Dave Hingsburger (of "Rolling Around in My Head") asks a question about "second life"

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And I ask here because I know some people who read this journal know more about Second Life than I do:

Full blog entry is here: Finding Me (With animated video) (The link is now fixed)

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I had a friend who told me about a man she knew.

They met in a place called, “Second Life.”

“Second Life” is a virtual world where you can live another, better, life on line.

She told me that this man had cerebral palsy and he chose a character that was big, and strong, and handsome

She said that his choice proved that disability pride was a sham. That disabled people all long to be like everyone else.

I asked her if he could have picked a character that had cerebral palsy and who used a wheelchair.

And if he had chosen a character that was more like himself how much of 'second life' would be accessible to him. Are there cut curbs and grab bars in "second life"?

Or maybe was second life a bit too much like real life for people with disabilities. Maybe it was full of barriers and prejudices.

[ETA: Aaaand ... between starting this entry and now, the quote blog post has disappeared. It must have been put in the feed for tomorrow, and then, slipped through the filter.]