Possible item hinting Seasons exp?
Hey all, I was reading the description for a chimney in build mode, it's always funny reading them : p So anyways, I found this item with "salt, wind, earthquakes in the description, and the chimney i...
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"sundaysimmer;c-16173304" wrote:"Jordan061102;c-16172408" wrote:"the_greenplumbob;c-16171492" wrote:"Jordan061102;c-16170541" wrote:
I can't wait to have Seasons. Hopefully it will be the next EP. Children & dads playing in the snow while mum is cooking! It would be perfect!
Well, if that's not a sexist stereotype I don't know what is... :/
Don't you even know the sims is a game based about stereotypes?
I've never perceived the game as stereotypical in terms of gender or sexual orientation. It's been inclusive since TS1, and the gender fluidity patch for TS4 shows that the game is far from based on stereotypes but instead enables the player to make it theirs. There's small things, too, that implement equality, like both male and female parents being able to take family leave. In many countries, that's not a given yet!"ChadSims2;c-16172460" wrote:"the_greenplumbob;c-16171492" wrote:"Jordan061102;c-16170541" wrote:
I can't wait to have Seasons. Hopefully it will be the next EP. Children & dads playing in the snow while mum is cooking! It would be perfect!
Well, if that's not a sexist stereotype I don't know what is... :/
You poor thing...
Things like this might not matter much to you if you've never felt oppressed by them. Being confronted with gender norms you're expected to conform to over and over again can be extremely discouraging and depressing. I'm glad @the_greenplumbob called out that statement as sexist because that's exactly what it is!
My point is - and I'm not trying to pick a fight, I just deal with this topic on a daily basis as part of my research so I feel very passionately about it - if it doesn't matter to you or you don't think there's anything wrong with it, that's fine. I'm not trying to convince you otherwise. But if others do think there's a problem, don't belittle them.
Edited to apologize in advance to anyone who's annoyed that I'm further derailing this thread. I just think this is too important not to comment on.
Thank you, these are important points and I agree with every one of them. If the Sims was "based on stereotypes" I definitely would not be playing it.
On topic: I find it interesting that they drop such clear hints this early. If we can expect seasons one year from now, it's very early to have these kind of hints, isn't it? The obvious pets hints didn't show up until Parenthood.
