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| − | As it pertains to the [[BDSM]] lifestyle, '''slavery''' is the act of a [[Dominant]] owning a [[submissive]], or a [[Master]] owning a [[slave]], as their [[property]]. It is an [[Power exchange|exchange of power]] between two individuals, where the Dominant holds controlling power over the submissive, and the submissive equally gives themselves to their Dominant.
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| − | There are many different levels of slavery. It can be anything from [[roleplay]] taking place within predefined [[scene]]s, through to a lifestyle encompassing a person's [[24/7|entire life]]. No matter what the level, it is widely accepted in the [[BDSM]] community at large that any level of slavery must be [[safe, sane, and consensual]] between two adults, just as any other activity or lifestyle choice would be. When promoting oneself as a slave, or advertising looking for an owner, it is well to bear in mind that many people feel entitled to assume a meaning close to the dictionary definition of slave: full-time, unremitting ownership.
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| − | Full-time slavery may be commenced with the use of a formal [[contract]], where both partners sign a list of agreements which have been thoroughly negotiated. In many ways, even if in a completely non-sexual manner, entering into a contractual slavery agreement is much like a [[vanilla]] marriage situation; both partners are committing themselves to each other and defining their roles, attitudes and behaviours toward one another. There can be no encompassing statement about what life as a slave entails: it is entirely up to the [[owner]] to determine what it required of the slave. Duties can be long, tedious and sometimes harsh.
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| − | Slavery, in adult or erotic fiction, (such as [[Anne Rice]]'s Sleeping Beauty Trilogy) is often portrayed as a non-consensual act of forced ownership. This is not only [[taboo]] and discouraged, but illegal in most societies and bears no reflection on the term as used in the BDSM lifestyle.
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| − | ;The definition of slavery from ''The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition'':
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| − | :slav·er·y Pronunciation Key (slv-r-ee, slvree)
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| − | :n. pl. slav·er·ies
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| − | : 1. The state of one bound in servitude as the property of a slaveholder or household.
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| − | ::1. The practice of owning slaves.
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| − | :: 2. A mode of production in which slaves constitute the principal work force.
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| − | : 3. The condition of being subject or addicted to a specified influence.
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| − | : 4. A condition of hard work and subjection: wage slavery.
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | * [[Ownership]]
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| − | * [[Manumission]]
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| − | ==External link==
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| − | * [http://www.enslavement.org.uk/weblog/67220/ Commercial vs Domestic Slavery] an historic perspective on BDSM slavery by [[User:Tanos|Tanos]]
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