Benazir Bhutto Memorial Created in Second Life

Benazir Bhutto Memorial Created in Second Life

January 3, 2008
Residents of the always politically-aware Second Life metaverse have constructed a memorial to assassinated Pakistani political figure Benazir Bhutto.

As reported by Second Life Herald, an in-game memorial service will be held on January 6th. SL Herald interviewed the creator of the Bhutto tribute, Jennette Forager:
When I heard the news of Bhutto's assassination, I felt grateful to have the SL platform to express my feelings of sadness and concern for Pakistan; and indeed, the entire world...

The politics of Pakistan are irrelevant. What is important to me is that I express my sympathy for the  pain and suffering of the Pakistani people and the Bhutto family. Through SL I am able to create an opportunity for all of us to offer them our support and compassion.
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Submitted by Peter "C'tri" Goudie - January 3, 2008 at 7:14 am -0500
hmm, second life certainly lives up to its name!
i'm glad that people in MMO's can, and do, this sort of thing.
Submitted by Cheeselikesceareal - January 3, 2008 at 7:18 am -0500
I think that it's a vevery nice memorial, but will there be more to come?
Submitted by Unrated - January 3, 2008 at 7:35 am -0500
Or will it be defaced?
Submitted by BlackIce, Dragunov Marksman - January 3, 2008 at 8:06 am -0500
Let's hope it will stand for a little while.
Submitted by E. Zachary Knight - January 3, 2008 at 8:16 am -0500
I am still waiting for the people to come in hear and talk about how this disrupts their gaming experience. Of course this is only Second Life and not WoW.
Submitted by TheTrueMrJack(still on vacation) - January 3, 2008 at 9:27 am -0500
@Unrated, BlackIce

I know, for a fact, that it will be. (unfortunately)
Submitted by kurisu7885 - January 3, 2008 at 11:08 am -0500
/b/ senses, tingling.....
Submitted by Overcast - January 3, 2008 at 11:10 am -0500
Will Jack Thompson sue them?
Submitted by BaronJuJu - January 3, 2008 at 11:31 am -0500
This seems to be a reoccuring event on SL. Memorials for real life folks. It interesting to see the gaming community do this, and I expect we will see more like this and other features in the future on here and other games.
Submitted by Gaming in the Media Blog » Link Round Up - 1/3/2008 - January 3, 2008 at 12:16 pm -0500
[...] Game Politics - Benazir Bhutto Memorial Created in Second Life “Residents of the always politically-aware Second Life metaverse have constructed a memorial to assassinated Pakistani political figure Benazir Bhutto.” [...]
Submitted by lumi - January 3, 2008 at 12:50 pm -0500
I think this is a much better political use of SL than any of the campaigning garbage that's been going around.

I wonder if there's some way that "Second Security" could be arranged to prevent it from being defaced. LL might want to look into that as a future service if it doesn't already exist.
Submitted by BlackIce, Dragunov Marksman - January 3, 2008 at 2:41 pm -0500
I can't help but wonder, would there be a Memorial to Hitler on Second Life if he had died recently?

I want to see a Pavarotti one up there though.
Submitted by E. Zachary Knight - January 3, 2008 at 2:44 pm -0500
How in the world does someone pull a Godwin in an article such as this?
Submitted by Mark - January 3, 2008 at 3:41 pm -0500
i may sound like an ass, but i thought she was pretty attractive. i'd deff hit it.
Submitted by BaronJuJu - January 3, 2008 at 4:04 pm -0500
@BlackIce

I wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't a memorial to Hitler already there.
Submitted by Billy - January 4, 2008 at 12:48 am -0500
@ EZK

What does "pull a Godwin" mean?
Submitted by Gameboy - January 4, 2008 at 1:46 am -0500
I was greatly upset to hear of her death. I had high hopes for her in the future, and they were all dashed in a matter of minutes. This is a start, but I can only hope this kind of thing continues. Hopefully, she can help the people of Pakistan in death. If only a little.

@ Billy

I think he means "Godwin's rule". Which basically states that in any thread or conversation on the internet someone will eventually refer to Hitler or Nazi Germany. It may well be on topic, like in a topic about World War II or survivors of the Holocaust, but it will happen. The longer it goes, the more definite it becomes.
Submitted by The Grid Live » Second Life News for January 4, 2008 - January 4, 2008 at 3:12 am -0500
[...] From: GamePolitics.com Benazir Bhutto Memorial Created in Second Life Quote from the site - Residents of the always politically-aware Second Life metaverse have constructed a memorial to assassinated Pakistani political figure Benazir Bhutto. [...]
Submitted by SirOwnedAlot - January 4, 2008 at 7:42 am -0500
What people have lost sight of in light of recent events is that Benazir Bhutto was not the hero the world media rushed to depict her as.
The reality is she was just as corrupt as Musharraf having being caught out for corruption continually during her political life before going into self-imposed exile.

I just point this out so people do not forget that she was no hero, she was merely the lesser of two evils.
Submitted by GoodRobotUs - January 4, 2008 at 12:02 pm -0500
My concern is far more about the political stability of Pakistan, especially considering its relations with neighboring India, there have already been a number of brush-ups between the two in the last few years, and that whole area could hit the fan if Pakistan becomes too unstable.

As sad as the premeditated killing of any person is, my real concerns are for those still alive, no matter what their affiliation, Pakistan needs to get its feet back on solid ground soon.

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