"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...
Forum Discussion
I agree that removing bowing and shrines from the Japan expansion is racist and offensive.
I lived in Japan for a few years. Bowing is NOT a religious thing. It's a way to show politeness. They bow instead of shaking hands. They bow to everybody, all the time. It's a way of saying "hello", "nice to meet you", "thank you", or "excuse me". They bow at Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines because bowing is how they show respect, to anybody and anything, not because of some religious thing. The Korean kids that went to my school in Japan bowed too, because that's what people do in Japan.
When my characters meet friends in Windenburg, they kiss each other on both cheeks. I don't make them do it. They just do, because it's Windenburg. I want them to bow when they meet people in Mt. Komorebi. I'm afraid to buy the new expansion, because I'm afraid they censored it so much that it'll make me mad.
The problem is there is a very strong anti-Japan racism among many people in North and South Korea, and they want to abolish anything that is even remotely Japanese. It's vindictive and racist. WWII was almost a century ago. The people who were alive then were little children at the time, and are now in their 80s or older. The Japanese of WWII were brainwashed by a fascist military regime. The people of modern Japan are extremely polite, selfless, liberal, and pacifistic; and they look down on the actions of military Japan. Why should they be prejudiced against for things they had nothing to do with?
My best friend was born in Korea, and she LOVES Japan, and says the people there are much nicer than the people in her home country of Korea. (She says Koreans tend to be rude and pushy, especially the old women.) I figure she's just being harsh on them, but lately the anti-Japan racism and "No Japan" bs coming out of Korea is really starting to offend me and make me dislike Korea.
My niece is half Filipino, and she used to love KPop (Korean pop music) and was fascinated by Korean culture. But now she hates Koreans, because they attacked a Filipino singer over a tattoo with Rising Sun influences, and even attacking the country of the Philippines itself. Now a lot of Filipinos are hating Korea over it, and say that Koreans are racists.
I lived in Japan for a few years. Bowing is NOT a religious thing. It's a way to show politeness. They bow instead of shaking hands. They bow to everybody, all the time. It's a way of saying "hello", "nice to meet you", "thank you", or "excuse me". They bow at Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines because bowing is how they show respect, to anybody and anything, not because of some religious thing. The Korean kids that went to my school in Japan bowed too, because that's what people do in Japan.
When my characters meet friends in Windenburg, they kiss each other on both cheeks. I don't make them do it. They just do, because it's Windenburg. I want them to bow when they meet people in Mt. Komorebi. I'm afraid to buy the new expansion, because I'm afraid they censored it so much that it'll make me mad.
The problem is there is a very strong anti-Japan racism among many people in North and South Korea, and they want to abolish anything that is even remotely Japanese. It's vindictive and racist. WWII was almost a century ago. The people who were alive then were little children at the time, and are now in their 80s or older. The Japanese of WWII were brainwashed by a fascist military regime. The people of modern Japan are extremely polite, selfless, liberal, and pacifistic; and they look down on the actions of military Japan. Why should they be prejudiced against for things they had nothing to do with?
My best friend was born in Korea, and she LOVES Japan, and says the people there are much nicer than the people in her home country of Korea. (She says Koreans tend to be rude and pushy, especially the old women.) I figure she's just being harsh on them, but lately the anti-Japan racism and "No Japan" bs coming out of Korea is really starting to offend me and make me dislike Korea.
My niece is half Filipino, and she used to love KPop (Korean pop music) and was fascinated by Korean culture. But now she hates Koreans, because they attacked a Filipino singer over a tattoo with Rising Sun influences, and even attacking the country of the Philippines itself. Now a lot of Filipinos are hating Korea over it, and say that Koreans are racists.
