The “nipplegate” of Linden Labs

Broadly offensive, originally uploaded by Raul Crimson.

Nadine sent me a link to her blog, after reading it i was just stunned.

Following the link to Burning Life blog of Gavin, i found the following text:

[10:10] Iridium Linden: Hi GavinLeigh. Thanks for your note. I did tell Vicero that bits (ex: nipples) could not be shown in a PG sim. Perhaps we can reassign your plot to a Mature Burning Life sim. I’ll investigate and get back to you. Or perhaps you can make the breast without so much detail. I know that’s a lot to ask, but let’s see if we can find an alternative first.

This is just stupid, maybe stupid is not enough. Shall we hide the nipples of the mothers to their childrens? Should we hide Venus de Milo, or David, or any classic sculpture in a sex shop?

I totally agree with Vint, Laetizia and Dandelion in this:

I demand an official apology on the Second Life blog, containing the words overzealous, overstepped, clear and boundary. I demand that the statue be allowed to stand on the intended spot, in her full nude glory, with a notecard giver next to it to give out the full text of said blog.

Nudity is natural, is beautyful. We are not talking about porn, we are talking about beauty, about art. And anyway, all residents are supossed to be +18, so all this is even more stupid.