levels of tolerance

I'm just curious what offends people in SL, and if you are offended by one thing why not others.

I almost put down Edgeplay - but then realized that if I was tolerant of everything else how could I be offended by that? If I were being honest with myself that is.

Nothing. As long as the play is going on between consenting adults and as long as the space is only semi-public (i.e. either in a sim advertised to host such play, in a private home, or in a club that openly hosts such play, not in a mall or anything like that) people can do whatever they want in my opinion.

If you can't enact your fantasy with consenting adults in SL, where can you? After all, it is just fantasy, non of it is real. I am vehemently in favour of freedom of fantasy as long as it doesn't hurt others.

LOL.. a very limited choice.... add rude people, theives/scammers, arrogance, discrimination.. oh you figure it out, this forum isn't long enough to list all the subjects that offend some and not others.

I thought i'd seen it all, but, please, what is Edgeplay?

It mentions dismemberment in the poll, so that should give you some clues.

If you really want more though, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgeplay

Chances are, some of the 'all' you have seen falls under the umbrella term 'edgeplay'. Edgeplay is a rather fluid term encompassing any kind of play that is deemed 'dangerous' (or more dangerous anyway). It can be playing with someone's mind, or playing with knives, or in SL, all those things that would be really frowned upon in RL, like (consensually!) cutting of someone's legs for the fun of it.

True its limited, but I had to limit it to sexual conduct or else have a HUGE poll that would be too unweildy.

'edgeplay' - just came upon that term myself a few weeks ago, as was mentioned here its a fluid term encompassing all sorts of behavior. I didn't know if I should have added it or not, but since some aspects are disturbing I decided to add it.

Like everything else there are scales or gradations to edgeplay (mild to psychotic I guess)

Is the 'edgeplay' similar to the 'near death' sexual excitment some ppls get into... I saw some of these rituals on some European TV channel once.. ppls liken to hang themselves to a point of almost death, before they could experience an orgasim... or the guy that likes to be suffocated with a latex glove over his head, bound in layers of food wrap, while his 'partner' walked all over his body in stilhetto shoes, paying particular attention to his genitals... It's all a bit to way out for me personally, but if it is the ONLY way they can gain satisfaction and it doesn't hurt anyone (a bit subjective if they get it wrong and die, someone will greive for them, and include in that the poor ppls that have to clean up the mess afterwards), then so be it.

A bit off the beaten path of the general topic, but a very well known case was Michael Hutchence, expired lead singer of the band NXS, died while indulging in a bit of what's called "auto erotic asphixiation". Edge play. Weird stuff.. but to each his own?

Options not above. I would probably be grossed out by all of it and I am bi, use to be quite kinky.
If I stumbled upon someone having any of the above it might bother me especially if was unexpected and in public area. Edgeplay is usually part of BDSM. Its not just about sex but sensations often there is higher risk if done improperly which often causes endorphin rush. It sort of veriosn of climbing Mount Everest to Bungee Jumping type of BDSM. At this point none of it would appeal to me and I have done all the above at one point in real life but I have no longer have interest in any of it. My ideal of romance or intimacy these days is pizza, cuddling and playing video game or watching horror movie. For endorphins maybe some hardcore tickles nothing else I would find appealing. Not sure if it freak me out but most likely gross me out unless I was in mood. If I saw someone hanging or cutting someone in public I wouldn't think they were having sex I would be thinking I need to call the cops the person is being attacked.
Ageplay for me has never been about sex so I don't relate to it be sexual.

Isn't semi-public like being semi-pregnant?

wow that all we need in these days more ways to show how people hate others on sl.....
Show so love instead

I am very open minded and never used to be offended by any of societies activities. Then i had a kid and in the last couple of years have become more sensitive to issues regarding children. therefore adults depicting sexual acts with children, or depicting the abuse of children bothers me allot. However if adults want to dismember each other and cut off their genitals then they can fill their boots and get on with it imo.

As far as I'm concerned, semi-public is not behind banlines (making space private for individuals or a group), but also not just anywhere on the road or in a mall.

Semi-public is in places where the general public won't just stumble upon it unexpectedly. For instance a free-entry BDSM club is semi-public. Everybody can enter, but you know that by entering you may see BDSM activities. Or a roleplaying sim that clearly advertises on entry that people might see disturbing behaviour and enter at their own risk of getting upset.

You might also call these places 'public places designated for such-and-such activities, graphics and language'.

you do not have the right to not be offended.

if anything offends you, anything at ALL in the entire universe, don't log on.

in fact, please die.

This is definitely one of the activities that fall under the category of edgeplay.

Not all edgeplay consitutes immediate phisical danger though. Play that constitutes psychological danger is also regarded as edgeplay. For instance some people like being humiliated during play. But too much humiliation poses a real risk of the humiliated person actually starting to believe they are really worthless human beings.



Why would it have to be the only way for them to get off? What is wrong with those kinds of play being a way people get satisfaction?

Since semi-public denotes to me that I would need to knowingly go somewhere that I could encounter it I decided to vote for the ones I would avoid: Edgeplay and Ageplay. Offended is a tricky word for me since I wouldn't be offended by the act so much as whether or not I had a choice in seeing it or not, going by the semi-public idea says that I have no right to be offended since I knowingly exposed myself to it. Where any of the above acts to being going on in plain public then I would consider all of them offensive.

I'm locking this, this topic won't end well otherwise. Off-topic for this forum (it's the type of question that makes it off-topic).