Jump to content

Yosho Sirnah

Resident
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    32

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by Yosho Sirnah

    Asian Avatars.

    in Your Avatar

    Posted · Edited by Yosho Sirnah

    6 hours ago, Nightingalia said:

    I know the conversation in the beginning of the thread is over, but I want to explain why people have such a strong reaction to "asian avas that don't look fully east asian", because from some other threads I've seen on SL as well as other "asian race benders" IRL, some non-east asian people have a low-key offensive idea of what asians look like. They just slap small/slanted eyes on an otherwise Caucasian bone structure.

    However I agree that "asian" should also include south east asians as well as India, so it's true that there is no one true "what an asian looks like". East asians on the other hand do follow similar beauty standards/face structures.

    Anyways, your ava looks super cute Yosho Sirnah, and I can see the asian in her. We see mixed bloods as very pretty ^_^

    Here's my ava from 2019. I just got back into SL yesterday so I haven't had a chance to explore all the new options yet. Back then most asian skins were for Catwa, which is what I'm wearing here but the bone structure is obviously Caucasian. I could just be super ***** about faces tho cuz I'm a portrait artist IRL.

    Something else that bothers me is that the only mesh heads that look solidly eat-asian are ones with monolids.... T_T I guess there isn't big enough demand for asian double-lids correctly done.

    Thank you for sharing with us, I greatly appreciate it. Your avi is so beautiful! I love her eyes. Also thank you for your compliment, I'm glad you can see her as mixed because that's precisely what I was going for.

    As for the previous conversation, I have learned and gained an understanding as to what was really wrong, so I understand the frustration. I never meant to offend anyone at all and I have grown from this experience. :)

    • Like 1

    Asian Avatars.

    in Your Avatar

    Posted

    11 hours ago, Chie Salome said:

    Thread got derailed but here's my contribution, including some non-conforming avatars.  Reptilian is the new Asian you know.

    I'm a Japanese and although most of the Japanese friends I have on SL don't really look Asian (why stick to RL when you are in SL!), I tend to keep making my avatars look Asian because it used to be a fun challenge to make Asian avatars that actually look Asian and the habit stuck with me.   Back in the days I had to be creative as there was literally no decent Asian skin in the market.  These days we have tons of gorgeous Asian skins coming out almost daily from various creators, so the challenge is gone but the fun remains.

    To OP:  Your avatar looks very pretty with south-east Asian vibes.  We may look very different depending on the geographical locations and origins but we have so much more important things in common -- like passionate love for rice🤣 

     

    Thank you for contribution. :) I really love your avi, especially your profile pic. She's so lovely. Thank you for sharing with us.

    • Like 1

    Asian Avatars.

    in Your Avatar

    Posted

    16 minutes ago, Gwin LeShelle said:

    We were able to discuss this as civil adults in IM and no hard feelings are there ^^ ❤️ 

    Yeah, we are friends now, lol. I would like to start this thread over. ❤️

    Asian Avatars.

    in Your Avatar

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, Gwin LeShelle said:

    Why would someone Filipinos not count as asian is beyond me and even the accusation of this is so ridiculous that I don't even take that for full. And I offered to take it to IM because it's not allowed in the forums to take threads that far from the title, and for you to say such things in public like calling me an elitist gatekeeper in by now several threads won't help yourself so I was just offering you to take it to IM so you don't get a strike here. 

    Have a nice day.

    That's a relief, to be fair you said it yourself, "Well you said "asian" avatar and not half Filipino avatar in your first post xD" which is why I asked why did it matter?  We've been on the same topic so I don't see how it's far from the title, you need not to worry about that. I'm not nor am I worried about "strikes" when all I'm doing is discussing and trying to understand your point of view.

    If I offended you with "gatekeeper", it wasn't my intent other than to explain to you how you were coming off as. There was no better word to describe it nor is it meant to be an insult.


     

    • Thanks 1

    Asian Avatars.

    in Your Avatar

    Posted

    44 minutes ago, Gwin LeShelle said:

    I never questioned your RL, I don't even care I just answered regarding your avatar. English is not my first language so I tried my best to keep explaining to you but you know you left the level of healthy discussion at gatekeeping elitist, you do not even want to understand my point and I am tired to explain. 

    I am out of this since I am long enough in SL to know where such discussions lead.

    When you want to discuss this any further just IM me in world 🙂

    I'm not saying you questioned my RL, I'm saying when you say things like: "And what is asian to people like you? There is such a huge difference between japanese, chinese, korean, indian and so many more! Black hair and brown eyes is not only for asians!" it seems like you're saying I don't know what Asians are despite being half of one.

