Comments on: Avatars and Prejudice http://really.blogs.xerox.com/2007/12/19/avatars-and-prejudice/ A record of my experiences and impressions from exploring virtual worlds and the emergent Metaverse. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:12:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Update: Open Letter to SL Skin Designers - Fleep’s Deep Thoughts http://really.blogs.xerox.com/2007/12/19/avatars-and-prejudice/comment-page-1/#comment-750 Update: Open Letter to SL Skin Designers - Fleep’s Deep Thoughts Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:21:01 +0000 http://really.blogs.xerox.com/2007/12/19/avatars-and-prejudice/#comment-750 [...] I am glad to see I am not the only one thinking about these issues, just today Poinky Malaprop writes about Avatars and Prejudice and asks a very relevant question, via Ren Rennolds at Terra Nova: Do virtual worlds liberate us [...] [...] I am glad to see I am not the only one thinking about these issues, just today Poinky Malaprop writes about Avatars and Prejudice and asks a very relevant question, via Ren Rennolds at Terra Nova: Do virtual worlds liberate us [...]

]]> By: Fleep Tuque http://really.blogs.xerox.com/2007/12/19/avatars-and-prejudice/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Fleep Tuque Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:07:07 +0000 http://really.blogs.xerox.com/2007/12/19/avatars-and-prejudice/#comment-749 Just saw your post, and I'm glad to see others talking and thinking about these kinds of issues. It seems foolish to think that people won't bring many of the same biases and stereotypes into the virtual world that are held in the real world, but I would hope that the plasticity of the virtual world would give us new ways to challenge and illuminate them. Thanks again for your post! Just saw your post, and I’m glad to see others talking and thinking about these kinds of issues. It seems foolish to think that people won’t bring many of the same biases and stereotypes into the virtual world that are held in the real world, but I would hope that the plasticity of the virtual world would give us new ways to challenge and illuminate them.

Thanks again for your post!

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