To
the editor and everyone else involved with the
tabloid ‘Gorean Daily Times:
This
girl is so saddened by the trash she sees in this
"paper". If it weren’t enough that the
editor and others from this paper decide to give
unwanted advice to the rest of us Goreans, they have
also taken it upon themselves to go out and seek to
be trouble-makers in the homes of others. It is
really unfortunate for all us Goreans that someone
who claims to be one of us can spend his time hiding
in dark shadows, for the sake of digging up trash for
a tabloid…very sad indeed.
It
would seem that the writer of this letter speaks on
behalf of "all" of you who are not of
"The Times". I find it very hard to believe
that the online Gorean community has actually agreed
enough with each other to band together, and choose a
spokesperson to write a letter to the Times. Setting
that aside, I have to wonder how we (the Times) are
"advising" anyone to do anything. The
writer obviously does not understand that what
"we" do here is present opinions. Whether
or not these opinions are wanted, is of course, left
up to the readers. If readers do not wish to see
"opinions", then I would think they would
simply not visit, eh? Having a site that gets 450-600
hits a week I would have to assume that
"some" of you out there have an interest in
such opinions. As for taking it upon ourselves to go
out and seek trouble in the homes of others, I have
to guess that the writer is referring to ol'
Excursus! Well... he is an asshole anyway, and what a
simple slave has to say about him, I am sure means
nothing. For the record though, Excursus, as you all
know, does travel incognito. How does one conduct a
channel review if the channel's occupants know they
are being reviewed? I would point out to the writer
that he HAS had some favorable reviews, but, as
should be expected with the glut of Gorean play
channels so common on the net, those positive reviews
are few and far between. As for "claiming to be
one of you"... I assure you, whoever you are,
the we do NOT claim to be "one of you". You
see, there are a few of us who have actually absorbed
the meaning of those books written by Norman, and
apply it as best we can to our everyday lives.
Nothing more, nor less. It is YOU who claims to be
one of us. Do us all a favor, (the 5% of the men and
women here who actually have a clue as to what it
means to embrace Gorean beliefs) and stick to your
playGor channels, if they suit your needs and whims.
I find it amusing that the term "digging up
trash" is used here, for in truth, that is all
Excursus found. Speaking of "hiding in
shadows"... the writer of this letter is hiding
behind a Hotmail e-mail account, and I would not be
at all surprised if the account was specifically
opened for the express purpose of bagging on the
Times, and the freemen who give their time and effort
to present it to you. Opinions of slaves are asked
for, and a real slave will always remember this. You
will notice as you read further that the words
contained in this letter would not be considered very
"slavelike"...
This
girl enjoys her time in the most populated channel on
austnet, the #BlackTarnKeep. She sees within its
walls, a group of dedicated, talented, beautiful
slaves, and a group of strong, educated, wonderful
Masters (who also do things with their lives beyond
IRC). They come to BlackTarnKeep for the enjoyment of
their comrades and that of their slaves. They live in
the real world, unlike those of other places on other
nets, where the ops spend much of their time burping
and flatulating, and being just generally disgusting.
The BlackTarnKeep was invaded by some nameless,
faceless person masquerading as a critic in the
December 25 edition of the above said tabloid. He
came in as no one, and left as no one. He only spied
on the channel to find something mean and hateful to
say about it. The spirit of the Keep was high that
night, being just days before Christmas. The Masters
of the channel say that they don’t care what
anyone thinks of BlackTarnKeep. We have the
‘REAL’ Gor right inside our home, and if
some nameless invader didn’t see it, that is his
problem. If some Goreans have a problem with
snowballs at Christmas time, they should possibly
seek help on their grasp of reality. The invader was
not invited to the party anyway.
Correction:
#BlackTarnKeep is NOT the most populated channel on
Austnet. For the record, I believe the channel
#funfactory is the most populated channel on Austnet.
However, considering my one brief visit to the place
many weeks ago, I would venture to say that the two
channels are very much alike in content, as they both
allow women to do as they wish. (I was kicked because
I "Looked at a slave(?)" after she
"looked at me" in response to my equating
the ownership of a woman in my collar with the
ownership of a toaster, and failed to "thank
her" for congratulating me on my aquisition) We
of the Times also do things with our lives
"other than IRC", and it is only an idiot
that would assume that we do not do such. We also
live in the real world, among real people, working at
real jobs. The insinuation that the people of
"those other places" do not do so, is
idotic. Once again, the writer of the letter speaks
of an "invader masquerading as a critic... bla
bla bla whine whine whine bad review etc. etc. I
wonder how the writer would have responded to a
favorable review... Next time, Excursus.. get an
invitation you asshole!
