The Laughing Stock
Here we see Ms Karen madam and some of her work colleagues embarrassing and humiliating a lowly prisoner-slave in the stocks. Ms Karen is having her feet kissed, whilst her friends gather round and laugh at the slave.
Let’s examine the happy scene in some detail:
· The first thing we notice is that Ms Karen is wearing black, lace up shoes and dark nylons with her smart, pinstriped trousersuit. Oh how humbling for the slave to have to kiss such plain and unremarkable footwear, when there is much more overtly feminine footwear to be kissed and admired in the vicinity – notably the pink, slip-on shoes with yellow tassels and black socks of the Chinese girl; and the plain, brown leather ankle-booties of the blonde-haired black girl; not to mention the heavy, black leather, lace-up ankleboots and blue uniform bootsocks of the Gynarchy Guard mistress standing over the prisoner-slave!
· Ms Karen is also enjoying a cigarette whilst she is humbling the slave with her footwear – thereby adding to her aura of beauty and brilliance
· Seated on the stocks is Ms Karen’s husband, master Russel sir, who is laughing at his fellow male’s misfortune and degradation (as well he might – being a free male, and therefore not subject to the stocks!)
· The aforementioned Gynarchy Guard mistress is standing with one booted foot resting on the prisoner’s buttocks – her pummelling stick ready to bludgeon the slave beneath her feet should he fail to show sufficient respect to each and every one of his betters who now surround him
· On the walkway above the stocks some people are merely going about their daily business seemingly oblivious to the stupid prisoner-slave’s suffering below them. Others, however, such as the magnificently attired Gynarchy magistrate master-sir and his Pakistani lady friend, are surveying and very much enjoying the scene of suffering from on high
· Meanwhile the pathetic prisoner-slave has been adorned by the public with a garishly coloured fool’s cap, and a dirty pink sock pinned to his right ear. Ha! Ha! What a fool he looks as he kisses feet – a helpless, impotent fool; a sock-ear! Let’s join in the fun – and laugh at him!
