Second Life Sex Play aka "Age Play"

The virtual world of Second Life is getting weirder. When my friend first showed me Second Life, I thought most of the avatars were a bit of a snooze, but was impressed in a strange sort of way when his “character” got virtually humped by a woman with breasts the size of China as an advertisement for a sex shop. We both lamented the fact that our real life sex lives weren’t as exciting and forgot the incident.

Since that time, some bizarre news has come out of Second Life: second-life millionaires, Second-Life couples, and the resultant divorces. None of which are particularly disturbing at all, just matters of interest. Second Life, though, is now going a bit too far- one virtual rape has been reported, which I don’t quite understand, and now, there are believed to be “fake kids” having sex with” fake adults”. Normally this would be termed pedophilia, but in the world of Second Life, which is only open to adults, it is called "age play".

In 2007, a British reporter went "undercover" (not literally!) and created a Second Life avatar. He reported seeing children playing on swings offering sex.

Second Life, previously took the high road on the issue and did not regulate this type of play. Now, however, according the Second Life Wiki, "age play" meaning "sexual congress' with a child avatar is illegal under the system. How well this is enforced remains to be seen, however.

I’m thinking there are definitely two sides to the issue of "age play". Does acting out sex with kids in Second Life give someone the idea that it’s ok to do in real life or does it actually prevent them from acting out their real life fantasies of molesting actual children? The psychologist interviewed by Cnet didn’t really seem to have a definitive answer, either.

Another fear is that young people new to the game might interpret this young person as someone close to their age, when in fact, it could be a much, much older person "behind the curtain" or "between the sheets". Kids are barred from Second Life as a matter of policy and are kicked out if their age is revealed, but I’m not sure how difficult it would be for a tech-savvy youth to put in a fake age and log-in.

What do you think? A bunch of crap about nothing or something that needs to be looked at more seriously?

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age play In second life...

While at first some might say that this should sound bells about the danger to our children, let's remember there is an age verufucarion system in place. So any adult regardless of the apparent age of the avatar, can expect that whomever he is chatting with On an adult only Sim, IS a verified adult. Linden labs says this system is effective, so there is no actual child being affected by any sexual acts which i have to remind you are basically text based cybersex.

On the other hand I will not say this is so much crap about Nothing, I feel it IS important, but from the other end. Since there IS an age verification system in effect, regardless of the apparent ages of the avatars, then what is happening is, between 2 consenting adults. Amd I really do Not feel anyone should be telling consenting adults what they can and cannot do. I understand that it's one thing if it takes Place In a public place.. but even so, there are places where sex takes Place, and if someone Might be offended by watching cartoonbs have sex, they shouldn't go there.

Some will say that if adults become involved In age play sex this will encourage child molestors, except all child molestors say the same thing, they lack control, in other words they would molest if porn did not exist. The do not need to be encouraged to Molest,.. there is No evidence that age play as practiced On second life, has led to even one child ever being sexually molested. So for me this ultimately becomes an issue of the rights of consenting adults to engage in whatever sexual practices they wish. And if someone doesn't wanna see it happen, they should avoid places where it takes place,.. No one is forcing the easilly offended to port to sex clubs... Anything else offered By people saying How dangerous this all is, is just people trying to control the actions of others involved In things they do not like... using children that are Not in danger as the excuse because they know they have no legitimate reasons so they fall back on the old excuse of " protecting the children" as someone Once wrote.. " a child's inability to digest meat, doesn't mean i must live my life On a diet of crushed carrots and Milk."

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