"leo3487;d-996878" wrote:
reading the interview here
https://simscommunity.info/2022/01/19/customizable-pronouns-importance-in-the-sims-4/
and going to the intervention of Verónica Morales, there is a thing I cant understand well, as at Inside Maxis was said at non english will be ready later, and now this:
It has to be treated and broken down to the specifics of the language because culture regulations and the language itself have a great impact on how this topic is handled in the different regions. Linguistically speaking all different sides of the spectrum are represented in the languages The Sims are localized into. Some languages have an officially accepted and ready to use non-binary pronouns. For instance Swedish – they have “hen” which would work. For other terittories however the problems are not being included in the dictionaries which proves that languages are evolving and accepting of this new language which is changing over time. In case for French with the pronoun “yel” which was recently accepted in their dictionary.
Some countries such as Germany, Spain and Brazil – communities have started using non-binary grammar in the syntax systems. These are not officially accepted but they are being used by a part of the society and they feel comfortable with this grammar and system and syntax systems.
On other side of the spectrum we have terittories with strict regulations and laws which the use of non binary pronouns can be quite challenging. It’s important to point out the reachness of the languages and for those teritorries which face some challenges there are some ways to resolve these. For instance we can use the passive voice in order to avoid referrencing the subject. Instead of saying “they sent me a letter yesterday” you can say “the letter was sent yesterday”.
Then something I no understand well:
Non binary pronouns will be deployed at certain language only when be officially accepted by language regulators?
My understanding was that localised language options (where available) and custom options will be available at launch.
So if your language has official neutral pronouns (such as They/Them/Their in English) then those will be available to pick from along with gendered pronouns, or you can make your own with custom pronouns.
If your language DOESN'T have official neutral pronouns yet then you won't have premade neutral pronouns, but will have still have gendered pronouns and custom pronouns to choose from.
