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May 19, 2006
Gor Lives!
Turns out there's a sex-slave cult devoted to the science fiction world of Gor whose proponents are merrily going about their existence in Britain.
A sex slavery cult based on a series of 1960s science fiction novels has been uncovered by police in Darlington. Durham Police discovered the bizarre sect after raiding a home in the area, after receiving complaints that a woman was being held against her will.Of course, in the books Gor was on another planet. I suppose these types consider themselves "exiles from their home planet."But a spokesman said the Canadian was a willing participant and the other people involved were consenting adults.
The group, called Kaotians, follow the Chronicles of Gor novels which depict a society where women are dominated...
Kaotians are a splinter group of the Goreans, which base their beliefs on novels written by American university professor John Norman.
The books are set on the quasi-medieval planet of Gor, which has a caste system and uses women as slaves.
There are an estimated 25,000 Goreans worldwide.
So, is there a Hollywood branch yet? Competing, say, with L. Ron Hubbard's group?
Alcibiades | 05/19/06 at 09:37 AM | Categories: - Across the Pond
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I actually read a couple of the books long ago, when I was looking for something to divert myself when I was either between law school final exams or searching for any reason to avoid getting back to studying for them.
As I recall, they were reasonably diverting and not completely awful, the sort of stuff that keeps your mind thinking about the Rule Against Perpetuities. After the first couple, though, they meandered over into sort of "The Story of O Meets Conan the Barbarian."
As to setting up real life situations to replicate the books, well, I guess the man who has imaginary pep talks with the players on his rotisserie [fantasy] baseball team isn't in a real good position to comment on someone else's personality oddities.
Alex Bensky | May 22, 2006 07:03 AM
