BilliJo Aldrin

Its funny I look at civil rights and marvel at how far we have come, the "victims" look and say omg we've barely started, look at how far we still have to go. *as long as one Confederate flag still flies anywhere in america*

We have certain inalienable rights... to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Happiness is in no way shape or form guaranteed. And we are created equal, that doesn't mean we are entitled to all finish equal. Those that try harder succeed, those that choose to wallow in the mire of their own existence, end up finishing there. Actually you can thank LBJ and his great society for partially destroying the black lower class and ensuring generational poverty and dependence on the government welfare state. Why marry the father of your kids when the government will give you a check. Gotta love those democrats. Here is a fun read. https://www.snopes.com/lbj-voting-democratic/

be my guest

Exactly Gadget. I've worked in retail, and there's only one color in retail, its GREEN

So you will force whites to stay where they are? And for the record, the majority of black people in this country are middle class or higher. This country is a land of boundless opportunity for anyone wiling to try and better themselves.

Posting extreme examples doesn't help your argument

Or this one. Suppose I run a Las Vegas wedding chapel, should I be able to put up a sign that says "marriage is between a man and a woman only, so we don't do gay marriages"

Ok obviously race is a sensitive topic, lets change it to smoking. Should I be able to open a restaurant and hang out a sign that says smoking allowed anywhere on the premesis?

I'm not talking about vital services here, I'm talking about a retail store.

What power? The power to decide who your customers are going to be?

ahh yes, the government will legislate every social interaction to ensure "fairness". I feel so much better now.

Suppose someone opened a restaurant, and posted a sign that said... "no blacks allowed". Someone else opens a restaurant next door that says "everyone welcome" If everything else was the same, (quality of service, price, etc) which restaurant will thrive and which one will fail?

I'm talking about private business. Government services should be equally available to everything. I think forced segregation was wrong, but, I think forced integration is equally wrong.

So there's no misunderstanding, my statement included the situation of posting the words "Whites Only" or "Blacks Only" on a private business establishment, either in SL or RL. The marketplace should decide if a business that restricts its customer base should thrive or fail.

ooo I typed Addams into search on mp and that top came up on the first page. Its totally a deal, I'm gonna buy it for myself

Phew, for a minute there I thought you were having a Whites only party.

yes one should be able to totally discriminate based on any criterion they choose in deciding who they will allow on their property as customers. I'm gonna get royally roasted for saying this but I think business owners should have that same right in real life too.

Me too. I'm much happier just being me instead of some one else's version of perfection. One time I had a guy tell me oh you look amazing, I must photograph you for a layout. When I showed up, first thing he said was "lose the bunny ears" Umm no, byeeeeee

You work in SL because... you are in SL while you work. I escort whenever I get the chance, not because I need the money, I buy all the Lindens I need, but because I like getting paid for doing something I enjoy and would do anyway. If I make enough money to cover my rent, then that's a bonus, but its not why I do it.

There's big money to be made in modeling in Second Life... as the owner of a modeling school. Avatars pay big bucks to learn how to be a fashion model. Lesson number one, max out your height slider, because doncha know even in RL all supermodels are 8 ft tall. After spending only thousands of lindens you too can be a fashionista, a runway model, adored by all the lowly avatars (like myself) that secretly snicker at you every time they see you. And, I speak from experience, one of my SL sisters constantly implores me to lift myself from the muck of the common herd to join her at the peak of fashion model perfection. *rolls eyes*

Oh okey, my bad

The reason is I don't like kids, they are creepy and I don't want them on my land. They have every right to be in SL, just not on my property. I don't appreciate being called an a s s h o l e just for setting my own rules about who can be on my land.

*imagining the next 10 posts on this topic*

We have visited this topic before. No one has to justify banning any individual, or class of individual from their property

Make sure you enable life first. I wanted a friend of mine to set up his property for the gold hunt quest, then we could at snipe anyone that showed up, but he was afraid there would be something ARable about that.