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Asher Bertrand · 10-22-2007, 12:35 PM

No really.

Last night I created a priest shape, donned a cassock and joined a group that put the tag "Christian" over my head.

I'm not Christian IRL and have never been.

But what an experience it turned out to be. Within two minutes, I was being harassed by two people who evidently took out whatever problem they had against religion on me, calling me a child molester and trying to offend me by saying any vile thing they could think of and juxtaposing it with the word Jesus.

After about two minutes of that, I muted them and went about my business. They followed me, typing away all along. Ten minutes later I unmuted them out of curiosity and they were still haranguing me, without any reaction from me at all.

I AR'd their asses.

Crimminey. Sure sheds light on what it's like to belong to an unpopular religion in SL.

Curious what kind of experiences actual Christians have had. Is it always like that or did I just hit the jackpot?

Rev Eponym · 10-22-2007, 12:42 PM

"It's not Jesus I have a problem with, it's the members of his fan club that make him look bad." -- Rev. Ivan Stang

I wonder if you'd have had the same experience if you'd put 'Satanist' above your head.

Asher Bertrand · 10-22-2007, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Rev Eponym

"It's not Jesus I have a problem with, it's the members of his fan club that make him look bad." -- Rev. Ivan Stang

I wonder if you'd have had the same experience if you'd put 'Satanist' above your head.

Interesting idea. I'll test that out.

Kendra Bancroft · 10-22-2007, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Asher Bertrand

Interesting idea. I'll test that out.

also try a Rabbi.

Asher Bertrand · 10-22-2007, 01:23 PM

Wewt, new project for me. I'll be trying all these out over the coming days. I'll let you know what comes of it.

juro · 10-22-2007, 01:41 PM

Don't forget to add Athiest to the list!

Wildefire Walcott · 10-22-2007, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by juro

Don't forget to add Athiest to the list!

You'll get high fives all over. Atheism is the new religion.

Pendari · 10-22-2007, 01:45 PM

Juro just beat me to what I was going to suggest.

Squeedoo S · 10-22-2007, 01:46 PM

Buddhist

Hindu

Falun Gong person (not really a religion but has that spiritual thing to it)

Voodoo priest

Wiccan

etc.

I'll try and find more suggestions! x3

Menchor Barbosa · 10-22-2007, 01:48 PM

I have 1st Presbyterian Church SL as one of my groups visible when you click on profile, and no one has said anything to me. I can control group titles, I may try this. IRL I am a Presbyterian, so this might get interesting, since I can defend doctrine well, and can switch over to the appropriate behavior from someone wearing that tag.

Parker McTeague · 10-22-2007, 01:53 PM

muslim

Cindy Claveau · 10-22-2007, 01:58 PM

Try it with "Conservative" over your head.

Walker Moore · 10-22-2007, 01:59 PM

Vicar in a tutu sounds fun.

(It sounds strange, but some people want to live their second lives this way.)

Ayu Sura · 10-22-2007, 02:10 PM

:lmao:

DaQbet Kish · 10-22-2007, 02:36 PM

And just for giggles you could try Child Molester

Asher Bertrand · 10-22-2007, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DaQbet Kish

And just for giggles you could try Child Molester

Not funny

Don't really want to be drudging up bad memories like that.

I'll have to dig out my chat cache and post what these two were saying to me last night. It was seriously hostile and bizarre. Never been talked to like that in SL before.

Joshua Nightshade · 10-22-2007, 02:49 PM

How about "Homosexual."

Or "Transgendered?"

What's the point of this exercise? Which social group gets more abuse in SL?

DaQbet Kish · 10-22-2007, 02:49 PM

well okay…

seriously though I would imagine that the only reason they attacked you was because they could. The animosity here in SL emboldens many to do and say shit they would never consider doing in real life. And since there were two of them, they probably were trying to out do one another. For me a good old “Fuck Off” works well.

