I think that all of these texts presented both in the case study and in the other chapter previously read about avatars present different viewpoints and perspectives on issues. Each person has his or her opinion that is never exactly the same as the next. An example of this is the differing opinions between Mark Meadows and Jason Rowe. Both enjoy using avatars but for completely different reasons. Meadows likes avatars because they allow someone to make a portrait of the way that they feel on the inside to show their true feelings. However, Rowe enjoys using avatars because of his physical disabilities. Since he does not look like everyone else he finds it troubling to fit in in public. However, when he uses his avatar to play online games with friends he is just like everyone else and has no physical limitations. Nobody else has any clue that there is anything wrong with him and he can fit in just like the rest of the online gaming world. These are two texts that show two different perspectives that are all based on personal experiences. The one personal experience of Rowe is an escape from reality for a period of time while the experience of Meadows is the ability to express the inner feelings of the individual.
Other differing perspectives can be seen in the articles written by Todd Boyd and Thad Mumford. They both express displeasure about racism within the sporting community, but they have different reasons for feeling displeasure. Boyd expresses his anger about how there is a double standard in sports such as basketball when players want to express their personality on the court. He says that black players are criticized for doing this while white players are applauded. This is different that Mumford, who shows displeasure simply because black athletes are being used as entertainment and nothing more. Both writers have displeasure but both present their different perspectives through their own texts.
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