angelavenger

Hello My avatars are female. I find that sexism is prominant in second life. The expectation of other residents on the way you dress, the skin and shape you wear means you are less likely to portray a realistic body image. Im sure this goes for both male and females. Anonymity makes alot of people less accountable for their actions than they would be in real life. In my experience I have had many married men ask for text, voice and cam sex while their wives are sleeping in the next room. Quite often these are also demeaning sex acts to women which include forced sex, blow jobs and sodomy. Lack of accountibility is evident when these people pay no mind to the person behind the avatar when you say "No" they simply ignore and move onto the bext person regardless of any prior friendship formed ( or perceived friendship) That being said, Im not limited by second life. I can do or be whoever I want to be, which is great. I can block those that bother me in circumstances such as those above. I feel there is a direct correlation between sexism in real life and secondlife. We are constantly bombarded with media and advertising which sexualises women rather than focus on character, personality or integrity. Secondlife along with other female characters in games portray this image also as a way to sell games to men. Its a perfect example of how "sex sells".