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LadyHugs -> RE: Defeminization (6/30/2006 7:59:40 PM)
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Dear SweetSarijane, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am of the times where what you are calling 'defeminization' was a common practice however, I must say--that gaining weight to an unhealthy level was contrary to what I've ever heard and or witnessed.
Now, I have been exposed to the Lesbian community, to which defeminization is common, as to become more masculine. I've also witnessed women who in pursuit of 'gender reassignment' have taken external measures to defeminize themselves as to appear more masculine.
There have been needs by Masters/Mistresses to practice defeminization, when their slave/submissive focus on external beauty and being so gaudy, as to outshine the dominant. I will add, that those who are into 'service' etiquette and or protocols dictate that servants did not wear clothes as to attract other's eyes to them and were 'uniformed.' The hostess/host and the guests were to be the ones to be noticed, yet; the party would never be a success without slaves, submissives and servants.
Indeed, those slaves that are stripped of external beauty accessories are put into a more primal and unmasked and not enhanced by beauty products. The body natural, nude and such was extremely difficult for novices in the past, as society was more prudish than we see today. Now, people are more comfortable in their skin after the "Flower Power" days. Those who sport scars and other injuries, especially women when men put pressure on 'beauty' also find themselves extremely self conscious and so worried about external judgments of their peers and the community at large. People with disabilities who submit also have problems in being their primal self. In addition to slaves, submissives and or servants who wear what can be considered 'luxury' items; was not showing a simplistic beauty--that which comes from within.
Each defeminization situation that I was exposed to, was not for humiliation but, to have those resisting/stubborn slaves be put into a position of returning to a more natural state. Each gift of a piece of clothing, jewelry was an honor and not an expectation--a luxury and or treat, gift and such and not taken for granted. These items were earned.
Now, I know it is a old fad that has reawakened, to shave eyebrows and cut eye lashes. This was a fashion in the mid-1970s. This fad also goes back to the old court fashions in France, to which in the 1600-1799 circa, bathing was not done routinely. So, critters infesting the hair, caused the need to remove such. Thus pubic hair was plucked, eyebrows plucked, eye lashes plucked and hair shaved off. A wig was used as well as accents of 'beauty marks' to cover the pock marks in their skin. Head lice and body lice inflicted the poor, to whom did not have the luxury of being groomed in such a manner.
During the American Civil War (1861-1865-6); defeminization by some women was practiced, as to join the military on both sides. Not much is known about such women as, they often were not discovered until they perished on the battlefield or were taken to medical tents for treatments. I also recall, the TV Program on PBS, with the "History Detectives" covered this very thing, proving such as true and documented.
In the American West, there were several cases where women defeminized themselves as to earn a living as stage coach drivers. Only after dying did the truth come out that what were for years considered men, were indeed women.
So, I am not shocked by the defeminization issue. I would stress that it should not be done as to inflict harm on the emotional, mental and or physical realm. However, if it can strip one of all the add ons to the body as to appreciate the human body as it was intended to appear in it's primal state, at least in my mind's eye as a Master/Mistress--we see the inner beauty more than the exterior. Sometimes dominants have to prove it by defeminization for a period of time; and the slaves experience it.
Respectfully submitted for consideration,
Lady Hugs
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