John Norman never gives us explicit sex. Sexual bondage of Gorean slaves is the dominant feature of the Gor books, but also, so is story. I don't think this is the reason though: Norman spends so much content talking about how slaves are taken, broken, and trained, why would he then hold back right at the most fun bit? Firstly, why would a squeamish person write about the hunting, training, and use of sex slaves, at all? By he had 5 books out firmly establishing his universe - and giving him plenty of room to experiment with explicit writing:.

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Gorean refers to a kink lifestyle that originated in the novels of science fiction writer John Norman. Those who participate in the Gorean lifestyle, or "Goreans," tend to follow a master-slave relationship structure, although slavery is not required to be Gorean. The Gorean identity is built around Home Stone the home , Caste System the career and the status it brings , and the Order of Nature the gender role. It shares key concepts of servitude and slavery with the BDSM model. Unlike many BDSM practitioners, many people who engage in the Gorean lifestyle tend to follow their roles at all times, both inside a sexual setting and out, although some Goreans only enjoy the lifestyle on a part-time basis. Gorean slaves submit willingly to their masters without the need for bondage, whips, or other BDSM tools. John Norman, the author whose novels inspired this lifestyle, was critical of the physical and psychological harm that can come from BDSM. Because of this, he suggested using symbolic, safe substitutes, such as the sound of claps to punish instead of whippings.
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Campaigning for the RationalMedia Foundation board of trustees election is underway! Goreans are, all too often, nutters who have taken the works of a science fiction author way too seriously. The basic setup of the universe is that a group of insectoid aliens decided to make a zoo full of humans where people lived "as nature intended" and incinerated with laser beams anyone who developed along paths they did not like. The society in the novels is a patriarchy in which women are enslaved and bought and sold as property there are some male slaves as well, though they're rare. In fact, on the planet Gor, gravity itself seems to be sexist. Tarl Cabot, the Earth-born hero of the series, is described as having much greater strength on Gor, as his muscles developed to function under Earth's higher gravity. However, Earth women have no such experience and find themselves physically helpless before Gorean men. However, vocal proponents of Gorean "philosophy" actually think the series is a good blueprint for society, which has led to the creation of Gorean sex cults. The Goreans justify the subjugation of women using a mixture of recycled eugenics or dysgenics, to be more technically accurate and Social Darwinism. In short, back when men were men and women were women , skull-cracking cavemen roamed the Earth who were better adapted for survival because of their superior combat skills and penchant for kidnapping women.
The Basics of being a Gorean kajira or kajirus are much more subtle than the mere acting out various positions and actions. Nevertheless, most of those who are learning to be Gorean are first exposed to the Gorean lifestyle via IRC where a knowledge of positions, etc. Even if you are confining your activities to IRC, practice each of these positions in front of a mirror so that you will see how it feels and looks. In this way your descriptions will be both personal and accurate.