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I made a topic if you want to reply
https://www.voltra.us/forum/view_topic/10848

Lately I was part of a conversation in which people were discussing that they feel uncomfortable using a human skin tone on their avatar that’s different from their own skin. Which I personally agree with.

Although my avatar is not a representation of what I actually look like, and I often use non natural human colors for the skin; I’m nevertheless uneasy about using darker shades than my natural pale skin. I know avatars aren’t real, but if I equip an item with dark skin, I feel like I’m making a “black face” avatar. I feel gross and disgusting. I don’t want to be dramatic, but I have strong feelings about this.

The fact that typically items with skin showing comes in 3 basic tones for light, medium, and dark isn’t enough for some people. But I understand that you don’t want a million poses to scroll through. Plus all the extra time and effort to make and upload. 3 tones is completely fair!

Quinn’s leg pose comes in 1 skin tone for each color option. Meaning I only feel comfortable using 1 of the legs, because the other 2 are dark skin colors. The point of this whole thing (sorry it’s so long) is that I think it’s unreasonable to have any item that’s exclusive to certain people. And, it is exclusing based on race; pure and simple. That’s certainly not the intention, but that is the result.

Harlequin has the hands in the 3 skin colors now, light, medium, and dark. Which is what they usually do when they have skin tones. I’m fine with that, even if it’s not perfect. I can use the lighter one without feeling weird.

It’s when they deliberately choose one skin tone per pose. Like the Quinn which they won’t change

I like having a mirror, but one is enough. I don’t need a whole mirror wall.
I’d probably scare myself. Plus, I don’t need to see myself that often.

I made sugar cookies on Saturday and ate almost all of them myself.
So I made some chocolate chip ones to share. XD

Thanks for the support!
I’m at work now but I’m in a blah mood today. I didn’t sleep well

@cartymar21: hello! Welcome to Voltra!
I hope you like it here so far!
If you’re still confused about anything there’s a great guide for new users: https://www.voltra.us/forum/view_topic/969

I’d love to chat with you anytime. I have a hangout thread you’re welcome to visit, or I’m all over Voltra.

Oh no! That’s horrible!
I only have like 156 or something yesterday so I just bought a bundle before the shops closed. I wasn’t sure exactly when it would happen.

Hello!

Aisukohi: you do look truly amazing!
I never assign a gender to any of my avatars. They’re all neutral

I would die if I had to get dressed by flashlight every day! That’s horrible

Yes! Exactly!
It’s just gross to me to even think of equipping them.
It’s totally insane to me that any items would ever be skin exclusive instead of skin inclusive. Every item should be inclusive

I love that you can bake together. It’s a group activity and you share what you make. It’s so nice. ^^

I don’t actually like pie very much. Brownies and cookies are my favorite!

I haven’t been in the mood to draw for some time now.
But weather witches and veggie animals both sound fun to draw

I completely don’t understand when they choose to have only one skin tone on an item, or one for each color set.
Like, I can’t be blue and purple pose of an item unless I have dark skin?
It feels “black face” for me to do that, so I won’t. That means I’m losing whole poses because they aren’t in multiple skin tones.
When it’s not human colored skin I don’t mind as much. But I’m not using another human skin tone than my own.

Thanks! I’ve been changing my avi a lot lately. XD
I love your Anarchist Beauty! It’s beautiful! Extremely beautiful!