Back we go again to the misconseptions.

"You sure have an ability to read into things I have not said or thought. "

Then why did you say them I wonder?

Why do you say things like the philosophy in question is of the fast food variety? If it is not your intention to belittle it? I suspect the truth behind your motivations speaks far more to some other need.

I don't recall anywhere us saying that it is a fantasy life we are professing to live. Nor have we professed any utopian standards.

We do teach caution. A great deal of it.

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"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"

Perhaps not but he could be a Taoist or a Buddist, I see you failed to read my pets words before .

"Saying I am Gorean is no different than my saying I am a Epicurian, or a Stoic, or a Machialvellian,"

The terminology is not dependent upon birth in the sence that we are speaking of.

"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,."

Another not so vieled attempt to infer something derogatory I take it? You presume much if you presume this about us.

Fortunately you are not the final authority on who is Gorean and who is not.

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

This quote applies quite nicely in the hypothetical setting of Norman's books, but has little basis in real life here on earth outside of clothing having the dual role of function in survival as well as asthetics.

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



I guess you failed to see that part.

"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. The part above is correct for any healthy D/s relationship
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." If you futher read the text on this part he is speaking of what happens when a man is weak with his girl.
Outlaw of Gor, page 53-54

As such is the case in any relationship. The danger following Gorean principles isnt in the principles, it is in the misinterpetation of how they are to be followed if at all. That is why we like all people absorb what is aplicable to our own lives. We live on earth not gor, so we chose those things that can be condusive to a life on earth. If a man truely does follow these ways he wont be sadistic or wanton in his cruelty. He will instead seek to cultivate his rare prizes submission with the greatest of care.