I was struck by a realization the other day. Certain TV shows were genesis moments for me as a Dom. Some occurred while I was quite young. The one that started this train of thought was 'I Dream of Jeanie’. The idea of having a lovely, fun, submissive woman who called me Master, REALLY appealed to me at a deep level. I think that is why I tend to be tolerant of slightly bratty subs. They have always reminded me of Jeanie.

Another onscreen moment was in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ (yes, I am a nerdy geek, shush..) an episode in which Worf, a Klingon, is gifted a female Klingon as a mate is priceless. He dominates her when she ‘misbehaves’ and shows her he is in charge within moments, and then she looks at him lustfully and belly crawls toward him in a super sexy way. At which point Worf turns to his friend and says 'THIS is SEX!" I remember thinking "Damn, I should have been born a Klingon!"

Here is a link for the curious...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hNMwxY4-Vk

There are more, but I hope you get the point.

So. What do YOU remember seeing in movies or television, prior to coming into the lifestyle, that you can look back and see were resonating with your inner dominant/submissive?

Advice for the day: If you encounter a Dominant and he/she does not show respect for your current (and previous) relationship(s). Best to stay away.
 
I find myself mortified at the tactics some 'Dominants' use when encountering a sub that they know is already taken by another Dominant.
 
Some people are very selfish. They do not think about others nor consider the price others must pay for them to get what they want.
 
It is sad that this selfishness is misconstrued as a dominant trait by people on both the dom and the sub sides. It isn't. It's just being an ass.
 
One of the foundations of the community is respect. Someone who does not show this is not worthy of it. And in all likelyhood won't end up showing it to YOU as his/her sub either.