Anshe Chung was pelted with a rain of penises during a TV interview once. Is that what you had in mind?
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Rocky Rutabaga
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05-09-2008 06:24
Anshe Chung was pelted with a rain of penises during a TV interview once. Is that what you had in mind? _____________________
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Brenda Connolly
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05-09-2008 06:26
Easily achieved with the removal of all methods of avatar interaction, including chat and IM. _____________________
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2k Suisei
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05-09-2008 06:28
Then you would be effectively destroying SL, how can a social platform exist without ways to communicate.? Go get a coffee.. |
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Gummi Richthofen
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05-09-2008 06:30
in all honesty, Second life without adult content, would probably lose me as a customer. A lot of what I do is "adult themed" from fetish roleplay, to the things I make and sell. I'd be gone. In my experience, environments which are rigorously maintained as sex-free tend to breed much more dangerous underground social networks: if it's above board then people just get on with it, and there's comparatively little room for the seriously dangerous and nasty types to pop up. However; just to balance that, i also believe that simply because there can be sex, that doesn't mean it all has to be sex. Some people are very disturbed by the sexuality of others; it's no good to bitch and moan about them being prudes - they may actually have a point, that it's got so pervasive as to be inescapable. That is just as bad as there being no sex, and needs fixing, if it's true. |
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Conan Godwin
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05-09-2008 06:34
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Ceka Cianci
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05-09-2008 06:38
well taking out the sex in sl sure would kill a lot of the artistic expression it has now.
It's a nice freedom having the choice there if the situation comes around.There are alot of lonely people in the world that don't feel so lonely when in sl. Some people never get the chance in life to have that one romance they will never forget.. would it kill sl i doubt it but it would be one boring place without being able to venture into that area in art or designing or buisness or relaxation or if the mood just hits you.. alot of things would be affected not just the pose balls..you would have the content and alot of freedoms gone.it would solve the minority of sl's problems.i do feel a majority would leave for another platform.. _____________________
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Xio Jester
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05-09-2008 06:38
Yeah. There's always gonna be enough free porn on the net ta last ANY pervert, not to mention there's RL, lol.
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Brenda Connolly
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05-09-2008 06:41
If I didn't know better I'd say that the OP is a plant for that idiot Congressman from Illinoise
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Isabeau Imako
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05-09-2008 06:42
I'm with Madhu, leaving aside the feasibility of taking sex away from SL, and why it would be done, I'd still use SL. I'd miss the people who leave, but if sex was absolutely the _only_ reason they came here, then they were probably boring anyway. There are many things to do and see in SL.
If the OP (and others?) want "No penises, no vaginas, no sex-balls...etc.." as she put it, they are many places where they can go - you have the choice to do and experience so many other things here, (stop peeping over the hedges at what your neighbors are doing). And for those who only see it as a sexual environment, I don't know what to say, expand your horizons. Some may use Second Life as a creative outlet, some think it's a game, others a social network, an online dating service, <insert what you think it is> . It's what you make of it. No one should make the assumption that others are here for the exact same reasons they are. As long as you don't impose your ways on me, I'll do the same for you. _____________________
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Ceka Cianci
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05-09-2008 06:43
If I didn't know better I'd say that the OP is a plant for that idiot Congressman from Illinoise i saw this post and the first thing that came to mind is..ok this is a feeler post to test the waters..who is behind this!! lol Edit orry i meant Thread..i saw this thread!! hehehe_____________________
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Ciaran Laval
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05-09-2008 06:44
Then you would be effectively destroying SL, how can a social platform exist without ways to communicate.? I think you missed the tongue being in the cheek of the poster you were quoting ![]() |
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Dnali Anabuki
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05-09-2008 06:51
I wouldn't want sex banned in SL anymore than I would want it banned in RL. I don't cyber myself at present but it creates a hum in the background (in both SL and RL) that I believe encourages creativity in all things.