    You're avoiding straight questions that would literally help me understand and you're assuming you know where this discussion is going when it's literally not going to go further from here even though you want to take it to IM. I really don't think your English is a problem here because you've kept up this far perfectly fine and type a lot better than most English speaking people I know, take it as a compliment. I am only trying to understand your opinion but I'm starting to think you're avoiding the questions because you do not consider Filipinos to be Asian which explains a lot and helps me understand, thus why you're coming off as a "gatekeeping elitest".

    • Thanks 1

    Asian Avatars.

    in Your Avatar

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Gwin LeShelle said:

    I totally agree with everyone saying be who you love to be!

    But when someone calls a post asian avatars well then you don't need to be a "purist" like Alwin put it so not nicely to expect to see an Asian avatar XD and that's all I said.

    She is super cute as I told before and that's everything that should matter to her not my or anyone's opinion, mine won't change tho.

    And I never told her to change, I mean why would I, it's her avatar.

    I often enough look like anything I feel like in SL from mole to cat and blonde to japanese that's the lovely thing about SL. But a forum is for discussion and when someone can not handle people with differing opinions than forums are maybe not for them. So me not agreeing with her her on this one post is nothing personal or "purist".

     

    You mean since I don't agree with you that means I can't handle differing opinions and shouldn't be here? No, because like you said this is a forum, it's for discussion and that's exactly what's happening here even though my hopes was just to celebrate and share Asian avatars--not to be criticized for mine. It would be different if you simply said "You don't look asian", but you go on, not only repeating it as if it wasn't clear the first time, but acting as if I don't know what Asian people look like or as if I don't know the difference between the race and ethnicity while giving me backhanded compliments. Just because you don't see my avi as Asian doesn't change the fact that I am half Asian so why wouldn't I know these things? You're coming off like a gatekeeping elitist, which is why Alwin used the word "purist". The question still remains if you consider Filipinos as Asian because when you say things like "Well you said "Asian" avatar and not half Filipino", it looks a little bit like you don't. Why does it even matter? What's wrong with me using the word "Asian" to describe my avi which is what I intended her to be regardless of your opinion or not? I can agree to disagree but it seems like there's more than a simple "opinion" here.

    • Like 1
    • Thanks 1

    Asian Avatars.

    in Your Avatar

    Posted · Edited by Yosho Sirnah

    3 minutes ago, karenx0 said:

    Be proud of who you are, and always love yourself. Changing yourself just for the sake of others won't make you feel happy from within. Girl when you woke up this morning, you DID NOT woke up to impress others. And thank you for the compliment. I'm wearing the Inthium Kupra body with head Lelutka Lilly, although my bf helped me with the shape.

    That's absolutely true. Everything you said.
    Also very nice! I'm using the Lelutka Lilly head too! I know she was free some time back but I would've chose her anyways because she looks Filipino to me. ^^

    • Like 1

    Asian Avatars.

    in Your Avatar

    Posted

    16 minutes ago, karenx0 said:

    You can make your avi look however you want, doesn't have to be precisely "Asian". My nationality is Indian, but my ethnicity is Asian, and avi doesn't look like that of an Asian as well. I have brown skin, sl and rl, and a round face. And that's how my avi looks like. Round face and brown skin with only tints of asian figures. So don't let others tell you how you should look like, that's none of their business.

    Thank you. I tried to make my avi look like me because I am proud of my ethnicity, it's the same reason why I made this post. I believe our ethnicity should be celebrated and shared. ❤️

    Very nice and sultry. I love how curvy your avi is    . 😍

    • Thanks 1

    Socially awkward but chill person

    in Make Friends

    Posted · Edited by Yosho Sirnah

    Hey there and welcome back. I too am a returning player after a long break, in my 30's and looking for friends. I am also a tad awkward when it comes to chatting like my RL self, but I've been trying to be more open on here. We seem to have a good bit in common already, haha. I will send you a request in SL from the account name Yosho Sirnah. 😄

    Asian Avatars.

    in Your Avatar

    Posted

    9 hours ago, Atosuria Daviau said:

    Americans tend to lump ethnic groups together like that example everyone who has characteristics of east Asian people like an Epicanthic fold are lumped together as "Asian" ignoring the fact that Asia is a big place not only are the different east Asian people different but outside that Asia includes people from India, Russia, the steppes so on and so forth, and we all look different.  But even what are commonly called "White People" are different people, in appearance Mediterranean, Gemanic Scandinavian Slavs

    And African people gets confusing because there's over 1000 different cultural groups who get muddled together as "Africans"

    But I think it's a US issue because ethnic groups are muddled there three is genetic evidence that up to 30% of Americans  who identify as "White" have African admixture but the number fluxates wildly as more people get Genetic testing done.

