"We Aim To Be Inclusive"
For those that pre-ordered the Snowy Escape Pack, I got notified by a user that bowing at shrines can no longer be done. The Sims 4 team aims to be inclusive, yet actively censors and removes Japanes...
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"Barbie430;c-17732713" wrote:"Horrorgirl6;c-17732669" wrote:
I pretty much agree with this.I don't care about the skin tones.They are just cosmetic anyway.The white skin tones are not good either.You hardly hear anyone complaining about those?I want sims to go back being a game.Where you can forget about reality, and care about your virtual sims reality.You can have diversity still, just don't make it a main focused.
That’s a straw man, quite frankly. If you (or anyone that makes this counter argument, really) were unsatisfied with the lighter skin tones and actually wanted the devs to fix them, you would’ve said something. But the only time I hear this brought up is when people want others to be quiet about it. Like I said, if it wasn’t a problem for you that’s fine, but it was a problem for others and they chose to speak up about it. And guess what? Now EVERYONE is getting new skin tones, across the shade range! Not just the darker skin tones. Isn’t that great? No more of those disappointing skin tones you didn’t like!
My personal theory is that EA made a very calculated decision by choosing to make inclusion one of their main marketing tactics. They know the gameplay is lacking, so they pivot to putting more emphasis on diversity to draw focus away from it. That way, instead of blaming EA for the lack of gameplay, some frustrated simmers start blaming “PC culture” and “wokeness”. Meanwhile, EA gets to sit back to watch the chaos without having to change a thing. Pretty effective grift if you ask me.
You are right about them making a very calculated decision by choosing to make inclusion one of their main marketing tactic. However, I think it is causing them more problems than not. Have you read this thread or any other thread relating to inclusiveness...LOL People are just asking for more and more "inclusive" stuff and going "BANANAS" when something offends them. I am not saying people don't have the right but EA sure did set themselves up. They are not sitting back to watch the chaos. They have been forced to apologize for the skin, apologize for the shrine..LOL I am now sitting back watching EA change their game over and over and send out apology letters. They are certainly not sitting back and watching the chaos. They are right smack in the middle of it.
