Comments on Mere Child's PlayTypePad2007-11-28T20:42:41ZSLHamlethttps://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2007/11/mere-childs-pla/comments/atom.xml/Uccello commented on 'Mere Child's Play'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef01347fc45106970c2010-04-09T23:02:10Z2010-04-09T23:02:10ZUccellohttp://poultryreport.blogspot.com/I've known Marianne, casually, for a little while now and have always found her to be bright, generous, and caring....<p>I've known Marianne, casually, for a little while now and have always found her to be bright, generous, and caring. She's special for all that, but not alone, for the majority of RPers like her that I've met have all been similarly mannered. If one feels the need to judge this community, meet the people first. Your opinions won't likely be the same.</p>
<p>Thanks, Hamlet, for a great post. Thanks, Marianne, for being a friend.</p>Marianne McCann commented on 'Mere Child's Play'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef00e54fa8052a88342007-12-03T15:39:51Z2008-01-25T02:26:08ZMarianne McCannhttp://profile.typekey.com/marianne.mccann/@ Justine Sorry you had a bad experience - an congrats on yer kid scout promotion! @ SL Regular and...<p>@ Justine<br />
Sorry you had a bad experience - an congrats on yer kid scout promotion!</p>
<p>@ SL Regular and Mentor<br />
Oh, that's easy. It's the avatar mesh. As an experiment, set the mesh down as far as you can, and you'll note some of the limitations with it. Even at 0 on the breasts and elsewhere, you still have *some* chest defintion. You still have at least some hips and buttocks, as well. Likewise, male avvies have a heck of a time with the "cpin purse" as well as the shoulder dimensions. Nevermind the issues with the weird folding of the arms at the shoulder and on the tummy. Oh, an the face is notoriously hard to sculpt for a decent kid look, and you are limited to about 3' 9", in scale, for height.</p>
<p>I for one would LOVE a better avvie mesh, or even additional options for meshes.</p>An SL Regular and Mentor commented on 'Mere Child's Play'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef00e54fa7f5b188342007-12-03T14:57:14Z2007-12-03T14:57:15ZAn SL Regular and MentorIf you're really interested in role playing as children (and I believe some people are), I'd be interested in knowing...<p>If you're really interested in role playing as children (and I believe some people are), I'd be interested in knowing why you give yourself adult breasts and body shapes?</p>Justine Colville commented on 'Mere Child's Play'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef00e54fa64a6e88342007-12-01T06:29:47Z2007-12-01T06:29:47ZJustine ColvilleOddly enough, as a child avatar, I have not experienced much of the stereotypes that seem to be associated with...<p>Oddly enough, as a child avatar, I have not experienced much of the stereotypes that seem to be associated with us...and until yesterday hadn't had any experience with child predators!</p>
<p>Mari, once again I am proud to have you as our child advocate for SL...and even more proud that you are my friend :)</p>
<p>P.S. I loved the ending!</p>Marianne McCann commented on 'Mere Child's Play'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef00e54fa5705388342007-11-30T15:39:40Z2008-01-25T02:24:42ZMarianne McCannhttp://profile.typekey.com/marianne.mccann/@ Ziggy /me grins. Thankoo soo much for yer kind words :-)<p>@ Ziggy<br />
/me grins. Thankoo soo much for yer kind words :-)</p>Ziggy Quirk commented on 'Mere Child's Play'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef00e54f92329088332007-11-30T13:09:14Z2007-11-30T13:09:14ZZiggy Quirkhttp://www.ziggyquirk.comI consider myself very fortunate to know Mari, who has inspired me to run and play in SL, as well...<p>I consider myself very fortunate to know Mari, who has inspired me to run and play in SL, as well as to create items for child avatars. A quick glance at her Snapzilla pictures will show you a unique look at the world we create, and I've often been moved to tears at her eloquence and honesty.</p>
<p>*hugs* to Mari, one of the all time great SL residents.</p>Marianne McCann commented on 'Mere Child's Play'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef00e54f90e71888332007-11-29T15:47:36Z2008-01-25T02:24:06ZMarianne McCannhttp://profile.typekey.com/marianne.mccann/@ White Hyacinth Thankoo! Yer too kind :-) @ Rockstar Metropolitan Ya, I find I'm pretty careful with stuff like...<p>@ White Hyacinth<br />
Thankoo! Yer too kind :-)</p>
<p>@ Rockstar Metropolitan<br />
Ya, I find I'm pretty careful with stuff like dat too. I always worry dat someday I'll be caught short (no pun intended!) in a public space, or stuff like dat. No fun, dat!</p>
<p>@ Lynette Radio<br />
It's one of the bits dat has never made a lot of sense to me -- you'd tink dat if one was a pedo, they wouldn't wanna play a kid, but would rather try to victimize kid avvies. Maybe it's jes dat kid avvies are easier to single out visually, I dunno.</p>
<p>@ Fae Jarrico<br />
