In Their Proper Place (iii)
The slave has been sentenced to kiss feet in the town square whilst being confined in the low-lying stocks. Here we see a peasant farmer master-sir and his wife taking full advantage of the slave’s hapless position, whilst the Gynarchy magistrate master-sir who imposed the humiliating sentence on the slave gleefully looks on. Meanwhile the citizens of the Gynarchy go about their daily business without a care in the world.
Yes, once again everything is as it should be and everyone is in their proper place – including the slave who is down amongst the feet of his betters.