Monday, June 22, 2009

Porn by any other name is still the same

Recently, the kind folks at LindenLabs(r), have put forth an a effort to banish icky icky naughty things to a new back room and away from the rest of the mainland. Presumably, this effort is intended to hide aevil wicked things from 1) the eyes of those who should either not be in SecondLife because they are too young; 2) from those who are offended by pixelsex and too lazy to steer clear of the places that offend them; 3) those who are so flabergasted at naughty things that their merely coming up in a search requires immediate treatment with smelling salts. Presumably others are glad to see aevil banished as well. My take on it is this: don't go to those places, and if you do, perchance, end up there, leave. Well, others who have more solid and advanced opinions have introduced Zindra, which is apparently smutese for "back room where porn goes." I chortle a bit about it. First, simply isolating all the aevil into one place does not rid SL of any danger, but rathe actually concentrates it and makes it more appealing to visit by those who do not belong there. Second, the name. ZINDRA. Who came up with that? First, is it supposed to be a female name? If so, is it equating women with being aevil? It does sound like some exotic prostitute from a cheap dimestore novel, or perhaps like a two-bit chanteuse who tells fortunes on the side. Why not HERBERT? LLOYD? PERDICIA? Some other name? Who chose THIS one? I have heard many better names put forth as the time for the launching of ZINDRA drew nigh. Pornadelphia. Smutsylvania. Prostitutopolis. At least one would be knowing what they are getting upon arrival. And they show cleverness and a bit of biting sarcasm and wit. ZINDRA shows...well, you would perhaps have to ask ZINDRA what she is willing to show.

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