Comments on: The Idiot Investigates: SLingo Ageplay Scandal in Second Life?

By: Karen Palen

Karen Palen — Thu, 24 May 2007 00:43:03 +0000

Philip Rosedale talks a good line about freedom of expression, but when it comes to “unpleasant” ideas like small avatars he folds.

The word for that is hypocrisy!

For example, exactly WHAT *IS* the “simulated age” of an avatar?

When this whole fuss started I discussed this with a 50 year old woman who is 4ft tall in real life.

She claimed that the real discrimination was not age but height! If you are 4ft tall you *MUST* be a child – no debate allowed!

I have had the privilege of knowing this woman for over 20 years now and have had the opportunity to witness this discrimination first hand.

At her suggestion (insistence?) I adopted her “persona” as my Second life Persona – Karen Palen.

I can now personally bear witness to the pain she faces every day!

Dumb things like having her 25 year old daughter told to “make your child behave”! Serious things like not being believed when she reports an attempted rape.

The fact is that “freedom of thought” means nothing unless the most extreme and upsetting thoughts are protected!

I have nowhere the contribution to Second Life that Myrrh does, but I too and leaving until such time as things change.

However as a Venture Capitalist by trade I can do something to see that an alternative is created!

This won’t happen overnight, but it IS in progress!

See http://www.ourstage.com/ for an example of one such project we are already finding. A truly “ungameable” music and video rating system!

Just imagine if Second Life was truly controlled by the users in this way and not controlled by a few loudmouthed pressure groups!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 13 May 2007 23:42:45 +0000

“Wherever someone has an inflated ego, we will be there.”

Yes, because it’s already obvious you think highly of yourselves.

By: CorkOnTheFork

CorkOnTheFork — Sun, 13 May 2007 21:29:11 +0000

People of Second Life:

Are you sick of the self-righteousness of every single person who gets butthurt over the slightest implication that Second Life is a game? Are you, like us, sickened at the Lindens for their aloofness in the AIDS infection of the pool?

If so, join the Patriotic Nigras today! Look us up on the web at http://www.patrioticnigras.com/

Serve the horde, join PN.

By: marilyn murphy

marilyn murphy — Sun, 13 May 2007 14:47:31 +0000

well, curious, i suggested u attend and someone, i think walker, said that you are a rousselot. now, if this is true, for shame!

By: marilyn murphy

marilyn murphy — Sun, 13 May 2007 11:26:47 +0000

i sincerely hope that the herald is recognized for this fine style of reportage and wins some award. he set out to do something, and almost did it. it’s very american.

By: Nacon

Nacon — Sun, 13 May 2007 07:58:15 +0000

Nice to know people are kindly enough to attack the Herald by extras spam.

….They can’t delete those posts, can’t they?

(Or doesn’t really know how to use the Admin panel, hahahaha.)

By: Inigo Chamerberlin

Inigo Chamerberlin — Sun, 13 May 2007 07:41:04 +0000

Nice to see the spam filter’s working well Walker…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 13 May 2007 04:10:22 +0000

The Patriot Nigras are the terrorists of Second Life.

By: dandellion Kimban

dandellion Kimban — Sun, 13 May 2007 01:38:29 +0000

“If you’re reading this, then congratulations! You have just met the next form of social evolution on the Internet.
To some, we will be their greatest enemy. Spoiling their fun and doing everything in our power to ruin all they hold dear.
To others, their greatest friend and ally, always willing to make them laugh.
How you react will decide your fate…………………”

Don’t give any lindens to this one. But tie him to the chair, of course.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Sun, 13 May 2007 00:25:48 +0000

Wow! Wu tan and East Coast, my brutha!

Pizza Pizza! is the shizz,
Jimbo