Doggirls in Second Life: are they upon us?

2008-06-21

I hope so, because calling a woman a “dog” gets a bad rap. Many dogs are beautiful creatures and endowed with positive traits: loyalty, tenacity, and more obedient than cats being some of them. It’s true there are ugly dogs, but the same is true of cats. Maybe cats are generally viewed as more feminine. But then again, I see catboys but characters resembling dogboys are often more fursute (not sic) than, say, a human with ears + tail.

There’s a sheer imbalance in the world’s catgirl/doggirl ratio: the former is a very popular subculture, including all manners of merchandise in Second Life, while the latter suffers from a neglected market. The latter lacks a Wikipedia page that the former proudly possesses!

Over a month ago, I twittondered:

There are so many catgirls (neko), but where are the doggirls?

Well, I’m pleased to share that MiaSnow Myriam, co-responsible for the Cult of Toast, has created the above gorgeous skin, whose fur looks so realistic that one might be concerned about shedding! With oodles of faves and comments, the interestingness factor is high — wowza, emotion. Also:

This follows more creative work (some content NSFW) she and close ally Sofia London have excelled at.

Are you a doggirl or dogboy in Second Life? Post pix of your avatars in the comments!

{ 13 comments… read them below or add one }

MiaSnow Myriam 2008-06-21 at 10:14 PM UTC

haha torley! insightful post :D
beware of the dogs though, because these girls aren't all whimpers & whines, they can be quite ruff n stuff :p

ColeMarie Soleil 2008-06-22 at 1:44 AM UTC

*pouts*
Come to the darkside
*yips*

Blandford Snook 2008-06-22 at 5:25 AM UTC

Always enjoy your blog , and as "Catboy" myself, I can tell you I feel no enmity towards Doggirls. Unless they try and chase me……..on second thoughts, that might be fun…. ;-)
I've liked to you on my blog btw.

Mimzy Runningbear 2008-06-22 at 5:38 AM UTC

RL Dog girls are already called 'bitch' and many females do possess that horrid trait but continuously refuse to admit it, denial I would say. If we wont even admit we are 'bitches' then it is not stretching the line to suggest we playact a doggirl (bitch) for fun… just my opinon. LOL
BTW: my partner has a dog avi, male, and it is quite a kick in the tail!!! Interesting topic…

Case Tomorrow 2008-06-22 at 11:09 AM UTC
Jessyka Richard 2008-06-22 at 3:21 PM UTC

Forget catgirls! It's all about Nezumi!

http://flickr.com/groups/nezumi/

MiaSnow Myriam 2008-06-22 at 9:09 PM UTC

http://flickr.com/photos/miasnow/2602362509/

^^ Dalmation Dames 'rock poster'

Case Tomorrow 2008-06-23 at 10:03 AM UTC
Kara Spengler 2008-06-25 at 4:05 PM UTC

Torley doing a NSFW video? Say it ain't so!!!!

Torley 2008-06-29 at 11:18 AM UTC

Beautiful doggirls!

@Mimzy: Gosh, your comment cracks me up. When I think of "bitch", my own colored experiences have me associate it more positively (Missy Elliot, one of my fave rappers, has a track called "She's a Bitch").

@Jessyka: Nezumi eh? We're gonna represent the whole animal kingdom by the time this is over. Where's my narwhal skin!

@Kara: Settle dowwwwn! =D

Kara Spengler 2008-06-29 at 11:57 AM UTC

*whew* Just reread it … you were not the one making a NSFW video.

Diz Strangelove 2008-08-04 at 8:44 PM UTC
Diz Strangelove 2008-08-04 at 8:45 PM UTC

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