist, that Gor doesn't exist - and no matter how many times you call yourself Gorean, you are not one," means that you are not an inhabitant of Gor and that to try to live out the fantasy literally is impossible and here, on Earth, ends badly. Like it happened to Goldendawn. If Gor existed, if her master was Gorean - it never would have happened on Gor.
Everytime, in human history, that someone tried to recreate some kind of Utopia, it never worked - because we are humans.
Kajira is supposed to give all of herself in a way its impossible to afford to do so here on Earth. To speak in "pink" terms to girls about it - is setting them up for abuse. You have to teach them caution! Why? Because their Masters are not Goreans, but men of Earth.
My husband spent considerable part of His life in China. He speaks several of Chinese languages, our house is in good part decorated in "Chinese" style, He subscribes to Chinese philosophy - but He is not Chinese.
When I see people dress up, give themselves "titles" such as Ubar or subscribe to some "cool" ideology. I have nothing against it, neither do I wish to make it stop exist. But when they wake up Monday morning and go back to their day job, makes me,.
Subscribing to "pick and choose" parts of Books philosophy does not make one Gorean. That is not the same as saying that those principles are wrong. But I do get it why some earlier posters had a problem and seen it as an attempt of literal application of Gorean attitude toward women into reality on Earth.
You are not the only "Gorean". Just look at the Internet and all that is out there. They are no less "Gorean" than you. In fact you seem to be rather unique, or in a small group in your interpretation - so when I read what the majority says, it just makes meand want to ask them - yeah, kajira when was the last time you stood on the block or walked naked down the street dressed into silks or addressed all free men as master?
The main purpose of slave garments, of course, is not particularly to clothe the girl, for she need not even be clothed, as she is an animal, but to, as I have suggested, "set her off."
Guardsman of Gor, Page 108
Slave girls, on Gor, address all free men as master, though, of course, only one such would be her true master.
Nomads of Gor, page 60
Perhaps it should be added that the Gorean Master, though often strict, is seldom cruel. The girl knows, if she pleases him, her lot will be an easy one. She will almost never encounter sadism or wanton cruelty, for the psychological environment that tends to breed these diseases is largely absent from Gor. This does not mean that she will not expect to be beaten if she disobeys, or fails to please her Master. On the other hand, it is not to unusual a set of compartments on Gor where the Master in effect, willingly wears the collar, and his lovely slave, by the practice of the delightful wiles of her sex, with scandalous success wheedles her way triumphantly from the satisfaction of one whim to the next.
Outlaw of Gor, page 53-54