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Samhuinn at 13 Mar 2008: 01:02
I'll keep this brief, to save myself a little embarrassment. X)
On World of Warcraft, Feathermoon RP server, my character Samhuinn got hitched to a character named Ambershanks, both male tauren. We yessed and noed and hemmed and hawwed for a while and eventually decided on a public wedding in Thunder Bluff, and determined that if people want to crash it and whatnot, well, we'll take the risk.
The IC wedding was tonight, held in a public place (a capital city, Thunder Bluff), and we had over 50 people show up - and not a single detractor. I received over the weeks prior to the marriage loads of support and "go get 'em, tiger!" comments, and only two threats to crash the wedding, neither of which saw fruition tonight.
I'm very proud of both my character and Ambershanks's, but the real applauds for this post, in my opinion, go to the server. We made no attempts to hide that this was a 'gay tauren wedding', and were both amazed to see that the server was supportive and friendly to those who didn't just set themselves up as flamebait. Dozens of people volunteered to patrol Mulgore in signs of any Alliance raiders, who did not come.
I'm not saying this is some great big "sign of furry acceptance" or anything of the sort. Neither Ambershanks nor I are 'really' furry. I'm saying it can be amazing what the random anonymity of the internet can be capable of when you don't make a big deal out of things, and if you treat yourself and others with respect and maturity. If you feel as though you are being victimized, perhaps the real solution lies within yourself. Relax. Take it easier. Don't make a big fuss; the majority of the trolls on the internet are more interested in getting a rise out of people than actually fighting against something they don't believe in.
Fifty cheers in front of two tauren bulls kissing post-wedding, though. I gotta admit, even for all my optimism and pride in my server, that really surprised me. Sometimes the faceless blob that is the anonymous internet really can be pretty cool.
All right, flame on, folks!
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at 13 Mar 2008: 20:04
>>4 Welcome to the future, bub. It's going to become more and more commonplace for people's virtual lives to take on vastly more significance than their real lives, and virtual marriages are just the beginning.
Whether that's good or bad is irrelevant to the fact it's happening so getting all uptight about it won't do you any good.
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Samhuinn at 14 Mar 2008: 01:25
To clear up confusion, this is in no way, shape, or form a real marriage. It's 100% pure roleplaying.
Not that I'm not pure, unfiltered nerdiness, mind. X)
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