Aimee Weber · 10-22-2007, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DaQbet Kish

well okay…

seriously though I would imagine that the only reason they attacked you was because they could. The animosity here in SL emboldens many to do and say shit they would never consider doing in real life. And since there were two of them, they probably were trying to out do one another. For me a good old “Fuck Off” works well.

You know, I think you're on to something. A lot of religious and non-religious tags were mentioned here, and they could be boiled down to:

"I have a non-neutral point of view"

That's going to invite pugnacious folks to want to go a few rounds with you no matter which point of view you promote.

This is something I had to get used to when I started posting and blogging. I normally like to please everybody, but I realized that no matter what I say, SOMEBODY (often the same person) will have an opposing view and will attack me with all the emotion and hyperbole of a widowed arson victim. That's just the nature of virtual communication.

So wear a tag that says "I'm Christian" "I'm Jewish" "I'm Atheist" "I'm conservative" "I'm liberal" or whatever. Eventually somebody will get around to yelling at you for it.

Surreal Farber · 10-22-2007, 03:14 PM

Or... This week, I was working on some landscape chores on a corporate avatar and some random person started telling me what a loser I was and that I lived in my parent's basement, etc.

Some people just need to get lives.

Walker Moore · 10-22-2007, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DaQbet Kish

well okay…

seriously though I would imagine that the only reason they attacked you was because they could. The animosity here in SL emboldens many to do and say shit they would never consider doing in real life. And since there were two of them, they probably were trying to out do one another. For me a good old “Fuck Off” works well.

That depends upon your intentions. If you want/need to hang around in the same area for a little while longer, it can make things a lot worse. Particularly if there are lots of similar morons around who have just been observing until that point. (Read: Welcome area.) I'm still staggered by some of the homophobic shit aimed in my direction while helping newbies out - either because my avatar was wearing eye-liner or I was in the gay4philip group (no tag on display; somebody just happened to notice while profile browsing).

Mute works for me, but to be honest I don't think that kind of thing happens much unless you wear a "I'm in this minority" badge.

Joshua Nightshade · 10-22-2007, 03:19 PM

You have to realize that the majority of these people are just waiting for a reaction, and once you give them the one they want ("OMG you are such an asshole get a life!") they giggle themselves as they jerk off to nerdporn.

It isn't always the case, some people are just retarded twats, but most of it can be solved by pretending they ain't around.

DaQbet Kish · 10-22-2007, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshua Nightshade

You have to realize that the majority of these people are just waiting for a reaction, and once you give them the one they want ("OMG you are such an asshole get a life!") they giggle themselves as they jerk off to nerdporn.

Joshua Nightshade · 10-22-2007, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DaQbet Kish

Well it's true. Nerd porn is terrifying.

Adam Zaius · 10-22-2007, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshua Nightshade

Well it's true. Nerd porn is terrifying.

OMG hawt.

10-22-2007, 12:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Asher Bertrand Dead Guy Les pantalons du diable! Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,525 Blog Entries: 2 My Mood:	Christian abuse in SL No really. Last night I created a priest shape, donned a cassock and joined a group that put the tag "Christian" over my head. I'm not Christian IRL and have never been. But what an experience it turned out to be. Within two minutes, I was being harassed by two people who evidently took out whatever problem they had against religion on me, calling me a child molester and trying to offend me by saying any vile thing they could think of and juxtaposing it with the word Jesus. After about two minutes of that, I muted them and went about my business. They followed me, typing away all along. Ten minutes later I unmuted them out of curiosity and they were still haranguing me, without any reaction from me at all. I AR'd their asses. Crimminey. Sure sheds light on what it's like to belong to an unpopular religion in SL. Curious what kind of experiences actual Christians have had. Is it always like that or did I just hit the jackpot?

