Controversy

Society as we know it, facing yet another "end of the world", has become a little too self aware of other people's feelings on a number of various and diverse matters that we think will hurt people's sensibilities, Second Life is no exception and the bug of political correctness has invaded and spread widely in all areas of our virtual society.

We sensor ourselves and our children daily, we try not to step on anyone's toes but then we go and friend or de-friend people with incredible ease or do things that intentionally hurt other's while we try not to hurt how strangers feel about our on-look of life and how we express it.

I grew up in a society where children celebrated christimas and of you were not a christian or a pagan, you were more than free not to celebrate it, nod your head and smile if a merry christmas  was wished to you and carry on with your life; times were different then, black people were black, white people were white and there were little to any discussion on what the proper "term" was.

Truth be told, our society has leaped forward in many areas, there are countries such as Spain, The Netherlands and so on, were getting married, no matter your gender is a "CONSTITUTIONAL" right and not a luxury and neither Jesus, nor Buddha or Vishnu have come to smite anyone because it is wrong.

Yes, I do try and be inclusive when wishing people a Happy Holiday season, but this is mostly because Second life and my readers base is so varied, I do not want anyone to feel excluded, but you certainly should not get all worked up over anyone wishing you a Merry Christmas.

I have always tried, and do still not to appear judgmental and insensitive about people's lives and choices, but it is a personal daily struggle no to clearly express and voice my input on how I see things, and in many ways this is a way of self-censoring; I am what I am, I'm blunt, straightforward and I celebrate Christmas, call black people black, recycle only when I am in the mood and firmly believe that it is ok to be a christian, to go to church and be religious, but this never serves as an excuse to gratuitously hate a sector of society that only wishes to be allowed as citizens, to marry their spouses.

And this is not controversy, is just my way to see life, many others out there do cause a stir over less important things, but then again, what would our second lives be if we didn't have the attention seekers, drama queens?

Merry Christmas...

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Out with the old

And again, the time of the year when we make a quick review of everything we've done and accomplished -or failed to- has come upon us; interesting year as well, with all of the apocalyptic theories that have been tossed around, then again if you have been around as long as I have, the world has been ending ever since I can remember.

But apocalyptic theories aside, why do we have this impulse of looking back? some people may even add that what's done is done and let be bygones be bygones, but someone once said that without a clear reference of our past, we're bound to repeat it, over and over again, this being in RL or SL.

One thing I've learned through the years in SL and my interaction with all sorts of people, this being inside the clan -my immediate family-, with them who come and go and those who stay, or patrons that come to my sets and share moments with me and staff, is that with some, it pays off never to lose sight of those things past.

SL, as I have mentioned in previous articles, has the vantage point of allowing anyone to remain anonymous for a long period of time, or even still live several alternate lives, but our true selves always shine through, no matter how hard we try to hide it and something I have found very handy is to never let go of the past as a reference, because some people will always come back to your life time and time again under a different form and name, but that essence of who they are and were, still remains.

The past not always shapes our present but on some level defines our future, it is a great part of who we got to be and we would be different if our life experiences had changed even in the slightest; I am not saying we should hang on to our past, what we must however is keep it as a reference, learn from it and hopefully start the new year being better men and women, or at least making better choices from those we made and learned from in this long journey we call living; out with the old, in with the new...

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Holy nipples

When you are out and about in the SL club scene -the gay clubs to be more specific-, you get exposed to a number of things, but to be more precise, I am referring to people's idea of beauty, "must have" trinkets that are trendy and all sort of kinks, in public display being worn by your beloved avatar persona.

Truth be told, before I go on dissecting and analyzing the reasons why people choose to follow a certain path or canon, that my avatar has evolved -and continues to do so- with things I add to it and which carry a special meaning or mark a situation that has signified a change -like aging in RL-, I have tattoos, prim hands, prim feet -I love having toes-, special eyes and my hair changes quite often.

The thing that compelled me to write this piece is the fact that I stumbled upon a person that looked as if he had fallen asleep and rolled over a pile of Xcite trinkets, this dude had it all but what specially called my attention were his super-sized nipples.

Remember people, things that seem like a good idea, might as well be in small doses, but doesn't necessarily mean that they will look well when shoved together on your avatar as to advertise your sexual kinks, there's a difference between SO much and TOO much, and sadly I don't mean just the word, always keep that in mind when trying to find the right look and balance for whatever it is you wish to convey as your fashion statement.

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