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On 4/18/2024 at 9:04 AM, Dafadilia Wayfarer said:

Is that dress from Tres Blah? I love that dress. 

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Lunch. Serious bizniss

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2 hours ago, Cinnamon Mistwood said:

Where is this prominently displayed?  I would have to actively seek out regions if I wanted to see sex and violence.

Every weekend sales event. And a lot of rp'ers who bring their rp to the stores. 

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On a related note, I've often wondered how rl black people feel about the raceplay sims in sl. I'm guessing not real positive but don't want to speak for anyone. 

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This thread makes me realize how much I miss meaningful discussions in the official forums. So many get locked 7 posts in.

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2 hours ago, Rowan Amore said:

As far as Women's day goes?  Again, if it's mostly men in SL,  maybe that's why LL doesn't bother?  (sarcasm and laughter)

You could be absolutely right, and it's entirely possible that it's a conscious decision of LL to look at who the rl users are of the platform and adjusting their PR to suit them. I've kind of thought this is exactly the case. Diversity be damned.  

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2 minutes ago, Persephone Emerald said:

If these people get off by seeing women being abused or by portraying being abused in SL, that's their business,...as long as their business isn't hurting Linden Lab's business.

I would imagine it is honestly. As a woman, I've thought about getting rid of my premium account a lot lately. 

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2 hours ago, Love Zhaoying said:

Possibly "empowering women in SL so they don't put up with chit"..?

I don't know honestly, I'm not an expert when it comes to making policy in online games. It's hard to avoid in sl and really kind of embedded in the culture for a lot of reasons. 

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10 minutes ago, Rowan Amore said:

How exactly does one expect to banish it from SL?  People bring their RL issues and biases into SL.   You can't put a blanket ban on everything anyone finds offensive or distasteful in some way.  

I think acknowledging that exists in sl is a good first step. Official support from LL for women's day would be great.

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4 minutes ago, Persephone Emerald said:

It's an old trope that people who are into BDSM play must have mental problems, just as homosexuality used to be considered a mental illness by therapists and still is considered a kind of moral illness by some people coming from a religious perspective.

It's called "the cycle of abuse". It's real, it's not "an old trope". https://www.verywellmind.com/the-cycle-of-sexual-abuse-22460#:~:text=People who were sexually abused,as a cycle of abuse.

Does that account for everyone into misogyny as a kink? No. But it does for some women. 

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These threads are often frustrating because there is such a huge push back anytime someone says anything about misogyny in sl. Let's be real. It's everywhere in SL. It's not against the TOS. And it's not against the law. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist. 

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6 minutes ago, Persephone Emerald said:

I'm pushing the "Let people represent as they wish in SL, as long as they aren't insulting or sickening others" agenda.

Agree. Unfortunately so many female avatars are both those things to rl women.

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2 minutes ago, Cinnamon Mistwood said:

Did you mean to say this?  I know I snipped the sentence, but...  what?

Many people who are abused end up with low self esteem and then continue to seek abuse

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2 hours ago, Rowan Amore said:

As far as the misogyny goes, women allow it and actively look for it.  Sometimes, we can be our own worst enemies.  

 A lot of women don't like misogyny. And alot of of female avis participating in misogyny are men behind the female avatars. 

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19 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said:

Yet most users are Women (AFAIK). That does not sound very smart at all of Second Life / Linden Lab!

Most users are not women irl. 

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11 minutes ago, Alwin Alcott said:

European and other parts of the world days are also all ignored. 
( also in featured events and fundraisers)

so ...

So... also not good. By the way some europeans are also women. 

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20 hours ago, UnilWay SpiritWeaver said:

Outside of the LGBTQ+ side; SL has a very bad record on this. There's always been a very high tolerance for racism, and an even greater tolerance for misogyny. 

YES! LL really supports LGBTQ events on their own official channels. Women's day was ignored. 

Misogyny is rampant in SL.

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On 3/20/2024 at 5:01 PM, Marianne Little said:

Marianne that is stunning. wow. I love landscaped outdoor spaces in sl and this is why.

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My current bedroom in my doyle Victorian. Ready for a nap.

 

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54 minutes ago, AmberJoyBliss said:

I think we need to get this on the news or something to get LL to get to work. Maybe some public scandal will get them to actually act

yeah... I mean you'd think right?

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11 minutes ago, Persephone Emerald said:

It's only about self interest. Bad PR is bad for Linden Lab. Losing users or money is also bad for Linden Lab. They have to balance the potential for increased costs vs. the potential for lost revenue or a hit to their public reputation.

A well run company would have this figured out after 20 years. 

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5 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

I've always harboured the assumption that LL was concerned about "bad things that we might do" in SL. And I've suddenly come to realize that, no, they really aren't much.

No. They are not. And they won't listen until something drastic happens, like the entire community of content creators in SL (the people who basically make sl what it is) wake them up from their sweet little self interested slumber. 

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4 minutes ago, Orwar said:

 I don't really know if I like the idea of LL showcasing any particular communities at all, it's inevitably going to appear like favouritism.

Yup.

"Here at LL we fully endorse and celebrate this group that won't let you dance in their club of you have a cooter. Welcome."

Get Fu**ed. 

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10 minutes ago, Orwar said:

   There's also no shortage of lesbian-catering venues where no men are allowed. 

That's sh** too though. But at least those venues weren't chosen by LL to showcase at the official second life welcome hub where new people are introduced to communities. Not a good look and just underscores the crap that needs to be sorted at LL.