Clairice

Really? You guys on this thread think your avatars are that great looking enough that you can mock others? I disagree. Far too often, those that are busy making fun of a sl fashion trend have no business doing it. Why? Because their avatars look just as garbage. For example, let me discuss in the mean-spirited way that some of you seem to enjoy. The sl trend that I sometimes witness. The “semi noob”. Semi noobs are below the more fashionable frownie faced white haired avatars. The semi-noobs tend to flock at fashion events and purchase mesh bodies and outfits. Despite all the money they spend, they still have a very plain shape, simplistic looking skin and overall uninspired look. They keep to the traditional unoriginal shape and are slightly above the default mesh avatar. Often their photoshopped pictures on Flickr make them look way better than they do in-world. Some semi noobs carry this uppity attitude and elitism of what fashion and shapes should look like. Proportion is key to them. Particularly with your use of appearance sliders. You can find some of them on this thread spreading their only negative “urban/ghetto” stereotypes to a particular avatar shape. For example, if you have a thick backside or hips, some will automatically dub you as Gangsta-Crapper "Shake dat booty, my anaconda likes" Teenage Ghetto-Homiez Wannabee” because it doesn’t fit their standard of what a pixel avatar should look like. Some of these semi noobs even feel the need to hop on a forum and act ignorant af because they care that much, yet they unknowingly look even more trashy than the avatars in question due to their lowbrow commentary and assumptions of the urban/black variety. Please note this elitist behaviour is not just limited to semi noobs. You will also find this type of conversation with those that associate themselves as BDSM, furry, LGBTQ, vampire, bimbo etc. In other words, those communities that often have their own negative stereotypes but somehow fail to realize the stupidity and irony of what is happening here.