Re: I wanna know about this 'boy community'

Is it just grown men pretending to be boys, with boy avatars, or what? Primarily yes. There are occasional teens, and somewhat more frequently men who claim (or imply) that they are in real life teens because (like here on BC) that gets you immediate attention. The SL materials Manny provides predictably de-emphasize the sexual angle. It's true that there are a great variety of motivations for playing SL as a boy (or girl) avatar, including, in some cases, a desire to avoid the emphasis on sexuality which is pervasive in SL generally. Having virtual sex is a very normal thing in Second Life, but SL's "community standards" prohibit it (the term used is "ageplay") for child avatars. There are intermittently vigorous efforts to enforce the ban on ageplay. Of course these are less than completely effective. In my experience, a strong sexual attraction to kids is the most common reason for playing as a boy in SL. This is reflected most obviously in the effort people put in to making their avatars sexy in appearance and dress. In addition, there are alternative virtual reality "grids," not a part of or affiliated with Second Life but using the same technology, which do not prohibit ageplay and in fact are dedicated to providing a space for it. Here adult avatars are rare, and generally are looking to play sexually with the kid avatars. (There are dozens of non-SL grids. Most of them are not kid focused; only a few are "kid-friendly" in the sense described above, and many prohibit ageplay or even prohibit child avatars entirely.) Mostly people here on BC lose interest in SL as soon as I explain there are few if any actual boys there, although of course that is equally the case here on BC. Below is a link to a video from a recent event at the Vortex Club, the oldest and best established venue in SL catering to kid avatars. It's been around since 2006. hugzu ;-p (https site) Vortex Club V7 Launch Party in SecondLife [@nonymouse] [Guardster] [Proxify] [Anonymisierungsdienst]