The degradation of the word slave, in opinion, is one of the great travesties this lifestyle has ever suffered. There is nothing wrong with a Dominant/Submissive dynamic but calling yourself a slave when you are not is wrong. Language is very important in this lifestyle because its the only tool we have to fully communicate our complex ideas and emotions. So, when you degrade the meaning of very important words you begin to erode our ability to say what we mean and truly mean what we say.
The standard D/s relationship has many rule/guidelines for how you interact with each other. There are limits and safe words and the ability to slow down a scene if things become a bit too
rough. 99% of all kink relationships fall into some subset of this category. And there is nothing wrong with that.
Calling yourself a Slave, on the other hand, is much more intense. A slave gets no say so. No hard limits, no safewords besides "I think im about to die. Are you sure?" Slaves are completely susceptible to the will of their Masters. A fully committed Slave will do literally anything that's required of them no matter how much they detest the idea or the situation. A true honest to goodness slave will end its own life if that's what is asked because it knows that its Master knows best and is doing what is best for them both. A Slaves only "safe word" is "I wish to be
released." The language you use to describe yourself is of the importance. It tells others how to interact
with you in a way that you enjoy and appreciate. If you choose to use the wrong words to describe yourself the only person to blame for someone interacting with incorrectly is yourself.
Choose your words carefully, they may guide your entire existence.
