Goodbye, goodbye, you were never here, goodbye.
Some of you may remember Sian/Sion Pearl. So I'm sharing this as per her human's request. To quote the human: "It's the goodbye post. It sort of puts it all in perspective." 
Zee
Zee
I'm sad that Sian is no longer, but the human is in good condition.
Nimil
i'm sad to read all this 
horrorz♥
Aweee I kept wishing chariot store would continue at least
horrorz♥
Loved the items 
Nimil
agreed, i hate that people have basically chased them away.
Nimil
but i mean, we see things differently than them i suppose. i look at sl as dolls, and dress up. i'm not sometimes albino demon shape shifter in real life, i can't speak for them, but i like being one?
Zee
Nimil
: DraconiasTimeless: Grixdale: She was outed in SL Secrets some time ago and it went downhill from there, I guess?
Zee
Probably should post some context too. 
Future Friday #2: sian
Nimil
i just don't get why it should matter.. they are an avatar... they are a doll...
horrorz♥
I liked Sian as a PoC tbh
Zee
DraconiasTimeless:
Nimil
: As I understand it (and I won't begin to explain it cos that's for her human to do, if he wishes to) that the outing had a professional implication and a RL project was scraped
Zee
There was an issue (as I understand it) with the character being a black female but was 'played' by a white male. To quote from there: "I gave sian her own personality."
Zee
"And unlike Vivian the falsetto-voiced sockpuppet, I gave her opinions that differed from mine. I thought that would make it different. Better."
Zee
(Emphasized only to differentiate the quote)
horrorz♥
I saw sian as a character. Like a cartoon or something. Only some people got the chance to speak to the writer.I
horrorz♥
sometimes disagree with the type of characters people make with PoC but idk i liked Sian 
Zee
He asked me to share it and for the record, I did almost discourage it because I wasn't sure. But he told me to go ahead.
Zee
Sian The Character is different than The Human. One of our conversations long ago was how different can a character you created be? It was awesome conversation.
Walton
I always saw sian as a work of art, a personality that speaks with a unique flair that's seen on their own.
Walton
I have a strong belief that no art should be hindered by the identities behind it. Colour, gender, identity...art never discriminates.
Walton
I am so sorry to hear this, however. I'm glad the identity behind sian is well.
Walton
I feel incredibly strongly against the trends of today, however. The restrictions of the masses trying to oppress what art was meant to be: Free. Good or bad, unpopular opinion or not.
Walton
But of course, these strong feelings are backed up by the fair abuse I've been through with people who think they could use their personal opinions and turn it against what I wanted to express through my work.
Walton
I can't help but feel my heart sink reading this.
Walton
I wish the mind behind sian the best. I am to the very least, very glad they're doing alright.
Zee
Walton
: I'm not an artist, so I can't even pretend to understand all that 
Zee
Do you think it would have made a big difference if Sian identified herself throughout her SL interaction as "always IC"? Because that is what it was, to me. A very cerebrally-charged performance piece.
Nimil
i can totally get where you're coming from contraption i have had pressure over my art before in the past as well.
Zee
Also, I used the word "cerebral" way too much this month, I must be drunk.
Walton
Zee
: It may have, but I think it will upset the more vocal sort of people.
Zee
Walton
: It would also ruin my experiment if i was the one doing it.
Zee
Bad comparison, but it's like going to the movies and you know Leo DiCaprio is playing this role, and you don't want this role to be Leo playing a role. Not sure if I say this right.
Fearyfox(Reyn)
I knew Sian was a male player and not a PoC and it never mattered to me - after the whole issue with that person, we mostly lost contact, and I wish I'd been better at keeping contact, but... It bothers me,
Fearyfox(Reyn)
that its okay to play a stereotypical Chaotic Willing female [or even male] when you're the opposite gender, but offend the wrong person and its not okay to play someone who is thought out and interesting.
Fearyfox(Reyn)
Considering my own dealings with a person who refuses to respect the relative anonymity of the net, who has more than once tried to start crap online with others on SLU, while the initial issue was a fair cope,
Fearyfox(Reyn)
the continued pettiness afterwards shows a nice level of cyber- bullying in my opinion. Sian's typist is not only a writer, but also a Role-player, and books and games would be dull if we could only play or
Fearyfox(Reyn)
write ourselves in books and games.
Zee
Fearyfox(Reyn)
: yeah. i guess I feel fine about it because I don't actively seek out people in sl, so I take whatever they represent themselves as on the surface level.
Zee
If your avi is a cat, then you're a cat. If you're a horse, then you're a horse. Fae. Kid avi. Clown avi. Whatever it is. I see that as that and I don't bother to understand the meaning behind it.
Zee
But I also can't speak for other people who might feel uncomfortable with what they feel is deception. 
Paco Pooley
I personally do not care what person is behind the avatar - if different gender or whatsoever. However: If feelings of other people are involved i.e. in a relationship it can very fast hurt others without...
Paco Pooley
...intention. so it definitely is a touchy matter for sure
∙ᴇᴠɪʟ ᴠᴇɢᴇᴛᴀʙʟᴇ
so weird... why should it be a problem if an avatar is not like the person behind it? my avatar is a white guy, i'm not, and so? if we want to do this
∙ᴇᴠɪʟ ᴠᴇɢᴇᴛᴀʙʟᴇ
then 90% of people on sl should change avatar.
∙ᴇᴠɪʟ ᴠᴇɢᴇᴛᴀʙʟᴇ
i'm sorry that sian is no more
Fearyfox(Reyn)
The problem is, it's become the right of the less accepting to take offense at people for not being like them, while those of us who aren't 'normal', whatever that means, who need to walk on eggshells, lest we
Fearyfox(Reyn)
offend the people who look for something to take offense at.