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yes kids are totally desensitzed to the violence they are exposed to, to the point of picking up a gun and killing people if they feel put upon. And then of course what does society blame this youth gun violence on? Why too many easily available guns if course. They refuse to consider that maybe, just maybe, we are reaping the fruits of moral degeneracy that have been sown over the past 50 years or so

What do SL demons dress up as for Halloween?

some maitrya body owners remove the body hud when its not being used? Interesting but yes it often stops working just relog to fix it

I always allow scripts on my land, on the other hand i always block rezzing and object entry. whats that phrase? oh yeah.... my land my rules

if people will stop referring to America in a negative way, I will stop responding. if people wanna keep politics out of the forums they simply need to stop bringing politics into the forums.

being partnered never stopped a guy hitting on me, and if a guy hitting on me is partnered, I figure thats his partners problem, not mine

I'm proud to have my partner listed on my profile It tells everyone this person is the most important person in my second life.

why is it when people make lists of the most terrible countries in the world America makes it high up in the list, but if you ask someone that really lives in a terrible country where they would love to live, america is at the top of the list assuming of course of they wont be thrown in jail for giving an honest answer noooo peoples republic of poopistan is wonderful i no want to live anywhere else

I'm pretty sure it said "pick a first name for your avatar" when I signed up years ago when you still got to chose a last name from a list. Seems to me picking a first name for your avatar and then picking a last name from a list would mean that is your name and that is the name everyone will see.

Certainly. Thank you for the discussion. It's a refreshing change not to be called names.

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In some other countries, sweatshop labour for pennies a day is the only alternative to starving in the streets, because unlike America, people in other countries DO die of starvation.

It's the weekend, never a good time to be controversial on the forums because if a Linden Employee has to drag themselves out of bed to investigate forum AR's its guaranteed bans will follow.

keep reading sweetie

Yes but I've read more than once in here posts saying all cultures are of equal worth, there is no right or wrong and that we shouldn't impose our standards on other peoples and cultures. So which is it? Is our western culture superior in certain ways, or not?

Ummm someone mentioned Columbus day?

Now I'm waiting for some trendy leftist to accuse me of cultural imperialism for denouncing other cultures for still owning slaves. Hey, all cultures are equal right? So if they own slaves it's just what they do and I shouldn't impose my value judgements on them

Considering it honors the start of over 500 years of genocide against the native Americans, I'm not too sure it's something anyone should be too proud of, but on the other hand, it does mark, for good or bad, Europeans main entry into the history of the new world, and our subsequent domination of it. The entry of Europe into the west was a tide no indigenous people ever had a hope of stopping. It is my honest wish that The American government had dealt honestly and fairly with the native tribes, not breaking every treaty they ever made.

Considering that despite the "Roots" story about blacks being stolen from their homes by greedy white slave traders, that African Heritage you refer to includes the fact that most of the Blacks sold into slavery were sold at slave markets run by other Blacks and also Arabs. In fact, there are still many countries in Africa where yes, you guessed it, Blacks and Arabs still own Black slaves. http://articles.latimes.com/2013/oct/17/world/la-fg-wn-slavery-africa-20131017

Boxing day is when you box up the crappy presents you don't want and don't need and return them to the store to get something you really do want.

Oh no.... I denigrated a holiday that was manufactured to tap into the trendy "need" for a greater black identity . My bad. Most black people do NOT celebrate Kwanzaa. Your assertion that most do however IS racist. I would never dream of going up to a black person and saying happy Kwanzaa, however I'm sure you do since you seem to delight in stereotying everyone you meet. I suppose Encyclopedia Britannica is racist, Karenga borrowed the word kwanza, meaning “first,” from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, adding the seventh letter, an extra a, to make the word long enough to accommodate one letter for each of the seven children present at an early celebration. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kwanzaa

If funny, I never experience Halloween in sl unless I want to experience it. I have a small display at my place in my entry hall, but it's not distasteful or overpowering. Look, nod (or roll your eyes), then move on. But like you say, just as in RL merchants over do it so of course it will also happen in SL. I'm actually more annoyed that I can't find gloves and hats after December 1st, its all swimwear and beach stuff already.

ugh if i realized it was a necro thread, i'd have walked on by, my bad

Is this a troll post? Something to consider, if you take a picture, you have a photo of pixel sexual ******* on YOUR computer. They will be coming for you too maybe

I'm sure you do know, but I was speaking to the entire forum.