I sorta agree with delia on this one.

Each person and couple will define their relationship differently. One person may consider themselves slave, while another who's relationship is very similar in scope would define themselves as only submissive, while another still might only define themselves as bottom. To try and say there are typical situations that make a person a slave sub or bottom is utterly preposterous.

That isn't to say there are generally accepted situations that when we say a term in conversation we all understand it to have a certain connotation. For instance when referring to slave we generally understand it to mean that a person has devoted themselves to a particular partner in such a way that they feel the need for limits and safe words has waned to the point of not being needed. Likewise when we say the word submissive we understand it to mean a personality trait, and sometimes a level of submission to a partner that doesn't equate to what we understand for slave. This also applies for bottom. Which we generally understand to mean a person who only submits to a partner for a given scene or given time frame.

What I think is bigger than the myths to be concerned about than what slave means, is what does slave mean to you. When you carry yourself with self confidence it radiates an air of happiness and satisfaction that people pick up on. They will ask you about it, they will observe you closely to try and figure out why it is you are so self assured. They will want to emulate you, and your situation since the way you hold yourself exudes a satisfaction they don't posses.

When they do find out you have made the conscious choice to be slave, or have a slave, and see how happy you are. It being a negative thing will only enter their mind if they have a preconceived notion of the lifestyle, and have already disapproved. Turning that around takes much more than simply trying to dispel myths.