Any Chance You Could Change Your Face, Dear?
Sunday, May 16th, 2010I’ve just been witness to a conversation that made me laugh. I was noseying around this sim and there were a couple of people just standing there talking in voice. A guy and a girl standing next to a dancing pavilion. She asked “shall we dance,” which was followed by him saying, “In a minute. Can we change your avatar first?” He then proceeded to give her instructions about making her breasts bigger, changing her face to it “didn’t look so squashed,” and making herself a bit taller.
If some chick asked you in RL to dance with her in a club and you said, “Sure, if you change your face first,” I’m thinking you would probably get a swift slap around the face. Or a drink in your face. Or both.
So what is it about Second Life that makes it ok? I mean, it’s not like asking someone to change their actual face, of course, but it’s sort of like saying to someone, “I don’t like how you chose to customise your character. I think that what you think looks attractive looks hideous.”
Anyway…. it just made me laugh.
