tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535237502203989352.post5023521116665142487..comments2024-03-20T00:16:36.264-07:00Comments on 2nd Sex: Safety WorstLillie Yifuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10647849826458298630noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535237502203989352.post-51855840138057802542007-07-30T20:01:00.000-07:002007-07-30T20:01:00.000-07:00Red Lights is all that Lillie said, it is indeed a...Red Lights is all that Lillie said, it is indeed a place that often reeks of frustration and desperation, but it is not a haunted place, and may turn into something else as well.<BR/><BR/>> the most well spoken young woman <BR/>> complimented so politely and <BR/>> respecfully on my profile <BR/>> comments and a lovely and solid <BR/>> friendship was built from there<BR/><BR/>There are often more than a few nice and well spoken young women hanging out there, and some surprisingly shy and nice men as well. I sometimes go there for variety, when I do not feel like doing anything better. I just stand, observe, chat a bit with the girls that do not look outright stupid, I read profiles, and sometimes contact those with something interesting and original in theirs. So far the worst that happened to me is silence, the best a nice chat. I never got abused at Red Light, verbally or otherwise, beyond the usual juvenile griefing that may also be abundantly found elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I even hooked a client there, but I am perhaps too expensive for the place,so it does not happen often (but it happens).Sallie Igalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352178872062023486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535237502203989352.post-63679052398929551302007-07-30T05:36:00.000-07:002007-07-30T05:36:00.000-07:00Oh, Lillie, that's not all that happens in the red...Oh, Lillie, that's not all that happens in the redlight district. I remember a time with 2 day-old escorts up in that cheesy motel, where I paid them to come up and we spent the hour with them roaring with LOL's as they learned how my X2 worked. And another time when the most well spoken young woman complimented so politely and respecfully on my profile comments and a lovely and solid friendship was built from there. The girl still freelances Red Light and Amsterdam because it suits her... Sometimes I'll just park my av by the burned out cab across the canal and camera over to look at the remarkable assemblage of learning, pluck, beauty, goofiness, unconscious grace, and digital temerity. Rude stuff happens there, for sure, but sometimes when I'm feeling blah about SL, it's great just to go there and experience the vitality.Paracog Steadhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411041012163927546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535237502203989352.post-67614863212494345322007-07-28T00:50:00.000-07:002007-07-28T00:50:00.000-07:00"I've met far too many men and women who are willi..."I've met far too many men and women who are willing to be mean simply because they believe that SL provides them a layer of protection."<BR/><BR/>It is not only SL... it is the rest of the internet too.dandellionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373559601404447270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535237502203989352.post-986405843866911232007-07-27T20:34:00.000-07:002007-07-27T20:34:00.000-07:00Lillie,Thank you for another informative post. I...Lillie,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for another informative post. I admit that I'm beginning to like your blog more and more.<BR/><BR/>Abusive people...<BR/>=================<BR/>It's a shame that people, in general, think that the anonymity of SL gives them the right to be cruel.<BR/><BR/>I've met far too many men and women who are willing to be mean simply because they believe that SL provides them a layer of protection. In all honesty, it's been more men than women. For some reason, men believe that they can simply be rude and cruel and sadistic on SL to women and get away with it because they have a layer of anonymity. Usually it's men between the ages of 18 and 25. I realize I'm profiling... not all of that group is bad... but that's been the usual age range of the people I've seen behaving that way.<BR/><BR/>With some people it doesn't make a difference. They continue to be the people they are, because they're good people. But all too often it causes people to lose some of their humanity in-world. If you can do whatever you want without fear of consequence, then some people's worst side comes out.<BR/><BR/>When I've run into situations where people were abusive they've given me the "it's just a game" excuse as well. I think this is the tiredest excuse I've heard on SL. Someone abuses you, humiliates you... and somehow YOU are the one to blame because you took offense. Obviously *you* are the one taking the game too seriously. Sheesh... I wish people who use this excuse would simply consider what they are doing.<BR/><BR/>No person, man or woman, deserves to be treated this way on SL. Ever. In-world I have defended people and myself against this type of abuse.<BR/><BR/>Voice theft<BR/>===========<BR/>To LL.... told ya so. ;) Lillie is absolutely right. I believe that anyone using unmasked or unprocessed voice on SL is foolish. Voice imitation software is out there... and it's getting better. Take a look at the "festival" research project. They're working on an experimental program here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.festvox.org/transform/transform.html<BR/><BR/>To do just that. This is just one of the things that really scares me about voice and why I have been so much against it. Someone can steal your voice and imitate you. People can say I'm paranoid, but they said that about the people who were worried about photographic forgery. It's very easy to use photoshop to do something now and make it look very convincing. The research for voice transformation is on it's way as the link above demonstrates.<BR/><BR/>Very Sincerely Yours,<BR/>Anony Mouse<BR/>"See, I sound like you now! It's only a game, right?"Anonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338486274690320117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535237502203989352.post-49004705282221573422007-07-27T08:00:00.000-07:002007-07-27T08:00:00.000-07:00I've seen a few of these men before... In fact one...I've seen a few of these men before... In fact one of the oddest was a male dancer who came into a strip club/escort service I worked for while I was dancing...<BR/><BR/>As long as we prostrated ourselves on the dance poles he was full of comments about how attractive and entertaining we were. He however wasn't tipping, so I engaged him in some IM... Where he insulted us saying that what we offer he didn't have to pay for because he was 'all that and a bag of chips' as the phrase goes. And went on to add how we were two cent whores and how he'd never be with us because we were sluts and he only slept with 'real women with morals'.<BR/><BR/>I told him if that was his view then he could watch an empty pole and enjoy the view. I then muted him and after pasting his comments in IM to my fellow dancer at the time and after talking about it she did the same. He didn't stay much longer when he couldn't insult us privately... The place we worked out would probably be upset about how we handled it, but I will not be abused.theshadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16488523944136673606noreply@blogger.com