"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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Yeah, one of my biggest concerns was influence on the younger generation. I want them to be proud of everything that runs in their blood without feeling like they are descendants of brutal invaders in this end of 2020.
South Koreans’ claim to the removals was mostly based on the historical event, the annexation of Korea, which was done by Japanese Empire even before my grandparents were born. The leaders of Japanese government have apologized several times so far. We also agreed to supply 300 million USD in grants to the Republic of Korea and extend loans up to 200 million USD, upon the normalization of our relationship in 1965. Our leader declared “we must not let the future generations, who have nothing to do with that war, be predestined to apologize. This is the responsibility of the current generation that is alive at this moment.” Regardless of the agreement, those anti-Japanese people are still saying that was definitely not enough.
But before arguing if our apology was enough or not, I think we all knew that the shrine was just a fictional mountain god and the pattern on that kimono was just a fan. We’ve never insisted on adding real military flags or Yasukuni shrine, which obviously has a connection with the war crimes. EA, however, suddenly started listening to that anti-group and decided the modification of the contents. By doing so, EA brought the real idea “Japanese are descendants of the invaders who deserve to be chopped off from this inclusive game and community” to The Sims 4. Maybe I’m overreacting now, but I definitely don’t want my kids to play this game right now, as I know Japanese Americans usually struggle to find out who they are when they are young. If they found out why the vow interaction was removed, they might be ashamed of one of their origins in the wrong way.
South Koreans’ claim to the removals was mostly based on the historical event, the annexation of Korea, which was done by Japanese Empire even before my grandparents were born. The leaders of Japanese government have apologized several times so far. We also agreed to supply 300 million USD in grants to the Republic of Korea and extend loans up to 200 million USD, upon the normalization of our relationship in 1965. Our leader declared “we must not let the future generations, who have nothing to do with that war, be predestined to apologize. This is the responsibility of the current generation that is alive at this moment.” Regardless of the agreement, those anti-Japanese people are still saying that was definitely not enough.
But before arguing if our apology was enough or not, I think we all knew that the shrine was just a fictional mountain god and the pattern on that kimono was just a fan. We’ve never insisted on adding real military flags or Yasukuni shrine, which obviously has a connection with the war crimes. EA, however, suddenly started listening to that anti-group and decided the modification of the contents. By doing so, EA brought the real idea “Japanese are descendants of the invaders who deserve to be chopped off from this inclusive game and community” to The Sims 4. Maybe I’m overreacting now, but I definitely don’t want my kids to play this game right now, as I know Japanese Americans usually struggle to find out who they are when they are young. If they found out why the vow interaction was removed, they might be ashamed of one of their origins in the wrong way.
