#bdsn

Warhound:

niche fiction that added a new idea to a long-standing genre (Handler/hound dynamics to Mechsploitation)

created a cult-following that uses the story's dynamic as inspiration for real-life dynamics

accidentally broke containment and sent ripples throughout society (muzzles entering the mainstream as a symbol of alt and kink culture)

Gor:

niche fiction that added a new idea to a long-standing genre (Gorean Master/slave dynamics to Sci-Fi fantasy)

created a cult-following that uses the story's dynamic as inspiration for real-life dynamics

accidentally broke containment and sent ripples throughout society (Master/slave poses/positions. The stereotypical idea of what "Master/slave" looks like)

While there *are* differences:

Warhound is a socialist book that directly identifies/parodies fascism and colonialism as/for-being threats

Gor fetishizes and parodies the patriarchy as backdrop to the Master/slave dynamic

The way that these have had similar cultural impacts is wonderfully fascinating