Well,
this girl is sad because what she sees from some self
proclaimed experts on Gor, is their lack of anything
better to do within the empty and hollow walls of
their taverns. They leave their solace and go out to
hurt others. Very, very sad. She would also like to
remind the editor of this trash that even Siskel and
Ebert show their faces….and yet the content of
the movie remains unchanged. Not only does the editor
of this paper and his slave have a habit of deciding
what is Gor for everyone else, they also run a
generally empty tavern., proclaiming that they
don’t care how many people come. This slave
knows better. She also sees that the
‘original’ Gorean tavern on Dalnet seems to
be awfully occupied with telling us all that we have
hurt Gor by leaving their channel. Interesting, since
MOST of Gor has left that tavern. Gor must not be THE
Gor that they think it is.
We do
not claim to be "self proclaimed experts on
Gor". I guess that those many people who
actually come, and ask for advice on matters have
decided that. *shrugs* I must say that those real
people within our small community well know that we
do not "go out and seek to hurt others".
But, if one does not bother to spend the time among
us, because she thinks we are "too harsh",
then how are they to know that we are not really
sadistic? Thanks for the reminder about Siskel and
Ebert. As a reminder to YOU, think just a little bit,
and realize that people will change if they know they
are being reviewed. Now I am a bit confused...
"the editor of this paper and his slave have a
habit of deciding what is Gor for everyone
else". I have no idea why the reference is made
to my slave, and I do indeed have my opinions on what
"Gor" is, and should be, but, how is
that "deciding" what Gor is for everyone
else? "They" do not run a tavern.
"I" used to run a tavern. Again, we see a
subbie's mindset here... she assumes that because I
have a slave, that my slave owns what I own. Well...
get a grip subbie... my slave does not have anything
here that I do not allow her to have. How would
YOU know that "we" do care if the
channel is "generally empty"? If you are
watching so closely, then you would see that we spend
very little time there, and do not promote it. Coming
to the "original Gorean tavern", and the
statement that "we have hurt Gor by leaving
their channel", I think it important that the
poor confused writer understands that the S&S on
Dalnet, simply does not tolerate typical subbie
behaviour and weak minded men. Nor will they ever.
What you do to "hurt Gor" by not being able
to cope there, is to start your own playGor channels
and teach newcomers what Gor, and the Gorean
philosophy is NOT about. As for "most of Gor
leaving the tavern", I think in all actuality,
most of Gor has been removed from the tavern, because
most of Gor simply does not have the guts to deal
with it. The writer assumes the liberal stance of
"majority rules" here. For the record,
the majority may rule, but the majority is hardly
always right.
This
girl writes as a farewell to the Gorean Daily Times,
knowing in her heart that those who are involved in
it will not care that she goes. She knows that they
have a large following, mostly by those like she has
been, nosey as to what is going on in other places on
Gor. She just has to say goodbye, her heart heavy
with the knowledge that her words will fall on deaf
ears. Her eyes will never again look upon the garbage
of this tabloid, it is too heartbreaking.
Indeed,
we do not care. Goodbye. (I bet she continues to add
a hit to the counter at each publication) Poor
heartbroken girl :(
This
girl is also saddened that the most respected and
admired Goreans , the ones whose names we hear most
often anyway, have absolutely no experience
whatsoever with having a slave kneel before them, or
to kneel before a Master. This girl wishes that if
the people of this paper feel it is their place to
give unwanted advice, they would at least have one
single experience to back it up.
What
does this writer know of our lives? And since when
does embracing the Gorean philosophy in ones life
require a resume?
This
girl will not say her name in the knowledge that she
will be harassed endlessly, which is also
unfortunate. She does hope that those dedicated,
wonderful Goreans that work so hard at living their
Gor in their own very real way, have a very wonderful
New Year.
No
shit you will not say your name... it would be a
great embarrassment to your master, and he would
probably beat you for writing this lette. Then again,
he probably wouldn't beat you, because you might
"leave him".
……a
slave
I
think not "a slave". But, considering we
freemen are allowed to voice our opinions as we wish,
I have voiced mine.
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