LGBTQ+ Premade Couples
So, Evergreen Harbor comes with two same-gender families; the Tinkers and the Greenburgs. But those are all females. To maintain balance and equality, we need two families based around male Sims in fu...
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To those of you who "don't understand" and think it's considered "whining" simply for pointing out the lack of representation for gay male Sims, it's about more than just the representation. It's about the subtle message EA is sending by creating several pre-made lesbian couples (again, all with children), while only have ONE gay male couple who only have a dog. That, along with all the other things (such as a lesbian couple being featured in the new logo and a gay male couple being the ONLY one without a child in the pride month image I showed prior), is a very concerning negative message.
EA has certainly proven themselves to be biased against gay men. They don't believe gay males are "acceptable enough" to be represented in the game... and they definitely don't seem to think gay men should be raising children either (since absolutely NONE of the very few representations for gay male Sims have had children).
The pride month image was beyond offensive when I first saw it (and yes, I made a big deal about it at the time too). The fact that the image featured a lesbian couple and a straight couple (for whatever reason) with children, while purposely making the ONLY gay male couple in the image without children, was deeply concerning... and still is. Especially when they won't even add more than one canon gay male couple in the game... and the only one we actually have doesn't have a child (while ALL lesbian couples do).
It's a form of homophobia and anti-gay male bias... no matter how you try spinning it. There's literally no reason EA can't simply add a pre-made gay male couple in the game with children. There's NO excuse for this... because they don't seem to have a problem with adding several lesbian and straight couples with kids... why can't we even have just ONE gay male couple with a child!? EA absolutely has explaining to do!
Also, again, this is a COMMON TREND in the media (especially video games). Lesbians are almost always the "safe" route companies take when it comes to showing LGBT representation... and it's because society generally has an easier time accepting the idea of two women being together VS two men. So yeah... you can't really blame someone like myself for feeling this way.
EA has certainly proven themselves to be biased against gay men. They don't believe gay males are "acceptable enough" to be represented in the game... and they definitely don't seem to think gay men should be raising children either (since absolutely NONE of the very few representations for gay male Sims have had children).
The pride month image was beyond offensive when I first saw it (and yes, I made a big deal about it at the time too). The fact that the image featured a lesbian couple and a straight couple (for whatever reason) with children, while purposely making the ONLY gay male couple in the image without children, was deeply concerning... and still is. Especially when they won't even add more than one canon gay male couple in the game... and the only one we actually have doesn't have a child (while ALL lesbian couples do).
It's a form of homophobia and anti-gay male bias... no matter how you try spinning it. There's literally no reason EA can't simply add a pre-made gay male couple in the game with children. There's NO excuse for this... because they don't seem to have a problem with adding several lesbian and straight couples with kids... why can't we even have just ONE gay male couple with a child!? EA absolutely has explaining to do!
Also, again, this is a COMMON TREND in the media (especially video games). Lesbians are almost always the "safe" route companies take when it comes to showing LGBT representation... and it's because society generally has an easier time accepting the idea of two women being together VS two men. So yeah... you can't really blame someone like myself for feeling this way.
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