And err.. while I am not Gorean, I do have Gorean experience and think its kind of funny the slaves dont speak in public and to their Master only in IM? No. Though yes, a well mannered Gorean slave will ask for permission to speak freely. Asking to speak freely generally means the slave has a strong opinion on the topic at hand.

My OP was deliberately intended to spark discussion. For the record, the initial feeling of “why the hell has this woman brought her sexual activity to a business meeting” is probably how I would have reacted and I would have probably left with the understanding that she was not taking the meeting seriously enough for my liking.

I think it’s worth pointing out that the word “slave” is a somewhat loaded one. To some people it could imply a prisoner, someone put to work against their will. To others it might imply kinky sexual games (as I believe may be the case here although I’m happy to be corrected). Others may think of someone who had willingly slaved themselves to a cause or group in return for certain gains e.g. security.

What if in your rl you had to conduct a business meeting with someone in another country where slavery of the first kind was still practiced? How would you react to that? How would you feel about that?

What if in your rl you had to conduct a business meeting with someone who brought along their sexual slave? How would you react to that? How would you deal with that?

What if in your rl you had to conduct a business meeting with someone who brought along a slave of the third kind, the willing volunteer? How would you react to that? How would you deal with that?

My point about dealing with another culture (perhaps sub-culture might have been a better term) is that in these situations we are indeed dealing with other cultures and we are forced to consider our feelings about those cultures and whether we wish to deal with them or, if we have no choice about dealing with them, how we deal with our own feelings about the matter.

We have to remember that “slaves” in sl are not slaves of the first kind, the unwilling prisoner forced to work. Unless it has become possible to imprison the avatars of others now and force them to run animations? These people, when they become slaves, are choosing that role for themselves and so could (possibly) be classed as the third type that I outlined above.

What is at issue here is not the issue of “slavery”. Rather the issue is whether it is appropriate to flaunt sexual activities at inappropriate times and in inappropriate places e.g. a business meeting (unless of course the business meeting was in regard to an area related to that subject perhaps). Between members of the same sub-culture, it may be appropriate to conduct meetings in this way but where a meeting will cross the culture-boundary, surely the participants should consider the feelings of those they intend to meet and compromise as far as possible? And where compromise isn’t possible, that should be communicated well in advance so that there are no culture shocks awaiting us when we walk into the meeting room. And the keyword there is “communication”. Just as important in sl as in rl.

Or perhaps we could even go so far as to argue that we should not allow our meatspace emotional and cultural baggage to shape our second lives and that we need an entirely new paradigm in order to successfully deal with this particular world? I know that some do argue that case although it’s not one I particularly agree with personally.

btw, also for the record, DaveOner pointed out that I should get out of the house more 8D. I would agree that some people might need to do this but as I have travelled the world pretty extensively from Europe to Africa to Asia to the United States, I’ve seen more than a few cultures on their home ground. I do agree with his sentiment though.

If I was there to do business I would have cancelled the whole thing upon the site of a slave dork on the floor. If I’m going to be putting the fate of my money in someone else’s hands they have to take me, themselves and the world somewhat serious. At least serious enough to put that shit away during transactions with someone whose fetishes (or lack thereof) aren’t apparent to them yet.

I wouldn’t show up covered in guns and grenades when meeting with someone that is obviously approaching this from another angle. It’s a sign of respect to make an effort NOT to alienate someone you’re getting ready to do business with.

As far as dealing with someone else’s property, I HAVE been in situations where someone’s slave dork was mouthing off to me. Instead of rebuking it yourself you look to the owner and say “are you going to muzzle your property?”

Between this article and the last few furry/griefer-tard articles it looks like SLH is catering to the lowest common denominator. I guess every demographic needs their own equivalent to Jenny Jones. Off to the Insider I go…