KING FOR A DAY
MLK day is next Monday. To celebrate Dr. King's legacy, and inspired by "The Skin You're In", dga Kymoon recently sent me a marvelous suggestion:
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, Residents are encouraged to enter Second Life as an avatar of a different race. A different race than they are in real life, a different race than they usually are in Second Life, or both. Spend a day living in the world embodied in the skin of another, and for a short time, make it yours.
And on the 15th, I'll create an Open Forum, where people can share their experiences, screenshots, and video, all of which I'll highlight throughout the week.
Next you will want us to hug and snuggle, come on...
Posted by: Jimmy | Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 07:33 PM
Mmm. Hugs and snuggles.
Posted by: Tateru Nino | Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 07:52 PM
This sounds like it could be interesting...
Posted by: Haney Armstrong | Friday, January 12, 2007 at 07:58 PM
Awesome idea. I changed my skin tone to another equally strange color.
Posted by: rikomatic | Sunday, January 14, 2007 at 09:41 PM
I think this is a good idea, but I'm reminded of a rather telling quote from - of all things - the movie Soul Man:
"So now you know what it's like to be black."
"No, I don't. I could quit doing it anytime I wanted."
Posted by: Mick Fugazi | Monday, January 15, 2007 at 09:17 AM
Had to co-opt the event, just a little bit, to remember an old but relevant story.
And you hit the nail right on the head there, Mick.
Posted by: Moriash Moreau | Monday, January 15, 2007 at 09:58 AM