MENSURATION

MENSURATION

Question: What position does Code d' Odalisque take on mensuration? Can a slave be required to fuck while she is bleeding? Can a Slavekeeper give a slave drugs to stop her mensurating?

Answer: In general Code d' Odalisque follows the age-old taboo on sex during mensturation that is found in various cultures including the Turkish, Persian and Middle Eastern cultures in which odalisque slavery first developed. It is a taboo also observed by many Western people. But the basis of the taboo in Code d' Ode has nothing to do with ideas that a mensturating woman is unclean or cursed – it is rather just a mercy allowed to odalisques that gives them regular times without the demands of active sexual service. Article 10:44 of the Code states:

10.44. - Sex during menses

An odalisque shall not be compelled to have sex during her menses.

And article 2:25 states:

2.25.- Relaxation of nakedness during menses

The requirements of nakedness will normally be relaxed during a female's menses or during sickness or ill-health as well as during sojourn from occlusion.

As usual, of course, practitioners of this style of sexual slave-play may wish to change or adapt such rules to their own personal preferences. Some men, and women, don't mind the blood and mess that accompanies sex during menses; others do. The default position given in the Code is that sexual service is not required of a slave while she is bleeding. In fact, the Code provides a ritual means by which a slave notifies her Master of the on-set of bleeding. See article 24:24:


24.24.- Announcing menstruation

When an odalisque begins to menstruate she should go to her Keeper at an appropriate time and indicate the onset of her menses in the following way:

(a) The slave sits on the floor in silence and throws her hair forward over her face. (If an odalisque has short hair she wears a thin veil over her face.)

(b) The Keeper approaches. He tells the slave to look up. He parts the hair (or veil) from her face, bends down and kisses her on the lips. There is no need for either player to say anything.

As for controlling menses with drugs or other means, this is specifically forbidden under the Code. Many prostitutes use chemical means to eliminate their menses altogether so that their work is uninterrupted. In the long run this is dangerous to a woman's health. Code d' Ode places a woman's health ahead of other interests and so the practice is forbidden. See article 11:30.


11.30. - Prohibition on the radical control of menses

A Keeper shall not submit an odalisque to the chemical eradication or control of her menstrual cycles where this may possibly have negative long-term consequences upon her health, including her reproductive health, at a later time in her life.


We think that these provisions are fair and humane and take proper account of the nature of woman. Menses is a fact of human female sexuality. The sexual service to which an odalisque submits should take account of this fact. Please note article 10:43 of the Code:

10.43. - Regular respite from sexual duties

An odalisque shall have at least every seventh day free of her Keeper's demands and shall have regular respite from sexual duties.

Since a cockslave is to be allowed regular respite from sexual service it makes sense to take advantage of her natural cycles and to forgo sexual service whilst she is bleeding. Moreover, mensturation is not a curse or a disease. It is a normal feature of female sexual health. It may be an inconvenience, but it is natural and normal and – as always – the slave's health and well-being are paramount under Code d' Odalisque and come before other interests.