/me nods. Ya, dat's a lot of what I've done, as well as a ton of other kids. It's can be *really* therapeutic in a whole lotta ways.</p>
<p>I wanna add too dat it isn't always "I hadda bad childhood" stuff, though. Being a kid is and can be jes for the fun of it, too! </p>
<p>An Fae? Thankoo for your old, old SL kid resources page. Dat was a big big help when I got started. :-D</p>Fae Jarrico commented on 'Mere Child's Play'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef00e54f90de9188332007-11-29T15:09:47Z2007-11-29T15:09:48ZFae JarricoHi! I just wanted to say I really liked this interview. It kinda brings out in the open stuff that...<p>Hi! I just wanted to say I really liked this interview. It kinda brings out in the open stuff that needed to be said. I've found being able to relive my childhood in Second Life without some of the bad stuff that happened has been helping to heal some very old wounds. </p>Lynette Radio commented on 'Mere Child's Play'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef00e54f90dc6588332007-11-29T14:59:49Z2007-11-29T14:59:49ZLynette RadioFrom the very beginning of all this uproar about kid avi's I realized that SL has double-standards (no world is...<p>From the very beginning of all this uproar about kid avi's I realized that SL has double-standards (no world is perfect, not even the real one...) In RL you wouldn't assume ALL adult men are serial killers or pedophiles, but in SL some assume all kid avi's are sexual in nature. I'm friends with a number of people that use kid avi's in-world and have found that they are some of the most dedicated and loyal friends and supporters of SL.</p>
<p>Thanks WJA for featuring Mari's story here and highlighting the flip side of the story in a non-biased format!</p>Rockstar Metropolitan commented on 'Mere Child's Play'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef00e54f909d6f88332007-11-29T07:20:17Z2007-11-29T07:20:17ZRockstar MetropolitanI'm a child av just like Mari (only a little bit taller and...bigger in size) and I'm very, very careful...<p>I'm a child av just like Mari (only a little bit taller and...bigger in size) and I'm very, very careful to what I say and do in SL. I try to stay away from groups that might even have the slightest controversy and I usually will try to hear from word of mouth before venturing out to a random sim. I'm even more paranoid when changing my clothing. I actually have to do it in a private space so that I don't inadvertently take off my clothes entirely. The group, Second Life Children highly stresses much of what I said (save for the paranoid clothing change part, lol.)</p>
<p>Other than stating the obvious arguments in many a SL blog, I'm very glad that WJA decided to profile Mari. She is an excellent example of how you can make your Second Life what YOU want it to be, and not what Linden Lab wants you to think it should be when you view their homepage. </p>White Hyacinth commented on 'Mere Child's Play'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef00e54fa399d988342007-11-28T23:45:37Z2007-11-28T23:45:37ZWhite Hyacinthhttp://whitehyacinth.blogspot.comI have always admired the way Marianne presents herself in Second Life. Not everybody may have noticed that, so I...<p>I have always admired the way Marianne presents herself in Second Life. Not everybody may have noticed that, so I am very glad this article makes her more known to a wider audience.</p>
<p>Thumbs up for Marianne!<br />
</p>Marianne McCann commented on 'Mere Child's Play'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef00e54fa3957888342007-11-28T23:11:26Z2008-01-25T02:23:11ZMarianne McCannhttp://profile.typekey.com/marianne.mccann/Enjoy the oven - it's fun, an you never need to change the bulb! I'm glad it helped remove the...<p>Enjoy the oven - it's fun, an you never need to change the bulb!</p>
<p>I'm glad it helped remove the "creepy' part, Tad. :-)</p>Tad McConachie commented on 'Mere Child's Play'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef00e54f90496588332007-11-28T22:39:00Z2007-11-28T22:39:00ZTad McConachieThanks for posting this! While it doesn't help me with my feeling that this is weird as hell, it does...<p>Thanks for posting this! While it doesn't help me with my feeling that this is weird as hell, it does get rid of most all of the "creepiness" that I associated previously with child avatars.</p>Tenshi Vielle commented on 'Mere Child's Play'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef00e54fa38f9788342007-11-28T22:32:24Z2007-11-28T22:32:24ZTenshi Viellehttp://shoppingcartdisco.wordpress.comAmazing stuff! I went and bought Iris (my partner) an Easy Bake oven... she'll enjoy it.<p>Amazing stuff! I went and bought Iris (my partner) an Easy Bake oven... she'll enjoy it.</p>Dilisiosa commented on 'Mere Child's Play'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef00e54f90431588332007-11-28T22:09:32Z2007-11-28T22:09:33ZDilisiosahttp://poiuyt.iifree.net/index1.htmlHeh.... I didn`t knew what such really cool things could exist.<p>Heh.... I didn`t knew what such really cool things could exist.</p>