How could I overlook this most interesting thread :D ?
Ethnicity
•How do you approach ethnicity in your game?
I have tried to create sims of all ethnicities, but the most are white and either red-haired or with a mediterranean/hispanic touch.
•Do you avoid playing, marrying, creating, or interacting with Sims of certain ethnicity?
Not at all.
•What personal/cultural ideals do you fell you impose on your Sims?
They are liberal and secular.
•Do you create characters of a different ethnicity than your own and give them stereotypical personalities, hairstyles or clothing?
Sometimes.
•Do your Sims closely reflect your personal ethnicity and cultural values in gameplay?
Ethnicity no, cultural values yes.
•Do you incorporate socio-economics when creating Sims of various ethnicity?
No.
Sexuality
How do you identify your Sims in regards to sexuality and gender?
Males and females, gay, straight or bi.
•When and how do you choose your Sims sexual preference/identity?
Mostly while creating them.
•Do you avoid creating LGBT/SGL Sims or do you incorporate them actively?
My sims are 95% gay men. I usually start with a single sim who focuses on his career and woohoos with whoever he wants. Later in the game I create his husband as a "new neighbour". In TS3, the couple got their babies from Oasis Landing or Grim's Door. Now I create a surrogate mother as a close friend of the couple. She will not live in their house, but can visit her children as often as she wants (and in TS4 she wants five times a day ...).
•Do most of your Sims or your main Sim reflect your sexual identity?
Yes.
•How do you feel about playing romantic actions with a Sim of a different gender or sexual preference than you?
It feels ok.
•If playing a couple of opposite genders, do you engage certain romantic interactions with one gender?
No.
•In same gender couples, do you place masculine and feminine roles on them?
Not really, but I like couples of different life stages (elder/young adult).
Religion
Did you notice the absence of the word "Christmas" from The Sims team and do you have any thoughts on that?
I appreciate that. Players of all religions shall feel at home with TS.
•Do you incorporate religion/spirituality into your gameplay?
In TS3, I constructed a beautiful medieval church for my weddings. I will do this again in TS4 as soon as we can build higher towers.
•Do you view yourself as a God or eternal being among your Sims?
I'm just the Deus ex machina, nothing spiritual.
•How do you view/observe life and death in your gameplay?
I care for my sims and never kill them.
•Do you consider your Sims to be of a certain religion?
No.
