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“The skins are only available in two white skintones however, so I can’t review them.”
Oh come on.
You mean you are prejudiced enough to not touch a white skin and worse to make a rude comment like that?
Look at all the white reviewers who happily review black skins! You should do the same.
Comment by Sean H — August 16, 2008 @ 6:31 pm
It has nothing to do with prejudice, and everything with aesthetics.
I explained this to the designer as well – there is nothing rude about my choice. I simply have no shape that works well with a white skin. If I wear a white skin I look like a cheap drag queen, no matter how good the skin itself is.
And as far as “white reviewers” reviewing black skins – I still have to see the first where the shape does justice to the skin.
PS: I’m white in first life. -_-
Comment by Daman Tenk — August 16, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Daman, I decided to check out the Primitive Design store based on this review. Very cool stuff. I specifically went looking for the dreads and just wanted to note that a demo hair is not provided. That’s the biggest drawback to purchasing for me.
The designer doesn’t have plans for a demo, but he was in-store and was gracious enough to rez and place the hairstyle on my head as I stood on a pose stand. Since he can’t be on 24/7 most potential customers will not receive the personal touch in this way.
As for Sean H: Daman has shaped his av with very specific cultural/ethnic features which compliment a particular skin tone range. It would be wise not to make judgments about people since you don’t know who is behind the screen. That being said, it’s not hard to click the SLUrl and go try the demo for yourself.
Comment by Catero Revolution — August 16, 2008 @ 9:52 pm
Daman and I discussed this before he started working on this review. His concern regarding reviewing the Primitive skins, available in white tones only, didn’t arise from prejudice. He was genuinely concerned about not being able to treat the skins fairly as he felt his own personal shape would not work well. I agreed with him that his concern was valid.
I have no take on how often white reviewers cover black skins, or vice versa for that matter. I did feature Chip Midnight’s black skins here last year, and I’ve worn other dark skins as well, but I do almost always wear white skins. When I reviewed Chip’s skins, I had the same concern regarding my shape. However, I was able to wear the recommended “companion” shapes for Chip’s skins, which worked far better with his three distinctly different black skins than my own shape did.
Comment by Ryan Darragh — August 17, 2008 @ 12:00 am
@ Catero:
I should have mentioned that there was no demo for the dreadlocks, it skipped my mind. My apologies. I usually don’t buy hair without demo either.
Comment by Daman Tenk — August 17, 2008 @ 4:10 am