From: Joshua Bell Subject: Virtual Prejudice (was Re: Women in Cyberspace) Date: 11 Jul 91 05:05:39 GMT Organization: University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada In article <1991Jul10.175854.1@acad3.alaska.edu> fsjdj1@acad3.alaska.edu writes: [stuff deleted] >[etc] We may lose racial (or sexual or >age) stereotypes and prejudices but we'll gain others that more than resemble >them. Will we have people who think anyone with a quote in their tailer are >imbeciles? In some future VR will we have people who think that people who >take humanoid forms are better than those who don't? > >Cyberspace is prone to it's own forms of violence and corruption, too. Look at >the groups in NEWS. People complain about talk that wastes bandwidth and talk >about forming new newsgroups (not to flame Edmond). Is it to give people a >place to view their opinions or is it to get rid of the unwanted talk? Is it >the censorship and segregation of cyberspace? "Get out of here, you have your >own group!" I realize this is a gross exaggeration, but to deny the potential >for worse in this or any other VR is a joke. > >The form of our perceptions and interactions may change, but the interactions >themselves won't. How about "Ono-Sendai forever! Down with the Big Blue Samurai deckers. Ausgezeichmit deckers are dweebs. Dump viruses on Blue-Lighters..." I mean, until a month ago, IBM and Apple were using stuff like that in their ads. Now of course, they're buddies, ganging up on Microsoft, but thats another story. TTFN/TTYL... Joshua B-) (I'll quote in my .sig, like it or not!) +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | JoBell@uncamult.bitnet Bitnet Academic Computing Services | | jsbell@acs.ucalgary.ca Internet University of Calgary, Canada | | | | The IRS - "It can't be reasoned with. It can't be bargained with. | | It doesn't feel pity, or pain. And it ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT STOP, | | EVER, until you are DEAD!" | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+