Dr. Gloria Bream
Appearances
What Happened to Talina Zar
Belonging — Talina Zar E3
I don't think that when John Norman published this, he ever imagined that people would try to live like that. Nobody writes a novel thinking, now I'm hopeful that everybody will read my novel and live exactly like that. Would anybody like to live through Anna Karenina? I mean...
What Happened to Talina Zar
Belonging — Talina Zar E3
It could have been the pure product of his imagination and his sexual fantasies and not a world he would even choose to live in himself. but a fantasy world. And we're all permitted a fantasy world. I mean, I actually read a Gore book when I was probably 20. I was bored one night and I picked it up and I thought, whoa, this is really interesting. The vibe of the cover was kind of sexy.
What Happened to Talina Zar
Belonging — Talina Zar E3
It was a guy standing looking all masterly and, you know, maybe a woman at his feet. It kind of got across its message to readers. I wasn't even aware I was kinky. It was just kind of interesting. It was a wonderful fantasy. And he wrote a ton in the series because the book sold a lot, probably to a lot of kinky people.
What Happened to Talina Zar
Belonging — Talina Zar E3
certainly since the beginning of recorded history. You can find Roman wall paintings of people being whipped and having ecstasies and lots of art from the Roman era on that tell us that people have always been interested in extreme or non-conventional, non-reproductive sex. Looking at it from the outside, it's definitely weird and bizarre.
What Happened to Talina Zar
Belonging — Talina Zar E3
But looking at it from the inside, we all feel like this is where the love is. You know, the real raw primal love. We're not doing it to be emotionally hurt. We're doing it really in hopes of finding joy and ecstasy.
What Happened to Talina Zar
Belonging — Talina Zar E3
Which is why I didn't like the book. And I didn't care for the series because I'm feminist to the core and I was from the age of 14. And I actually was raised that way by my parents.
What Happened to Talina Zar
Belonging — Talina Zar E3
A few years later, when I finally did hook up with the BDSM world, there were Gorians among us who took various handles straight out of the novel. It was more about obedience and women serving the will of their master.
What Happened to Talina Zar
Belonging — Talina Zar E3
I once met a Gorean couple where the guy started to tell me, well, you know, all women were born to be submissive. And that was like the end of the conversation right there, you know, because really, you know, there is no universal anything about male or female.
What Happened to Talina Zar
Belonging — Talina Zar E3
I do believe that Gorians, just like other BDSMers, are very choosy and careful about who they give power to, and they reserve power for their masters. If you have two really good people who really are compatible, that's going to be fine. But if you are with somebody who is... flawed or has mental health issues or is actually really a troubled person it could be quite dangerous