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Behind Gor, a ‘slave master’ subculture of sexual deviance

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    rkcr
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    This article is a rather academic breakdown of a subculture I'd never heard of before that I found interesting.

    This article is a rather academic breakdown of a subculture I'd never heard of before that I found interesting.

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    1. Adam_Black_Arts
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      I remember reading about weird little Gorean pocket communities back in the 90s. I thought all this had passed out of fashion 10 years ago or more.

      I remember reading about weird little Gorean pocket communities back in the 90s. I thought all this had passed out of fashion 10 years ago or more.

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  2. elcuello
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    Is this is really true I had no idea? Also the collar thing is originated from these books apparently. This is fascinating.

    The emotions surrounding consensual dominance and submission have long been explored by humans, but it wasn’t until the Gor books when most of the participants in these activities begin to think they could extend their activities into an all-consuming lifestyle.

    Is this is really true I had no idea? Also the collar thing is originated from these books apparently. This is fascinating.

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  3. lazer
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    This is so interesting; I've heard about the Gor books before but also heard they're very badly written so never bothered reading them. I think it's great that this exists for whoever chooses to...

    This is so interesting; I've heard about the Gor books before but also heard they're very badly written so never bothered reading them. I think it's great that this exists for whoever chooses to consent to it. Personally while I do see the appeal of BDSM and dominant/submissive sexual play in general, extending this outside of the bedroom to a Gorean "lifestyle BDSM" extent is too much for me. To a much milder extent I get it - I appreciate certain decision-making tendencies in men when it comes to very select personal relationships, for example, and am happy to let the person I'm dating do that assuming I trust them to make a good decision. But the Gorean lifestyle seems like a whole other extreme of that dynamic.

    3 votes