My Pet Peeve: Nekos
Posted on March 15, 2008
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I try to be tolerant, really. I am accepting of dragons, demonic creatures spitting fire, deformed entities from the black lagoon, and any other manner of avatar on Second Life. Want to roleplay as a dog? Fine. I am amused by the weird, intrigued by the unusual. Gothic vampires, men using Pamela Anderson-ish avatars, pink mohawks–great! And yet I must be honest here. Often when I see nekos I just want to smack them upside the head.
What is a neko? It is the Japanese word for domestic cat, but on Second Life it refers to people who roleplay as a kind of half cat half human creature. Some are less neko than others, being kitty to different degrees. Hey, I have some friends who are cat people. I even wore ears for one of Linus Radford’s shows when I was a “faker” for his band at the now defunct Kitty Shack. But I wore those ears due to Linus being my friend. I promptly tossed those cat ears into the virtual fire place after that event was over.
Why don’t I like nekos? Because the women have incredibly annoying animations. This one neko I see constantly licks the back of her hand like a cat. Lick, lick, lick. Then, for no apparent reason she will crouch down in this stretchy pose, leg extended as if she did some feline jump and landed like a cheesy cartoon character. Some idiot put her in charge so she is also a camping nazi, not just to prevent bots from earning lindens but to assert her authority over real people. When I have a particular alt there, a pretty one, she turns very catlike using any excuse to prevent my alt from camping. My alt is interrogated, having to prove her worth at being there. She is not this way to my other avatar who is more of an urchin.
Oh I know, that has nothing to do with being a neko. But being exposed to a neko who epitomizes catty behavior as well as the eye rolling animations doesn’t help. I play the part of a sweet character while using my alt to camp there, otherwise I’d pull her tail and claw her kitty cat ass.
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Next time I am on, you gotta take me with you to this place. I would like to have some fun hehe!
Oh, my! What must my editor think of my Neko half? Although I am not guilty of most of those annoying neko animations! LOLZ!
Haha! You know I wrote this over a year ago. This was before I got to know Paypabak Writer, my favorite Neko. I admit it, I was a bigot! I have changed my evil ways though. LOL
[...] For example, here’s a great page for “How To Wear Multiple Attachments,” which any in-the-know Neko needs to accessorize to the max and bring a sim to its knees via Avatar Rendering Cost. (Just kidding!) As difficult as it is, she tries to list Events and Sales for Nekos, and solicits help from a growing legion of fans. If this is all very weird and mysterious to you, then go to her wonderful page on The History of Neko. (Of course, for the point-counterpoint view, you need go no further than Shauna’s Pet Peeve blog. [...]