A Free Woman
"Do not make me come for you," I said to her.
There is a saying, 'Within every woman is both a slave girl and a free woman.' I think that is mostly true, as the world works best with both types of women, and the potentiality of all women to be either. Or both. All women, of course, by nature, are slave girls. This, for me, is irrefutable. What, then, would life be if all women, in the legal and literal sense, were made slaves? Wake up tomorrow to find the proclamation that all women, effective immediately, are to be stripped, branded, and subject to ownership to the first man to place a collar about her throat. Or, perhaps, it would be better to make arrangements with neighboring cities that equitable exchanges might be made. In any case, this is not a favorable situation. Not all women are pleasing enough, whether inwardly or outwardly, to be slave girls. Too, who would be the mothers of our children? Also, it is true that many free women make valuable contributions to society. I have known brilliant Scribes, for example, that just happened to be free women. I knew a woman of the Bakers who was rumored to be a beauty, that was ambitious, hard-working, and also a free woman. They were slaves, of course, inherently, because they were women, but their contributions as free women to society were not unworthy of mention. The ultimate point I am making is simple. If a woman makes a contribution to society and comports herself in a manner fitting a free woman, she should be able to retain the dignity of her robes.
There is always the possibility, however, that she will fall to a man trying his chain luck. Or she might attract the attention of a man that desires her.
"You are mine to chain," I said to her.
I permitted her to leave. In time, she will understand the truth of that statement. In time, she will accept that there will be no compromises. I will relate to her as a man to a woman. Not as equals. I want her to retain her freedom, having felt the whip. She will return, in time.
1 comment:
Now, of course, I hope that you're making a reference in game, as IRL I am quite the empowered woman.
However, IC, I can see where you are coming from where a woman is both free and a slave. An avid, fate roleplayer playing a woman in Gor (collared or otherwise) would be able to apply to any situation, and although have a preference.
There are benefits to both sides of the spectrum. To be a free woman is to be independent and expressive, whereas to be a slave is to be taken care of and desired.
I have played both a kajira and a taluna (where I have disguised myself as a lady,) and I have enjoyed both roles for different reasons.
As a kajira I had virtually no worries (and was actually ordered not to worry) and the only real objective I've had was to please my Mistress, although I did, without a doubt, aspire to be free to make my own decisions and express myself as it suited me.
Playing a uncollared woman is a very different experience, as there are responsibilities, to my tribe and to my alliances. I have to defend my camp and make sure that my little ones are safe. I must always be on the look-out for predators and always be on my toes. Even when I'm cities, where women are treasured and, in a way, idolized, I must always keep my tounge as not to appear to be "longing" for a collar.
In the end, a woman will know where she belongs. Whether it be in the woods or jungles, tending to the sick, taking care of her free companion or kneeling to her Master's boot.
I hope this has made sense. :)
- Valleri
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