not to sound totally stupid but what does someone mean when they want to be called master,, isnt that outdated

Question

thanks , michelle

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Answer 1

It can be an old-fashioned title...still used, but not often OR it can be part of the S&M lifestyle (probably the more common usage nowadays). It would denote a dominant.

Answer 2

Hello Michelle;

Not really. First and foremost, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was addressed as Master. In the medieval era craftsman were categorized as apprentice, journeyman and master. Captains of merchant ships are still called master. The US Senate has a master-at-arms, as well as the Navy. There are master divers, parachutists and pilots.

In the Orient founders and high ranking instructors in the martial arts are still called master. The Marines, Army, Navy and Air Force still have master sergeants and master chiefs. As well as master mechanics and master tank gunners

Children under a certain age are called master so and so. Remember the movie" Batman" and Master Wayne.

In chess there are master and grandmaster classifications.
Before and during the Civil War, slaves called their owners master.

Here is some additional information. The word master has a Latin root "magnus" large or great". 1a) A male teacher b) a person holding an academic degree above bachelor's, but below doctor; a reverend religious leader c) a worker or artisan qualified to teach apprentices d) an artist, performer or player of consummate skill: a great figure of the past in science or art.
It also refers to the original form from which copies are made.

Hope you find this useful.

Answer 3

Yes it's outdated, but still acceptable when you're for example, sending a greeting card to a minor male in a formal manner. You would address it to

"Mr. and Mrs. William Smith, and Master Billy Smith" if he were say, invited to a wedding.

Now, to be told to actually CALL someone that, in person...oh no. There's no way. It's not only outdated, but that person is trying to dominate you. It would be a cold day in........ well, you know what I mean.

Answer 4

Master used to be the proper title for a young man too young to be called "Mister." For example, an envelope addressed to a boy would say "Master John Doe." When he was grown, he would be properly addressed as "Mr. John Doe."

A grown-up asking to be called "Master" is likely into a Dominant-Submissive lifestyle, and is looking for a submissive sexual partner.

Answer 5

Michelle- If someone wants to be called master, you need to stay away from them, It sounds like they want to be very controlling, and it is a form of abuse..Nobody, and I mean Nobody needs to be controlled by another human being..ever!!!

Answer 6

Depends. In many countries people would cue up to call their employer master or madam or what ever. Also, the Bible says that a wife should do it.... Outdated? Yea, and what's even more outdated is treating women as superior citizens with things like sexist laws like, 'rape' laws. That's so Biblical and it needs to change. Rape is no more of a crime than any other violent crime. Welcome to how the world's going to be.

And you're thinking, 'well maybe I like the old sexist ways of giving women special rights'. Well we don't.

Answer 7

at school it is not dated,if you are a teacher

in the household it is still normal if you are rich enough.
for the general modern public its dated,to call the young males of the house .

Answer 8

No, not when someone is talking about masocism and having sex slaves. The refer themselves as slaves to "their masters". Sex slaves will obey, beg, plead and do whatever their "masters" want them to do.

Answer 9

Yeah, seems lame. I'd slap someone if they told me to call them that.

Answer 10

It means they're either old or full of themselves.