honerken Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I am new to second life, and I'm just wondering whether profanity normal everyday speech in second life? It seems you can say something you would never say in front of your mother anywhere here, and yet no one seems to bats an eyelash.Not a prude, but just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unoionu Hilltop Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Would you play Second Life in front of your mother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylin Wytchwood Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Well, it depends on the area. There`sadly a "Class" of Individuals called Griefers, who will do everything to annoy and shock you, or even just get an reaction of you, sand if its only annoyance. Prima habitat of such freaks are sadly well-frequented sandboxes and newbie-areas, you might want to avoid. Most longer-term residents are a lot more civil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peewee Musytari Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 SL is very much like RL in that respect. We all know of places or groups of people in our RL towns where we would not be surprised to hear colourful language & likewise we know places where we would be extremely surprised to hear it. Most people over time develop a group of likeminded friends and hang out in places that suit our perceptions of how people should behave & we avoid places we consider inappropriate. Think of it as moving to a completely new country in RL and you need to get to know whats what and where to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unoionu Hilltop Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 An in-world chat filter. Why not?! They have an inworld translator... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladi Hazelnut Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Would you run around dressed iike a whore in real life? Lets face it second life isn't real life and tends to cater to adults. That being said, I actually swear less in sl than I do in real life because I have to type it and I can read what I say before I send it. Unfortunately if I used voice or in real life I don't have such a filter. Oh, and I think they do have chat filters. Not sure what they are called or where you get them, market place I would guess. But when you type a bad word it will beeb it out and replace it with *&^*&^*% or something similar. I have seen others use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowl Paine Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Light travels faster than sound, some people only appear bright until you hear them speak. Perception and Consider, that was funny. What people perceive and how they consider it. Giving it consideration, consideration is concern or money. Money equals interest. An interest in concern, concerned in what is perceived. I'm guilty of both. I don't use "bad" words in SL, I use words which take about a day to sink in before you realize that I may have insulted you. :smileytongue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Singer Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 in RL I can curse with enough strength to make a german artist cringe, vulgar enough to make a scottish sailor blush, in enough detail to make an irishman pub owner proud, and with enough underlying subtlety to make cherokee casino managers wary.... My mother can and does trump me on all counts.... where do you think i learned? ...but it's not as much fun to have to type all that out so I generally don't bother while typing inworld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Emerald Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 My mother is 88 & has no interest in playing in Second Life. I showed it to her, walking my avatar around Mont Saint Michelle, in order to try to explain what it is. (She kept asking odd questions like "So when does your second life begin?) The level of profanity one may use in SL depends on the maturity rating of the land you're in, the group you're chatting in, & the expectations of those hosting that land or group. I generally use profanity sparingly, but I do use it when I feel it fits the discussion. I'm not afraid of a teenager being upset by my language, and if an adult is upset by it, then they can tell me so or unfriend me. I try to be respectful of others, but I don't give them license to be disrepectful of my own right to free speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honerken Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 I made this topic mainly because a few words slipped out of my mouth in Help Island Public (PG land). I actually apologized to a bunch of people about this; however, no one seemed to cared. They didn't even say it was ok, they just ignored the apology and kept talking to me like nothing happened. I was actually surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Frascati Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Jeesus where do you live? In the UK the end of the school day signals massive amounts of extreme language from pre pubescent teenagers on buses, in shops, in parks everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Souther Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Sandra Frascati wrote: Jeesus where do you live? In the UK the end of the school day signals massive amounts of extreme language from pre pubescent teenagers on buses, in shops, in parks everywhere. Yeah ... same here, where I live in SoCal USA.... f'bombs be a flyin! + all the rest.. I have to admit, I don't like hearing it out of a middle school child's mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Dismantled Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I figure my name's the limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kattatonia Wickentower Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 When I was a teenager, I swore like a teenager. When I grew up I learned how to speak politely. When I became a mother I taught my daughter these simple rules. 1) Adults shouldn't swear in front of kids. 2) Kids shouldn't swear in front of children who are younger than them or adults. 3) When you're with your peers you can speak as you wish. 4) When you are not sure who is listening, speak as if there are young children present. In SL, I am never sure who is listening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishtara Rothschild Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 In adult-rated areas (and in M-rated regions too I suppose), the only limits are insults, harrassment, unwanted sexual advances, disclosure of RL information about other residents, and intolerance based on race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishtara Rothschild Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Void Singer wrote: in RL I can curse with enough strength to make a german artist cringe, vulgar enough to make a scottish sailor blush, in enough detail to make an irishman pub owner proud, and with enough underlying subtlety to make cherokee casino managers wary.... <snip> It's pretty easy to make a German artist cringe Or any other type of German. Contrary to the widespread opinion about German swearwords, they are actually pretty tame in comparison to English curses. Our worst swearword is a colloquial reference to fecal matter that is deemed quite harmless in the English speaking world. We have nothing that compares to the F-word, or the C-word that ends in "...sucker". Which means that the popular HBO series Deadwood will never be shown on German TV, because every third noun can't be translated. ETA: I've learned so much English from Ian McShane in the role of Al Swearengen Probably 10% of my current vocabulary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Singer Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Oh I was just trying to cover all my ancestries and see if a stealth Godwin would get by PS posting from inside of SL has lost it's amsument factor now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn Morani Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Cali Souther wrote: Sandra Frascati wrote: Jeesus where do you live? In the UK the end of the school day signals massive amounts of extreme language from pre pubescent teenagers on buses, in shops, in parks everywhere. Yeah ... same here, where I live in SoCal USA.... f'bombs be a flyin! + all the rest.. I have to admit, I don't like hearing it out of a middle school child's mouth. I've never heard my kids use any swear words, but my daughter hears all kinds of rough language now that she's in middle school that she had never heard before. It's sad that they feel they have to talk to each other like that. She claims it's the only thing she doesn't like about middle school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Leominster Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Ishtara Rothschild wrote: In adult-rated areas (and in M-rated regions too I suppose), the only limits are insults, harrassment, unwanted sexual advances, disclosure of RL information about other residents, and intolerance based on race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. Blimey, if all that is limited, what is there left to argue about?! Lucky for me I am an evangelical misanthrope, which means I hate everyone and therefore cannot be accused of being obnoxious based on race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. If I happen to offend a Caucasian transgendered Jew who happens to be gay, it's not discrimination because I am hateful to all people. And furries. And domestic appliances. I suppose that makes me an equal opportunity boor! /me checks to see exactly where in his cheek that his tongue is we... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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