10-22-2007, 01:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
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10-22-2007, 01:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
Squeedoo S And Now Presenting, Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brooklyn, USA Posts: 1,520 My Mood:	Buddhist Hindu Falun Gong person (not really a religion but has that spiritual thing to it) Voodoo priest Wiccan etc. I'll try and find more suggestions! x3 __________________ "Happiness never killed anyone, but you can die from being too uptight..." -- a song by Wai Lana (Ohgodiwanttohavethiswoman'sbabies... D: )

10-22-2007, 01:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
Menchor Barbosa Teddy Bear has claws Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mainland Posts: 440 SL Join Date: March 4, 2007 My Mood:	I have 1st Presbyterian Church SL as one of my groups visible when you click on profile, and no one has said anything to me. I can control group titles, I may try this. IRL I am a Presbyterian, so this might get interesting, since I can defend doctrine well, and can switch over to the appropriate behavior from someone wearing that tag. __________________ Youth and strength can almost always be overcome by old age and treachery

10-22-2007, 01:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
Parker McTeague starring as herself Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865 SL Join Date: September 28, 2004 Business: Park Life Modern Homes and Interior SLShopper Ads: 8 My Mood:	muslim __________________ also you can read my blog!

10-22-2007, 12:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rev Eponym Strict machine discretion currently offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mikianna Posts: 350 Business: MadScience Laboratories SLShopper Ads: 6 My Mood:	"It's not Jesus I have a problem with, it's the members of his fan club that make him look bad." -- Rev. Ivan Stang I wonder if you'd have had the same experience if you'd put 'Satanist' above your head.

10-22-2007, 01:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Asher Bertrand Dead Guy Les pantalons du diable! Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,525 Blog Entries: 2 My Mood:	Wewt, new project for me. I'll be trying all these out over the coming days. I'll let you know what comes of it.

10-22-2007, 01:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
juro Senior Member Sdit Etatus Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 219 SLShopper Ads: 2 My Mood:	Don't forget to add Athiest to the list!

10-22-2007, 01:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
Cindy Claveau Favorite color: clear What Sarah said! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,406 SL Join Date: May, 2005 My Mood: Awards: 1	Try it with "Conservative" over your head.

10-22-2007, 01:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
Walker Moore Invisible Man Alpha Inside (tm) Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 8,053 Doom Rider Champion!	Vicar in a tutu sounds fun. (It sounds strange, but some people want to live their second lives this way.)

10-22-2007, 02:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
Ayu Sura nom nom nom is about to num on some cherries Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: under the sea Posts: 2,919 My Mood:	:lmao: __________________ "The hammer is my penis."

10-22-2007, 02:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
DaQbet Kish cautiously reckless Bad Ass Pumpkin Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 649 My Mood:	And just for giggles you could try Child Molester __________________ DK

10-22-2007, 02:49 PM	#17 (permalink)
Joshua Nightshade Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 22,229 SL Join Date: 10-11-2004 Business: abstract avatars! SLShopper Ads: 16 My Mood:	How about "Homosexual." Or "Transgendered?" What's the point of this exercise? Which social group gets more abuse in SL?

10-22-2007, 02:49 PM	#18 (permalink)
DaQbet Kish cautiously reckless Bad Ass Pumpkin Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 649 My Mood:	well okay… seriously though I would imagine that the only reason they attacked you was because they could. The animosity here in SL emboldens many to do and say shit they would never consider doing in real life. And since there were two of them, they probably were trying to out do one another. For me a good old “Fuck Off” works well.

10-22-2007, 03:14 PM	#20 (permalink)
Surreal Farber Treacherous BiSexual Doesn't Suffer Fools Gladly Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4,217 SLShopper Ads: 6 My Mood:	Or... This week, I was working on some landscape chores on a corporate avatar and some random person started telling me what a loser I was and that I lived in my parent's basement, etc. Some people just need to get lives.

10-22-2007, 03:19 PM	#22 (permalink)
Joshua Nightshade Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 22,229 SL Join Date: 10-11-2004 Business: abstract avatars! SLShopper Ads: 16 My Mood:	You have to realize that the majority of these people are just waiting for a reaction, and once you give them the one they want ("OMG you are such an asshole get a life!") they giggle themselves as they jerk off to nerdporn. It isn't always the case, some people are just retarded twats, but most of it can be solved by pretending they ain't around.