"Sim_Architects;c-17612646" wrote:
"j1z1;c-17612627" wrote:
I'm glad the game is making an effort. I think they do care and do try. And there's always room to grow. I don't understand telling people to curb their feedback, since that's most of what we come to do on the forums anyway. I never see passionate bunk bed pleas get this much backlash. Continious improvement on CAS won't take away from improvement in other areas.
Its because we live in a society that has propped up one group as the default/standard, therefore, they cant see why people want better optimization for darker skinned sims.
I can see why people want better customization for darker skinned sims. They aren't shy when it comes to pointing that out directly. They want the ability to create a sim of themselves, and will accuse EA/Maxis of being racist until they are given the tools to achieve their whim. And anyone who denies, or speaks against their desire will also be labeled as racist..... or... of a default standard that simply doesn't understand.
If the argument was about the darker swatches being of poor quality for the sims. Then that would be a fair argument. But no, it has to be about someone's brother from Kenya or something. Or because people can't create "themselves" to their satisfaction.
The sims game wasn't designed to be a professional graphics arts tool. Its not for the purpose of recreating the human race. If someone can recreate themselves in CAS, that's great. But it wasn't designed for that. It was designed for the creation of the Sims.
IMO, this nonsense about the lack of ability to clone ourselves in a sims game, and using that as an excuse to spark an argument about racial inequality... that's a slap in the face to those suffering from the real issues happening around us every day. It's on TV. Its in the newspapers. Its on the very streets we walk on. And because of our modern age.... its all over the internet. Those are the issues we should be fighting against.
Here's the simple truth. There is a possibility that you might not be able to successfully recreate yourself in the sims' CAS. And the reason for that is.... the sims CAS wasn't created for that purpose. Its not because you are African American. Its not because you are an Indian. Its not because you are Latino. Its because.... the sims game is about ..... creating sims.... not the human race.
The sooner people stop making the sims game all about themselves, and get back to just creating a bunch of blue and green sims.... the sooner we can move on to fight the real racial issues.
