It has been 5 months since my last journal post, I do not like to talk negatively about these sort of situations but this is something that must be said.

As most of you all know I'm part of a 3D sociable world known as Second Life. For those who don't know Second Life has been around since 2003 and continues to grow substantially to the present day. Though it has seen it's fair share of bad media with it's different community's which I will get into now. I am part of what is known as the furry community. We are no means small there is a big majority of us in the virtual world. One of the major features of Second Life is the ability to create an avatar.

In the furry community that avatar can be anything you want. There is a big market of fur avatars made by great creators you can browse from in the Second Life Marketplace or if you have the talent and time. Some creators give out their kits so you can texture your own.

I am what is known as a shapeshifter. Which means I don't have an exclusive fursona, I switch from time to time depending on my mood if you watch me on FA you can see that from the pictures I take. Now being a shapeshifter we do have to deal with certain negativity which now I am going to get into.

If you like to make different avatars on second life but you don't want to be another copycat there are things you can do one of which is called 'Mods'. A mod is where either you or a creator can make certain adjustments or 'modify' your avatar, adding certain marks, tattoos, glow lines, horns or even changing the skin texture if you bought one from the marketplace and have permission from the creator. And in most cases they don't seem to mind but it's always best to ask first.

Now what really upsets me is some people believe that this is some shady illegal way of taking a persons creation and claiming it as their own, even going so far as too attack them personally even after showing evidence and proof that the owner has giving them the permission.

Me and some other people I know personally who I won't name as to keep their lives private have been attacked for said action even after providing evidence. It goes so far trying to invade our personal lives with meaningless threats saying they have higher power over us.

This has been going on for months now and I won't tolerate the behavior anymore I have kept silent about this far too long and it's time I speak up about this.

I speak up to those who have endured and put up with this harassment. Continue to do what you are doing, don't give up or be put down if you love to create. If you love to mod. Then by all means keep doing it. And if they try to intimidate you, threaten you, or even go as far to push your buttons Ignore them. They're s a saying well known on the internet 'Don't feed the trolls'
Don't give them fuel. Let them be the court jester and act like a fool. Show you are not intimated.

Keep creating and doing the things you love. Be civil, don't point fingers and ill blame. Don't stoop to their level. And if those type of people are reading this know one thing. You can't and won't break me you can try but you will fail. You can't kill me.

Love you all.