Dom/mes, Masters, Mistresses, slaves and subs, where is your pride?

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Perhaps you are mistaking brattieness for flirting. Additionally some see the brattiness as a challenge to overcome.

While I don't put up with it, I know people who seek it. I also know submissives who do it because they seek someone who can overpower them mentally as well as physically.

Your call for pride in the lifestyle is one that I think can and should be heard, but not everyone is going to heed. We have many married folks who come online as an outlet for their station in life. As a result, they don't have the same sense of respect for this lifestyle as you or I might have.