Pathetic Petty Behavour
The TRC have just ejected long time admin Kara Spengler because she wouldn't choose sides. Kara often spoke up in defence of the minority groups the TRC tended to overlook.
The adminstration ejected her from the groups by secret ballot, the reason?
- Official : She brought a child AV to the TRC.
- Unofficial : She wouldn't choose sides between the TRC and the new Transgender Lounge (TGL).
Child avatars are allowed in Second Life, and as long as you're not taking part in an indecent act, its just fine. Linden Lab makes the rules concerning what is acceptable and what isn't. Until Linden Lab changes the rules, child avatars will continue to be allowed at the Transgender Lounge (TGL).
In any event, normal admin behavour at the TRC was to ask people to change into a adult form or leave, this is not, and has never been a banning offence.
This is exactly the kind of backstabbing bullshit groupthink that I've come to expect from the TRC admin. I had hoped the TGL and TRC would coexist side by side but with every day that passes that just seems like unrealistic dreaming.
January 29th, 2008 - 12:55
What I failed to get across was that I am more loyal to ideas than individual organizations. For helping people, I do not see an inherent conflict with working with more than one organization that is pursuing the same goal.
February 1st, 2008 - 21:58
I mentioned this in my most recent column, “At Odds, With No End”
http://www.ebar.com/columns/column.php?sec=transmissions
February 1st, 2008 - 23:36
Hi Trin,
Just a quick correction. If you read Kara’s blog entry on the subject you’ll see that she wasn’t banned from the TRC but only removed from her role as a volunteer. She’s still a member of the TRC the last time I checked and I hope she’ll still drop by to say “hi” once in a while. I’ve been super busy in RL but hope to make it by to visit the TG Lounge soon.
Obviously I disagree with your assessment of the events that resulted in Kara’s removal from the TRC Volunteer roles but I think it would be inappropriate to air the issue here. I think the most important thing we can do is tone down the rhetoric and try to move forward, each of us helping the transgender community in Second Life as best we are able.
Hope all is well!
Jani