tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18259946.post115413399679541897..comments2023-05-01T02:17:40.032-07:00Comments on Dwell On It: Exposing yourself...Tateru Ninohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14511461929629749578noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18259946.post-1156468805647700382006-08-24T18:20:00.000-07:002006-08-24T18:20:00.000-07:00"If you're right, then I'm wrong. Certainty allows..."If you're right, then I'm wrong. Certainty allows for no half-measures, or shades of grey, or complex multi-dimensional decision surfaces. If you're not right, you must be wrong – and that would be intolerable."<BR/><BR/>When I read this, I instantly thought of our conversation last Sunday about people feeling that they are doing the right thing by degrading another person.<BR/><BR/>However, in relation to the article, I agree with Akela and find that just because a person has shown themself in a particular way doesn't change who they are. Early on in my SL life, I found my self thinking, "Who would want to be represented like that?" But then I realized, "Who am I to judge a person's creativity or their form of self-expression?" Just because I choose to be represented by an avatar that is a humanoid (who happens to be 6'10") doesn't make me qualified to judge a person who wants to be represented by giant Mr. Hankey.<BR/><BR/>The appearance of a person should make no difference, RL or SL, on a person's view of them. The only thing that should is a fair judgement of that person's actions and behavior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18259946.post-1154161318526826102006-07-29T01:21:00.000-07:002006-07-29T01:21:00.000-07:00Tateru, you have spoken my shameless mind. Prejudi...Tateru, you have spoken my shameless mind. Prejudice just rankles, whether in RL or SL... and strangely enough, it's only in SL that I ever experience prejudice.<BR/><BR/>If I'm not being called a Furry (a group with which I don't really identify), then I'm always asked "Why are you a wolf?" And think how telling that question is! Not "Why do you LOOK like a wolf", or "Why do you PLAY as a wolf", but "Why ARE you a wolf?" At some level, the querent realizes that it's not just a facade; that the wolf is a true identity.<BR/><BR/>I'm with chance: I wear different avatars depending on my mood. I go between three -- the werewolf for general hilarity; the Tiny arctic fox for feeling cute and innocent; and the quadruped wolf for when I want to express my basic, plain-speaking nature.<BR/><BR/>And then there are the Furries who discriminate against me because I'm fuzzy, but not Furry. I don't 'yiff'. I don't speak in the third person and narrate my actions as I do them. I don't just talk about Furry issues. <BR/><BR/>My SL experience has been overwhelmingly positive, and I do think there are opportunities for people to re-examine their prejudices regarding their beliefs. Having said that, I quickly learned to look beyond the appearance of the avatar, and more to what they say and do.Keoni Chavezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880995865243369396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18259946.post-1154136769786701572006-07-28T18:32:00.000-07:002006-07-28T18:32:00.000-07:00It's interesting. I was talking about this exact t...It's interesting. I was talking about this exact topic not once, but twice yesterday.<BR/><BR/>I'm one of those who change avatar to suit my mood, and I've never had any discrimination based on my avatar. Well, mostly none. Well, none by anyone who matters. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18259946.post-1154134347426567182006-07-28T17:52:00.000-07:002006-07-28T17:52:00.000-07:00What can I say... you're my twin soul, I totally a...What can I say... you're my twin soul, I totally agree with all of the above! I still find it strange that people discriminate against furries; I've heard that after being 6 months in-world or so, and it shocked me utterly. Since a furry today can be a robot tomorrow, or a handsome prince the next day... even if you're not "into the lifestyle" or not "into roleplaying".<BR/><BR/>Some things are somehow "wired in" some of us (hopefully not all, and not even *most* of us!) and it's hard to fight the prejudice that we've living with — so often without noticing it!Gwyneth Llewelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394790308025005462noreply@blogger.com