Although I don't cyber, my RL relationship has really benefited from what we have learned about sex in SL; we are a lot freer and more comfortable with each other. I think SL made me a lot more open minded and accepting of people not only concerning sex but also opinions and values. I have to admit, it was very confusing and bewildering at first to have my beliefs challenged. I felt a strong resistance to all the new ways of looking at things but I really don't like myself when my first impulse is to be judgmental so I had to change. That being said, I am very worried that bad press over SL sexual activities may be the death of SL at the end of the day. I really don't know the answer to that one except to be rigorous about the mature ratings and yes, even the dreaded age verification. Some sort of balance needs to be struck between the right of expression and being realistic about how the powers-that-be could view our activities. |
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Brenda Connolly
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05-09-2008 06:55
I think you missed the tongue being in the cheek of the poster you were quoting ![]() What do I know about that stuff? I realized that afterward. I'm sluggish today, home sick with my usual post flight cold. Every time I fly, I get sick. _____________________
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Lancer Bardach
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05-09-2008 06:56
First off, allow me to say that I come from a text-based multi-user RP game(MUSHes, look them up)and they were like a prototypical version of SL. I have also run into this very issue on these places, and it hardly surprises me to find out that these issues are STILL going on here in a place that's most well known for the horned demon women running around with breasts the size of Mercury and no less than three cocks.
The people who also indulge in teh hawt cyborz most frequently also happen to have as much intelligence as a pin in most cases, except for the wordy ones who enjoy explaining to all and sundry that if they DON'T LIKE IT, they just HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT, and that they can be as tawdry and indecent as they want because it's their RIGHT to do so. These ones also happen to have massive, massive chips on their shoulders, rivaling their ingame penii. Mind you, this is coming from someone with a woman who owns a cock in the game. But then again, I'm pretty laid back. In fact the most fun I've ever had with my ingame cock was when I was running around naked in the store I'd gotten it from, and three people were chilling out nearby. They commented on my appearance and how droll I looked, so I went over and said hi. After some good-natured joking about my enormous girl-cock, we had a dance party and played with special effects, while doing other silly stuff. Best time I ever had on SL. So if sex was removed, I'd actually be pretty chill about it. That's not the major reason why I'm there, and hardly one of the only reasons I ever log into the place to begin with. The real reason is that I'm waiting to see a Goon Squad raid in progress, just for the lulz. I keed, I keed. That's not really the real reason. ![]() |
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2k Suisei
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05-09-2008 06:59
I don't want to see Sex banned from SL. I'd much rather see people no longer have the desire to have sex in SL.
I once got a stiffy when using Poser. It soon passed though. So there's hope for us all. Maybe people will just get over it if given a chance. We'll see... |
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Dana Hickman
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05-09-2008 07:05
I wouldn't miss the Slex as much as I would miss the everyday erotic tensions created by it's presence in SL, though I'd probably still hang out in SL as I always did. On the other hand, if they were to ban sexy, suggestive dances and force a cover-up dress code.. I'd be gone.
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Waterstar Eilde
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05-09-2008 07:07
many......................But to the under 18 groups there is nothing else......... ![]() You know Usagi? I wish you could get over your obsession about under-18s in SL ![]() I know quite a number of over-50s for whom there is 'nothing else' in SL, whereas I've yet to encounter anyone I've thought was under age and only there for the sex - your stereotype is so misplaced. I reckon I'd pick a significantly under-18 in a flash, unless they were exceptionally articulate, and experienced enough to sustain a detailed role-play - an unlikely scenario. Oh, and in case you think I don't know for sure that the folk I'm talking about are well over 18 - believe me, I certainly do! ![]() |
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Madhu Maruti
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05-09-2008 07:08
There's a bigger picture than just the sex poseballs though, clubs, dances, animations, clothing, land rentals, furniture, homes can all be related to sex. So banning sex poseballs could lead to a decline in many other areas that aren't directly related to it. Well, that's why I said "except for the noticeable absence of all the people who would leave." I'm not saying that SL wouldn't change at all - of course it would change, radically. It would change so much that it would be totally unrecognizable and might indeed disappear. Perhaps I am wrong, but I read the original question as asking, basically, is sex a big part of what keeps you coming back to SL? The answer for me is emphatically no; I generally don't do anything sexual in SL at all. That is all I meant to convey. _____________________
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Xio Jester
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05-09-2008 07:13
First off, allow me to say that I come from a text-based multi-user RP game(MUSHes, look them up)and they were like a prototypical version of SL. I have also run into this very issue on these places, and it hardly surprises me to find out that these issues are STILL going on here in a place that's most well known for the horned demon women running around with breasts the size of Mercury and no less than three cocks. The people who also indulge in teh hawt cyborz most frequently also happen to have as much intelligence as a pin in most cases, except for the wordy ones who enjoy explaining to all and sundry that if they DON'T LIKE IT, they just HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT, and that they can be as tawdry and indecent as they want because it's their RIGHT to do so. These ones also happen to have massive, massive chips on their shoulders, rivaling their ingame penii. Mind you, this is coming from someone with a woman who owns a cock in the game. But then again, I'm pretty laid back. In fact the most fun I've ever had with my ingame cock was when I was running around naked in the store I'd gotten it from, and three people were chilling out nearby. They commented on my appearance and how droll I looked, so I went over and said hi. After some good-natured joking about my enormous girl-cock, we had a dance party and played with special effects, while doing other silly stuff. Best time I ever had on SL. So if sex was removed, I'd actually be pretty chill about it. That's not the major reason why I'm there, and hardly one of the only reasons I ever log into the place to begin with. The real reason is that I'm waiting to see a Goon Squad raid in progress, just for the lulz. I keed, I keed. That's not really the real reason. ![]() ORLY? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() _____________________
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MoxZ Mokeev
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05-09-2008 07:14
Oh definately, but don't touch my cuddles or my kisses!
