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The information in this post and the comments may be useful in the reoccurring debate about child avatars in OS.
1. A definition of sexual ageplay by a grid that, due to resident concerns and international law, has prohibited it since 2010.
• "Depictions of, or engagement in, sexualized conduct with avatars that resemble children."
This grid does not permit
• Participation by residents in lewd or sexual acts in which one or more of the avatars appears to represent minors (or the depiction of such acts in images, video, textures, or text).
• The placement of avatars appearing to represent minors in proximity to "sex beds" or other sexualized graphics, objects, or scripts.
• The placement of items that have sex play animations in areas depicting playgrounds or children's spaces.
2. Some information that can be useful in determining if an avatar appears to be that of a minor.
Whether an avatar
• has childlike facial features,
• is child-sized,
• has clothing or accessories generally associated with children,
• and whether, based on the circumstances, an avatar is speaking or acting like a child ('My Mommy says...')".
3. Some facts to consider when using height to determine if an avatar is adult size or not:
For adult males
• The country with the tallest average height, 6 ft, is the Netherlands.
• One of the countries with the shortest average height, 5 ft., is Denmark.
• Worldwide, the overall average height of an adult male is 5 ft. 7 in.
For adult females:
• The country with the tallest average height, 5 ft. 7 in. is the Netherlands.
• The country with the shortest average height, 4 ft., is Bangladesh.
• Worldwide, the overall average height of an adult female is 5 ft. 3 in.
1. A definition of sexual ageplay by a grid that, due to resident concerns and international law, has prohibited it since 2010.
• "Depictions of, or engagement in, sexualized conduct with avatars that resemble children."
This grid does not permit
• Participation by residents in lewd or sexual acts in which one or more of the avatars appears to represent minors (or the depiction of such acts in images, video, textures, or text).
• The placement of avatars appearing to represent minors in proximity to "sex beds" or other sexualized graphics, objects, or scripts.
• The placement of items that have sex play animations in areas depicting playgrounds or children's spaces.
2. Some information that can be useful in determining if an avatar appears to be that of a minor.
Whether an avatar
• has childlike facial features,
• is child-sized,
• has clothing or accessories generally associated with children,
• and whether, based on the circumstances, an avatar is speaking or acting like a child ('My Mommy says...')".
3. Some facts to consider when using height to determine if an avatar is adult size or not:
For adult males
• The country with the tallest average height, 6 ft, is the Netherlands.
• One of the countries with the shortest average height, 5 ft., is Denmark.
• Worldwide, the overall average height of an adult male is 5 ft. 7 in.
For adult females:
• The country with the tallest average height, 5 ft. 7 in. is the Netherlands.
• The country with the shortest average height, 4 ft., is Bangladesh.
• Worldwide, the overall average height of an adult female is 5 ft. 3 in.
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• Some say the term "sexual ageplay" is a "made up term in the virtual world." When you Google the term, you will find, among other sources of information, peer-reveiwed research published in the journal of the American Psychological Association. The kink site Fetlife says "age play can include sexual elements, or it can be completely non-sexual."
• Sexual ageplay in virtual worlds violates various countries’ laws prohibiting virtual child pornography, for example, in the U.K., Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia, and Italy. In fact, it was a 2007 investigation by Germany police that led SL to ban sexual ageplay. https://www.zdnet.com/article/second-life-child-pornograph...
• In an attempt to pressure grids owners to ban child-like avatars, some people claim that SL has banned them. No, they haven't. In a policy unchanged since 2010, SL says "It is not our intent to banish childlike avatars in and of themselves." It's not the avatar that's the issue. It's the specific behaviors of some avatars, adult and child-like, that's the issue.
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• Sexual ageplay in virtual worlds violates various countries’ laws prohibiting virtual child pornography, for example, in the U.K., Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia, and Italy. In fact, it was a 2007 investigation by Germany police that led SL to ban sexual ageplay. https://www.zdnet.com/article/second-life-child-pornograph...
• In an attempt to pressure grids owners to ban child-like avatars, some people claim that SL has banned them. No, they haven't. In a policy unchanged since 2010, SL says "It is not our intent to banish childlike avatars in and of themselves." It's not the avatar that's the issue. It's the specific behaviors of some avatars, adult and child-like, that's the issue.
From a post by a virtual world resident: "Why play a child in Second Life?"
There are a great many reasons to play a child within Second Life, and it is plenty likely that every person playing a child might have their own reasons. Here are six.
1. A way to recapture some of the spirit of youth. Much like the old Twilight Zone episode, "Kick The Can," it allows one to 'be' a child, and run and jump, and play unencumbered with the responsibilities of adulthood.
2. "Re-imagining" bad childhoods. Many SL kids have faced childhoods filled with illness or disability. Many (by no means all) were victims of sexual or other abuses as a child, and this is allowing them to "rewrite" some of those childhood experiences with much healthier ones.
3. Related to the above, many may also want to have childhoods they could not, with all the toys and goodies they may have been denied for some reason. Always wanted that Easy Bake Oven? Go buy or make it in SL. Want the big swingset, or a pony, or whatever? All yours for a few pennies.
4. For fun. It can be a fun type of character to play, allowing for a childlike innocence and whimsey to come to the forefront, and providing for many opportunities to be "silly" that might not otherwise feel comfortable in an adult avatar.
5. A few may feel more comfortable in the role of a child, for whatever reason. While some of these might fall under various "philia" subsets (adult babies, for example), not all do.
6. Some may simply enjoy the roleplaying challenge of playing a kid, which isn't always as easy as one might think.
7. Some avatars may specifically create a child avatar to "escape" from the sexual content in other areas of Second Life. This may include victims of RL child abuse or it may not.
https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Child_Avatar
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There are a great many reasons to play a child within Second Life, and it is plenty likely that every person playing a child might have their own reasons. Here are six.
1. A way to recapture some of the spirit of youth. Much like the old Twilight Zone episode, "Kick The Can," it allows one to 'be' a child, and run and jump, and play unencumbered with the responsibilities of adulthood.
2. "Re-imagining" bad childhoods. Many SL kids have faced childhoods filled with illness or disability. Many (by no means all) were victims of sexual or other abuses as a child, and this is allowing them to "rewrite" some of those childhood experiences with much healthier ones.
3. Related to the above, many may also want to have childhoods they could not, with all the toys and goodies they may have been denied for some reason. Always wanted that Easy Bake Oven? Go buy or make it in SL. Want the big swingset, or a pony, or whatever? All yours for a few pennies.
4. For fun. It can be a fun type of character to play, allowing for a childlike innocence and whimsey to come to the forefront, and providing for many opportunities to be "silly" that might not otherwise feel comfortable in an adult avatar.
5. A few may feel more comfortable in the role of a child, for whatever reason. While some of these might fall under various "philia" subsets (adult babies, for example), not all do.
6. Some may simply enjoy the roleplaying challenge of playing a kid, which isn't always as easy as one might think.
7. Some avatars may specifically create a child avatar to "escape" from the sexual content in other areas of Second Life. This may include victims of RL child abuse or it may not.
https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Child_Avatar
In 2007, a visitor to an all-ages sim found that it was adult males who tried to find age-play partners - and largely had no luck. The kids who were there weren't there for sex dates. They were there to mingle with other kids and have some fun. The conclusion? Instead of banning kids, ban pervy adults trying to prey on them.
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