Racism is tolerated

BTW...You can go in the south, and speak with black folks...they will tell you the practice of feeding blacks to aligators, is still happening, and there is fear of this. There are many black people who are caught in the slavery still, in these times...the fears being held over then, the low pay, keeping them from leaving, and the lack of fight for flight, beaten into their souls.

At one shop, i found a gown I liked. It came in 12 colors, each over1200L's.

I asked how much 6 colors would be. L$7800. I said yes

I am not sure if there is shortage of Linden's to keep up with those who are reported breaking rules...
Or if time is spent on those who have the highest tier fees.
And/or a bit of both.
The 'criminals' make false reports as well, for the purpose of bogging this help system created with good intentions.
I think the more land one owns, should put them to the top of the list, when reports are filed. Then this does not put them in a class of the untouchables who can break rules and get away with it.

I wonder, why do the same things break over and over? It is fixed, then broke again. Sometimes I do not find issue on site, and most times, I do not even know how to explain within the boundries of the bug window...lol anyone else know what I mean?

I find the greed in this world, unaddressed. As with other issues. This is our world, and we must find means to stop the cliques, gangs, perversions, thefts, and all criminal behavors.
Many of the greedy, use our hard earned money, to keep themselves supplied in drugs.

Citizens organizing honest programs, are infiltrated with those who use the idea, in order to confuse and discredit those with integrity.
Look at the laisions...i see many of them belonging and acting on behalf of those they serve. Many, just to be accepted with the popular cliques.
This undermines the original values set. Words are easy to say, to fool others.
I have also seen and experienced, a few Linden's, who break the rules, and one particular one, recieved every report I made on this particular griefing which was an on going scam to get my land.
I have on notecard and on web site which cannot be crashed, his friends, bragging about having Linden friends.

An example of something which recently happened to me...which saddened me, to know we live among people in flesh world and in virtual worlds.
At one shop, i found a gown I liked. It came in 12 colors, each over1200L's.
I had already spent quite a bit, but I asked how much it would cost to get the set of 12 colors.
Knowing, there are huds in which will change colors, but liking this particular dress.
Of course she makes more money selling them individually, but in the long run, she would make better, and gain a reputation for being a fair and caring person.

I spent a total of L$18432. I could have bought in flesh world, these jammies which are popular to wear in or out, and very warm and comfortable...could have bought 3 sets with this money I spent.
I am ill, so dressing up in sl is a past time for me.

She did not have the sets priced as sets. The price she gave me for 12 colors, was too high, so I asked how much 6 colors would be. L$7800. I said yes, and started deciding the colors.
Turns out, the colors do not look as they do in the snapshots shown in stores. Two of the colors are nearly the same, with different names. For this price, there is also no snapshot included in the sets.
I have bought outfits for one L, which had snapshots.

There is no modify, so no ability to change the color myself.
The silver is a dull silver, sure would have looked better shiny.

She rushed me, which should not have been so, for customer service should be important.

She has loads of friends, her group is good sized.
I am no longer afraid to speak, afraid of the griefings...I gave up my land, so what can these sorts of people do now? Follow me? Stalk me? Who cares at this point in time...I do know one thing, they would not show up face to face, flesh to flesh...they hide behind a character...oh so sad.

Sadder yet, is the honest and talented creators...I know one in particular who supports his children, and he gives fair prices, good product, decent service, though I have bought lots of his product, with no problem ever...
So we have a world, in which we can live, and enjoy, only these creepy people, are bent on destruction, not realizing they have already destroyed themselves.

So what do we do with these kind of instances?
Take our losses until we can take no more and quit like others have? Then the greedy can greed one another, and this puts out the honest business person.

Well if anyone has any idea, pass it on...for many of us, like this world, and find promise for a future...Sure helps in the winter time, and for someone disabled...
....but we must rid this world of the rats, the cockroaches and the heartless.

Oh and Saii, I agree with you, names should be changed to protect the innocent, not the guilty.

It is also so disheartening, for people of the u.s.a. to be racists. They forget their own heritage, and may not even be aware of their lineage.

A story I heard years ago, I did not know the person, but those speaking did. A prejudice man and his wife, moved to the south, in a kkk area. The felt a sense of belonging, being with people who thought as they did.
The ending of this story, the woman gets pregnant, and has a very black colored baby. The husband accused her, and she was picked on so badly, she left. The only black man who had been near her was a handyman, who did work. He was never found, but his family said he was fed to the aligators.
The man remarried. This time, a daughter of a kkk official.
Yes, u got the story...Her first child was black. Wonder if this man was fed to the aligators too?
BTW...You can go in the south, and speak with black folks...they will tell you the practice of feeding blacks to aligators, is still happening, and there is fear of this. There are many black people who are caught in the slavery still, in these times...the fears being held over then, the low pay, keeping them from leaving, and the lack of fight for flight, beaten into their souls.

This person, inworld, who you have had to hear his racial slurs, he/she needs to be dealt with and used as an example. But, we know these sorts, who run and hide when caught.

So wishing, LL would make another grid, called hell...for those who think they can break the rules of game, the rules of life...Let them live together, and make hell for each other, instead of those who have good use for this sl world we live.

Personally, I am sick of seeing them...and they have removed from me, my sense of pity and desire to help, for they do not want help...they think they are great.

In regards,
Darling

Christ on a bike, I'm not getting the time I spent reading that back, am I?

I once watched D.W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation". The experience of reading the post you quoted was roughly equivalent, except without any of the historic or cultural significance. Or unintentional humor.

Christ on a bike, I'm not getting the time I spent reading that back, am I?

Christ on a bike, I'm not getting the time I spent reading that back, am I?

Oh, you enjoyed it, Max. you know you did.

in as much as I enjoy rollercoaster rides that involve buying multipack ballgowns of myriad hue for indeterminate sums, touch on cockroaches, rats and assorted vermin and culminate in people being flung to alligators, all lumped together with seemingly no point whatsoever.

I was sticking pins in my eyes after the first paragraph.

Your World, Your Imagination

I thought it was fear of that Cheesy TV show that was on a few years ago.

They clearly do not get the point of what it means to be an American.

From the snippet of conversation posted by the OP, it's difficult to categorise it as a variety of racism or xenophobia.

A Positive Liberty.. Freedom to act and say what you want.
A Negative Liberty.. Freedom from persecution.

In an environment like SL which to an extent pride's itself on liberty for all, shouldn't we be finding ways to include both, not just the first?

My goodness if you call that racism in SL you have not seen anything.

It's interesting that you are familiar with the concept of positive and negative liberties (or freedoms) and then ask about seeking both. I'll assume you're just looking to spur discussion and introduce the logical response.

You can't have both unlimited positive liberty and unlimited negative liberty for all occupants of a domain. Unlimited freedom to act for one very rapidly runs into another resident's freedom from persecution. In a way, many of the tools in Second Life are designed to mitigate natural (logical, as opposed to arbitrary) restrictions of freedom: land security and private islands to separate the domain and enforce positive liberties; mute to enforce negative liberties.

Oh yeah, I mute allright. And sure that works.
But sticking your head in the sand is what we are all good in, right?
The IDC culture at it's best. 8-|
Let the facist parties rise and mute them all, because we don't care!

Oh yeah, I mute allright. And sure that works.
But sticking your head in the sand is what we are all good in, right?
The IDC culture at it's best. 8-|
Let the facist parties rise and mute them all, because we don't care!