New Pronouns- Combinations
I saw some of the info on the new pronouns and I was just wondering if they would make it possible to combine them? Like in the recap video I saw talking about the announcement& on the website, it's ...
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"dearie_blossom;c-18044570" wrote:"LatinaBunny;c-18044557" wrote:
I remembered when I was happily surprised to be represented in Sims in the early days of Sims 1......
You know... back in the day.....When gay and lesbian folks were not allowed to be legally married (and some countries still don't allow this and some places are even still dangerous and prejudiced for many LGBTQ+ folks, including places in US)... when LGBTQ+ folks were dealing with lots more prejudice, or even be allowed to be shown kissing or having any public displays of affection. When LGBTQ+ folks were bullied, insulted, belittled, killed.... And still dealing with a lot of that (but more subtle) to this day around the world....
If anyone dared to show LGBTQ+ couples, or ask gay marriage, or gay couples to be shown on the media, etc, then they're being shouted down as being "too political", "too controversial", "gross/disgusting", etc.
Some countries even criminalized (and still do) LGBT relationships. Gay/lesbian/trans folks were bullied and even killed. (Look up LGBT history.)
Amazing how much progress has been made, huh? (And we STILL have a looong way to go, as there is still lots of prejudice towards LGBT+ and PoC folks even today).
Sims had gay/lesbian couples since The Sims, which was a big deal and a great step in progress. This was BEFORE gay marriage was even legalized in real life!
I also remembered back when Sims 2 had what, "unions", NOT marriage! :neutral: (Basically: Only the straight sims in Sims 2 had the word "marriage" in their unions, while gay/lesbian folks had only the "union" word.)
Sims has ALWAYS been about being inclusive, so I'm really glad other folks are getting represented.
Remember, us LGBT folks still face prejudice around the world over, and only some countries have recently added legalized gay marriage. And yet, the Sims games still remembered to still represent us (gay/lesbian/bi).
Now, another minority wishes to be represented, so that's good and another step for progress. Sims was always taking steps forward for folks. :smile: Sims games should always be giving us options and ways to control our world, so hopefully, everyone can have optional toggles or ways to control the way their sims are represented. :smile:
Did EA ever make a big deal out of homosexual sims though? Did they ever put (straight/gay) next to a sim’s name? Why is everything so in your face now? Why Lia Hauata (she/her) but not Brent Hacking (gay)? Let‘s face it. This isn‘t about representation but PR. They need everyone know how pRoGrEsSivE they are. Just like all the celebrities that take a whole camera and sounds team with them when they travel to African countries to ‘help‘ poor brown babies.
Everything seems in your face now because now underrepresented people are now allowed to be their true genders without being bullied or killed.
You seem to be confusing everyday folks who just want to be represented with.... show-off selfish celebrities or extremist folks who are smug and in your face...?
Anyway, I said my piece and I'm gonna leave and ignore this thread alone. This (and the other pronouns thread) is a firestorm of a thread, lol...
