In defense of NordHaven

Respectfully, I'm getting tired of the excuses people make for the Sims team re: lack of representation of Black cultures in the game. To your points:

1. We recognize that Nordhaven is unlike the normal words they have given us in the past (i.e. white, suburban American worlds), but that doesn't mean it provides adequate representation for players of color (specifically Black players). And THAT is the issue we have. No, we have not gotten a Nordic world before, but we have gotten European-inspired worlds. In fact, we've gotten four European-inspired worlds that I can name off the top of my head (Henford-on-Bagley, Ravenwood, Windenburg and now Nordhaven), so it really stings to not have even ONE world based on a Black culture/predominately Black country. 
2. Yes, non-western worlds do take time & effort. It's been just over 10 years, that seems like plenty of time. And do they not already have a dedicated team of devs that do research for these worlds? So there goes your effort, too. 
3. No one expects a 1:1 recreation of Nigeria or Lagos or Jamaica or Atlanta. We're not asking for that. Just like Mt. Komorebi wasn't a 1:1 of Japan, the point is that it was close enough. That's all we're asking for, close enough. We want them to pick one country/culture or similar countries/cultures (like they did with Tomarang, which was "Southeast Asian-inspired") and respectfully explore and represent them. They are fully capable of doing this. They have chosen not to.

TO BE CLEAR: my gripe is not that they have given us a Nordic world. I'm happy for people that feel they've finally gotten their representation. I just want people to stop making excuses for why we've had to wait 10+ years for it to be our turn. There is no excuse.