RedDragonFreehol
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Joined: 1/12/2005 From: Denver, Colorado Status: offline
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Tal Arpig, That is one really good question, and one that has many possible answers depending on who is holding the negative opinion. Let's take the vanilla world as our first issue. For three decades now, the feminists involved with the National Order of Women have been retro-engineering America into a femocentric society. Goreans believe in a philosophy that is dimetrically opposed to the entire concept of feminism, and we are vocal about it. We stand as the lone bastian against feminism in this day and age, and we can adequately defend our position philosophically. At which point, we are a serious threat to the feminist infrastructure in places of power within politics, industry, and society at large. Why would they have anything good to say about us. Another issue is that there have been some high profile stalking and serial murder cases involving people who have claimed to be Gorean. One known as Slavemaster met and abducted several women who he contacted through online Gorean IRC rooms. In the mind of a public already poisoned against the philosophy by feminism, you can only immagine the generalization in the mind of the public when it came out that Slavemaster claimed to be "Gorean". Now, those claims were fictitious. He was a predator who mimicked Gorean thought to entice his victims. As a group, Gorean Society has decried this person and those who choose to use our name in the cause of mistreatment and abuse of women. The key here perhaps is that too few outside Gorean Society really understand that ours is a system based on honor, integrity, personal responsibility, and honest dealing with our fellows. It is also based on Natural Order, and an understanding that biologicaly, men are dominant, women submissive, and that human beings would be a whole lot more healthy and better off emotionally if society did not try to thwart the Natural Order at every turn. Note, that this says noting about relative worth of people. Our slaves may be in their natural place, but that is a far cry from saying that they are valueless. Without the yin, the yang has no purpose. Within the alternate lifestyle community at large, we are the last bastian of a pure M/s culture that refrains from being part of the SM game players for the most part. Now, many Goreans enjoy a bit of kink from time to time, but that is not our focus. We are focused on applying principle to life, and living this as life, not lifestyle. As such we represent a culture that, at least in real time, is a pure M/s culture who lives in what many would consider a very high state of protocol every day, and that disciplined approach to life sets us apart at every alt community function. We are visible, we are knowledgable, and we are disciplined and dedicated. We are outspoken, and call attention to those around us who choose not to be. That makes waves, and it steps on toes, and calls into real question many in the Leather community who call themselves Masters, but truthfully would not know a real Master if he walked up and bit them in the ass. There is also the issue of the pansexual nature of the modern Leather culture and the Natural Order focus of the Gorean Philosophy. If you think the Leather community is removed from the feminist infrastructure, think again. There is a reason why there are so many so called Mistresses with their subbie boys, and it has everything to do with the sickened and twisted perversion called external society, and them as its predictable produce. Now, I am not known for my tact. Heck, I am not sure any Gorean is known for that quality. That comes with the aforementioned honor and honesty components of our belief. Tact is a social falsehood that we choose to not engage in. Be well, Omega Master of Red Dragon Freehold Chairman of the High Council Colorado Gorean Society www.coloradogoreans.com www.fraternalorderofgoreans.com groups.yahoo.com/group/coloradogoreans groups.yahoo.com/group/fraternalorderofgoreans
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