By kaylee{G}

Misconceptions often overheard . . .

Every so often, there are comments made in the course of regular discussion which stick with kaylee long after the topic has faded. The most recent example is, “I’m a human first and foremost, then a slave.” To kaylee, the two are not mutually exclusive, and there is no need for her to separate the two.

To kaylee, the idea of being a slave who is human is very simple. If she is owned, she will always be human property. No matter what type of service she is in, there is no way for her to remove her humanity. Even if she wanted to -- which is not the case -- she cannot. The men who acquire her are very well aware that she is human, and it is precisely because she is human that they will consider owning her and not a robot, or a toaster, or an inamimate object. She has not yet met one man who has said he wants to own a slave who is not human or who has somehow expected his human property to turn into a robot.

As property that happens to be human, kaylee has a variety of emotions and personality traits that all humans experience in some form or another. Those did not disappear when she surrendered to her owner. But as property, she does not have any right to determine how those traits and emotions will be expressed, nor does she have any right to nullify her slavery when convenient. Rights belong to her owner.

Since she does not know how one can be a non-human kajira, it is very simple for kaylee: one is always human, but one may or may not be property.

Another comment that kaylee hears often from slaves is “I have a mind,” usually insinuating that other slaves somehow lack one, particularly if the other slaves are kept on a tight leash by their owners. This one does not know why this statement seems to come up as often as it does, because it is stating something that is obvious and true for every single person, slave or otherwise. But, it is a comment that she hears often, usually followed by either, “Well, I’m not a doormat / Stepford slave / robot,” or the aforementioned, “I’m a human first and foremost, then a slave.”

Every slave has a mind, although individuals will vary in the amount of intellect, wisdom, and common sense. In her experience, the men kaylee has served or talked to have understood that in acquiring human property, a brain is included as part of the package. How the owner chooses to utilize all he owns is up to the individual owner.

Not every owner is the same, nor do all owners have the same uses for their property. The slave who is told to create clever limericks to entertain the owner is not necessarily smarter or more creative or more charismatic than a slave who is told to serve as an ottoman for his feet. It merely indicates the owner’s wish for the property to serve in different ways.

An owner may enjoy a slave who is anticipatory and proactive. Other owners may see proactive service as presumptuous and unnecessary, the idea being that if an owner wants something done, he will command it. The preference of the owner as to how he is to be served does not render a slave mindless. It does not make her a Stepford slave. She remains as human as anyone else.

The slave serves how the owner desires.

Until next month, she wishes you well.
-kaylee{G}

kaylee has been the household property of Gabriel for nearly five years, and together they have shared their passion for writing on his website: www.gor-on-earth.com. Future topics, suggestions, feedback, and questions are always welcome. kaylee can be contacted at: kaylee@gor-on-earth.com