    This is precisely why I don't fully understand why I'm being told "you do not look Asian to me" when Asia is a huge place and not all Asians have the same characteristics. Or "Black hair and brown eyes is not only for Asians!" as if I don't know this. I'm certainly not trying to lump people together by looks, only those that are considered "Asian". Unless the issue is Filipinos aren't considered Asian or part of Asia like I've been taught my whole life I really do not understand the issue here.

    1 hour ago, Alwin Alcott said:

    don't let others tell you what you are, or not.
    In special in this case, you are the only one to be judge. If your look represents you, ignore the purists.

    Thank you, I appreciate the sound advice.

    • Like 1

    Does anyone have any tips on making friends in this game?

    in Make Friends

    Posted · Edited by Yosho Sirnah

    I don't really have advice other than be yourself, be kind and treat others like you would want to be treated.

    I can be your friend if you would like! I've been looking for friends ever since I came back to SL aswell. :) If you're interested feel free to send me a friend request or message on SL to Yosho Sirnah.

    • Like 1
    • Thanks 2

    Looking for real friends

    in Make Friends

    Posted · Edited by Yosho Sirnah

    I would love to be your friend! I too have been looking for friends ever since I came back to SL, especially those that are into the same nerdy things like anime and video games! I will be sending you a message, also feel free to send me a friend request on SL to Yosho Sirnah.❤️

    Asian Avatars.

    in Your Avatar

    Posted

    48 minutes ago, Gwin LeShelle said:

    Well you said "asian" avatar and not half Filipino avatar in your first post xD and there is no need to correct your answer over and over here it's ok if you like it, totally. She is a cutie. I am reacting a little allergic to people saying "asian" in SL in general by now tho. But there are also really a lot of japanese, Korean, and so on avatars in SL since big head brands finally started offering heads for us, because eyelids and eyefolds are hard to achieve with a Caucasian head 😢 and yes you still do not look asian to me, and that's ok. I bet many people also look at mine and think "wtf is this thing" 😆 But opinions are just that, very subjective one sided things, so do not take that personal 💕

    I apologize for not saying half Asian, I will fix it if it means that much. As for my reply, I didn't fix it "over and over", I fixed what I initially said once besides spelling errors. The only thing I'm taking personal is what feels like gate keeping here. To say "no matter what country you're trying to represent, you do not look Asian at all." whenever I'm just trying to represent myself here, which I'm half Filipino so therefore I tried to make my avatar represent myself and my looks which is that of Filipino which is also Asian. I'm not trying to be Japanese or Chinese, I'm just trying to be myself and support other Asian avatars here. Meanwhile it seems like you took that to offense? Or maybe you don't consider Filipinos to be Asian? I'm not really sure but to offend was not at all my intentions. I'm just trying to make a post to celebrate and showcase Asian avatars like myself, whether you think mine looks half Asian, or not, others seem to think it does and it does not change what I believe my avatar looks like, represents or what I'm trying to do here.

    • Like 1
    • Thanks 2

    Asian Avatars.

    in Your Avatar

    Posted · Edited by Yosho Sirnah

    12 minutes ago, Gwin LeShelle said:

    Ok, I am the first to say it...as a japanese girl in RL I have to say no matter what asian country you are trying to represent you do not look asian at all! Cute for sure, asian? No. And what is asian to people like you? There is such a huge difference between japanese, chinese, korean, indian and so many more! Black hair and brown eyes is not only for asians!

    Like I said, I'm half Filipino IRL so I tried to match somewhat what I look like. I know I don't look traditionally Asian like Japanese or Chinese but I am half Asian and look like my Filipino half unlike my other White half which is what my avatar mirrors. You're the first and only person to tell me this, whereas others have had no problem seeing my avatar as Asian.

    • Like 1
    • Confused 1

    female hair Style

    in Your Avatar

    Posted · Edited by Yosho Sirnah

    I recommend these two hairstyles: Delilah and Mel from Monso. I own both and they're amazing quality. Monso is also one of the best hairstyle stores, in my opinion.

    Snapshot_151.png

    Snapshot_150.png

    • Like 3

    Asian Avatars.

    in Your Avatar

    Posted · Edited by Yosho Sirnah

    So I noticed I haven't seen too many Asian avatars in the SL world myself so I thought about making this post where people post a pic of their Asian avis to share with the world. Being half Filipino I've always admired Asian beauty growing up and I only wish I could see it more around me. I'll start us off:

    Wantfa_015nm.png

    Untitled collage(5).png

    1111123.png

    • Like 8

    Random questions

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    Something I've always wondered is-- do people act like their real life selves on SL or do people act completely different more times than not because they can? Personally, I mostly act like myself but sometimes I'll step outside the box.

    • Like 1
×
×
  • Create New...