The Gorean Measure

There is growing confusion in SL-Gor about what a kajirus is meant to be.

That confusion is not harmless. It distorts power, cheapens hierarchy, and turns a serious Gorean role into a parody driven by modern kink rather than structure or meaning.

A kajirus is not a performance of humiliation. He is not a fetish archetype. He is not a caricature built for the gratification of spectators.

A kajirus is a man.

He is a Gorean male who wears the collar because it is required of him, not because he desires it. His submission is enforced, not eroticized. His obedience is compelled by law, training, and consequence, not by personal fantasy.

I have often described the kajirus as a leashed lion, and I stand by that description.

A lion does not cease to be powerful because it is restrained. Its danger, its strength, and its presence are precisely why the leash matters. A kajirus should still carry masculine bearing, physical confidence, and Gorean identity. He should still move as a man moves. He should still speak as a man speaks, when permitted. He should still feel dangerous, even in obedience.

The collar does not feminize him. It disciplines him.

What we increasingly see instead are men playing at slavery as a form of indulgence. Foot fetishists. Self-described sissies. Men begging to be degraded, humiliated, or stripped of masculinity entirely. This is not Gorean slavery. It is modern kink wearing a thin costume.

Gor does not ask male slaves to abandon their nature. It forces them to submit it.

That distinction matters.

Nothing written here denies the necessity of consent between players. Consent governs participation. It does not rewrite the internal logic of the world being portrayed. A player may consent to portray a kajirus, but the character does not consent to slavery as an identity or desire. Gor has always distinguished between what players agree to out of character and what characters endure within law. When that distinction collapses, slavery becomes a preference instead of a condition, and the role loses all weight. Consent enables the role to exist safely. Lore gives the role meaning.

A kajirus should make a woman feel like a woman, not because he worships her body, but because his controlled strength and reluctant obedience reinforce her status. The power exchange is rooted in restraint, not desperation. A man who collapses into eager degradation offers no tension, no gravity, and no meaning to the dynamic.

A woman does not gain authority by humiliating a man who wants to be humiliated. She gains authority by commanding a man who does not.

Training a kajirus is not about breaking him into something small. It is about shaping something strong. His resistance, his pride, and his masculinity are the raw materials of his service. Without them, the collar is decorative and the relationship becomes hollow.

This is not a call for cruelty. It is a call for coherence.

Gorean slavery is built on imbalance enforced by law, not consensual roleplay negotiated to satisfy private fantasy. When male slaves are played as eager, submissive by nature, or openly erotic about their own degradation, the entire structure collapses into parody.

If one wishes to explore modern kink, there are spaces for that. Gor does not need to be one of them.

A kajirus should be disciplined, trained, and controlled. He should not be infantilized. He should not be feminized. He should not be reduced to a fetish object designed to reassure others of their power.

He should remain a man, precisely so that his submission carries weight.

When Gorean roles are lived with integrity, they are uncomfortable. They resist indulgence. They demand restraint from everyone involved. That discomfort is not a flaw. It is the point.

If we wish for a stronger Gor, then we must stop mistaking fantasy for structure and desire for law.

The leash matters because the lion does.

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This piece is written from within Gorean structure and addresses how roles are portrayed in character. It is not a commentary on personal kinks, private preferences, or how anyone chooses to roleplay outside of Gor. Consent between players is assumed and respected, but consent does not redefine Gorean law, hierarchy, or meaning within the setting. Disagreement is welcome when offered in good faith and grounded in lore or lived RP experience. Attempts to derail the discussion into personal accusation, kink defense, or demands that Gor accommodate modern fantasy will not be engaged. This space is for thoughtful conversation, not performance or provocation.

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Should any wish to speak with me directly on these matters, my door remains open. I am willing to listen, to discuss, and to engage in good faith with those who approach with sincerity.

By my hand,

Lady Jessie Spiritweaver
Caste of Scribes
Resident of the Isle of Teletus