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Brenda Connolly
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05-09-2008 07:15
I'm with Madhu, leaving aside the feasibility of taking sex away from SL, and why it would be done, I'd still use SL. I'd miss the people who leave, but if sex was absolutely the _only_ reason they came here, then they were probably boring anyway. There are many things to do and see in SL. If the OP (and others?) want "No penises, no vaginas, no sex-balls...etc.." as she put it, they are many places where they can go - you have the choice to do and experience so many other things here, (stop peeping over the hedges at what your neighbors are doing). And for those who only see it as a sexual environment, I don't know what to say, expand your horizons. Some may use Second Life as a creative outlet, some think it's a game, others a social network, an online dating service, <insert what you think it is> . It's what you make of it. No one should make the assumption that others are here for the exact same reasons they are. As long as you don't impose your ways on me, I'll do the same for you. It's not the removal of "Sex" per se, but the idea that activities would be banned because some people found them offensive in some ways. So far this has been done in cases where legality comes into play, which is understandable. But for the most part sex is not illegal. But some sexual activities depicted here may be in some areas, or may just be objectionable to a mojority of people. So do you throw out the baby with the batwater? That is a course that governments seem to favor anyway. So that's done but where does it end. How about art. Are artists now not allowed to paint or sculpt nudes? Are skin makers to stop putting genitalia on their skins? A naked Ruth still has breasts, and we know how even showing aglimpse of an exposed breast on TV show here in the States can cause Mass Hysteria. So fake cartoon sex is banned. What next? Furries? All they do is Yiff, sice that is banned, no need for them. Or Gay people . All they do is come here to pick up sex partners. Who's next? Religious people, they annoy me, get 'em out. Next? Everyone knows the Poem that should be showing up any minute, declaring a Godwin. All this starts is a chain of events that will have SL eventually looking like.....Utah. *shudders* _____________________
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Lancer Bardach
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05-09-2008 07:19
So fake cartoon sex is banned. What next? Furries? All they do is Yiff, sice that is banned, no need for them. Or Gay people . All they do is come here to pick up sex partners. Who's next? Religious people, they annoy me, get 'em out. Next? With the exception of the gays, I don't see where you're going with this. Are we supposed to be frightened or outraged? Because I didn't see anything negative about this statement. |
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LittleMe Jewell
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05-09-2008 07:32
Just don't remove the dancing.
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Brenda Connolly
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05-09-2008 07:34
Just don't remove the dancing. ![]() Seriously, I did not join SL for the sex and that is not my focus now, but if they removed and disallowed adult content, I would leave is a second - I do not want to be part of such a restrictive oppressed environment. Especially since, if you believe what Uncle Phil said in that interview a few weeks ago, we all come here to escape the oppressive regimes we live in in RL. _____________________
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Lancer Bardach
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05-09-2008 07:35
Especially since, if you believe what Uncle Phil said in that interview a few weeks ago, we all come here to escape the oppressive regimes we live in in RL. I, too, wish that I could run about in real life having sex with people I find in my garden and wearing nothing but nipples and a grin in public, while watching poorly-animated people with implausibly huge genitalia gyrate and twist to death-metal music. Damn this oppressive regime! |