why is this taboo?

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A Daddy/girl relationship dynamic is one that is heavily related to the M/s (Master/slave) dynamic.
The girl submits herself to her Daddy not as a form of incest or perverted desire, but as a symbol of something deep and pure in intent.

When I say "Daddy" through whimsical sighs as I fall asleep, my head rested on his chest, I am not thinking about my biological father. I think about all the guidance and protection this individual offers me, such as a father figure would. Being called "babygirl" or "little one" does have an undertone of age play, and age play is not ...it embodies innocence first and foremost, followed by a desire to make her Master happy any way she can by following orders within reason and showing respect to an individual who oversees her well-being by pushing her limits, providing some form of protection, and instructing her through firm but gentle guidance.

Not every Master has the patience to provide for a girl who identifies as his girl or little one, and not every slave has this dynamic hardwired into their personality (this is saying that though D/g is closely, and sometimes directly, linked to M/s...M/s is not always linked to D/g).

This Dynamic is not role play, it is not necessarily age play either (though it is the prime dynamic to provide the opportunity to experiment with age play), but I post this in the role play section because many confuse it as such, and this is just a humble attempt to show the potential for powerful role play within this dynamic...while making it very clear that just because a girl whispers "Daddy" or a Master firmly states "you belong to Daddy babygirl...understood?" this does not mean that these two individuals are perverted or have any desire for and incest.

It is pure...innocent...and beautiful; and any man who has the patience to provide for a girl in this way should receive nothing but praise for his pure intent and warm heart (even when some Daddy's can be evil sadistic bastards...that's what attracts us to Dominant figures in the first place isn't it? Some form of sadism and joy found in holding a sobbing slave in their arms as they kiss the tears away).

[xshadowdancex]

`Such things are taboo simply for the same reasons many other things are taboo. Human beings are incredibly judgemental. As a race we often lack the ability, or in just as many cases, the willingness, to empathize with others, to see things from the view points that exist outside our own perceptions or social customs.

To some, yes, this is roleplaying. It is a form of fantasy, and, being as it is fantasy, an en joyable act of imagination and shared creative being engaged in by concenting adults for their own pleasure, there should be nothing 'taboo' about it.

For others, it is a way to create a loving, caring relationship, sometimes based in part in b d s m ideals and customs. D/g relationships are actually quite varied. They might be heavily b d s m related, then again, it might simply be a relationship in which someone has taking the loving role as a protector, mentor and guardian not unlike most other Dominants, but perhaps with a gentler, perhaps more intimite emotional element. A Daddy can be varying amounts of discipline, guardian, mentor, teacher, lover, confidant and soul mate. There's no one set recipe.

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`I completely agree.
Though Daddy does tend to have a higher implication of ownership than that of the role that a Protector or Mentor would have.
A protector simply protects, this does not mean that the two individuals are in an agreement of ownership, that's not to say that a girls Daddy can't be her protector as well though.

[xshadowdancex]

Actually, depending on the individuals and if they apply any "theme" or such (medevil.. gor etc) to there arrangement, the role of protector can in some circumstances be little different from certain definitions or classification of Master/owner. It is even used by some like a test drive sorts, of ownership. Though, I have seen such abused a few times. Othertimes it might be ownership with the understanding that ownership only lasts until the guardian finds a suitable owner.

Terms can be interchangable. The main thing is that all participants are on the same page and they understand and agree whats going on in the reationship[/quote]

[iangere]

`Yes, you both make good and valid points, but nevertheless, when I've heard a sub whisper "Daddy" alarm bells rang. I'm not so sure it has more than a small element of self-accusatory pervert-calling about it, after all I happily self-identify as such - it's easy shorthand I find, but perhaps more to do with my loathing of not just the word, but my own father.

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`It is taboo because it reminds people of actual incest or . I know I would be wary of role-playing that dynamic; I keep it strictly master/slave or other captivity scenarios. But that is partly because of my own baggage: ever since my own childhood, I felt that parental love was tainted and toxified by bringing a power dynamic into it.