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Garbage article but the devs spoke well.I do think that not mocking someone in any medium for their sexuality is important, meaning representation is good, but that's about it.... I don't remember ever playing a game that mocked non heterosexual people, maybe GTA? I wish he listed some games that mocked gay people etc, since he said there were so many.Quoting: "actually written as gay" - this makes absolutely no sense. The sexuality does not make the personality, or it shouldn't, that's why "playersexual" games work well enough. Unless the writer wants the character to constantly remind the player that they are gay by bitching all the time or overgesticulating or talking like "thiiiiiiiiiis" which are gay stereotypes.

"Sigzy05;c-17853234" wrote:Garbage article but the devs spoke well.I do think that not mocking someone in any medium for their sexuality is important, meaning representation is good, but that's about it.... I don't remember ever playing a game that mocked non heterosexual people, maybe GTA? I wish he listed some games that mocked gay people etc, since he said there were so many.Quoting: "actually written as gay" - this makes absolutely no sense. The sexuality does not make the personality, or it shouldn't, that's why "playersexual" games work well enough. Unless the writer wants the character to constantly remind the player that they are gay by ❤️❤️❤️❤️ all the time or overgesticulating or talking like "thiiiiiiiiiis" which are gay stereotypes.To expand on some things, it was rather hypocritical for the author to make a point about asking the reader to name characters "actually written as gay" then have half the bulk of his article be about The Sims, where there is no narrative story and the characters are mostly "playersexual" as he called it, where you make up your character and their sexuality. Sure, Morgyn Ember, the Heckings, and Greenburgs exist, but the majority of Sims players want to first and foremost create their own characters to play. It was a really off-putting point he was trying to make and the Sims is almost the ultimate antithesis of it. If he really wanted to drive the point home, the game Hades actually accomplishes LGBTQ representation far better than I've seen in almost any game, and it does it fluidly, without making it an agenda, and while also being a highly acclaimed game. A few major characters are in LGBTQ relationships, and Orpheus is so femininely presented that I believe he's intended to be trans. Then there's one of the entities who can help you who identifies as non-binary, and none of this is really thrust upon you as something they're trying to signal virtue. These things are just accepted as is in the game, and it was extremely refreshing to see. That game has also gotten a lot more attention than other indy games.

The article was very vague and with an unclear direction, and considering that it was written for a gaming community, it was less about games, and more about morality. I of course think that representation matter, but a specific topic of why it is important in games, could be answered differently than with a generalized misch-masch of sentimentality. I liked the person Carter's attitude though, to represent what needs representation; not to fit all in one mold. I don't think TS4 does this very clearly though, with a few exceptions. The game have binary gender as default in CAS. A game that doesn't have that is Call of Duty. I have not played it.I see a lot of players asking for pronouns to be changed, and it is rather silly to have the opportunity to gender-bend in CAS, and then be polarized in game. Non-heterosexuals are not a small minority in the world; yet the premades make it look that way.Most premades look similar to each other.I get very happy seeing all the positive features of representation, or shall we call it just life for once, in the sims games; but the article is too lyrical about it. Perhaps because it was written for the same reason as games are made, for profit, not politics or art, especially when produced by a large company like Electronic Arts. But maybe the SimGuru posting about it was just happy their collegue was represented.

I don't want sexuality. I love that the game makes no difference between sims at all. A husband and wife are no different from a husband and husband, which is positive representation to me.Saw a petition this other day. They wanted transgender sims to have different options. I try to understand transgender, as my brother is openly this FTM. But me and him agree, it is annoying to hear "trans male" "trans female," and downright trying to do a positive difference, when no difference is the most positive. Open to hear other opinions, no argument please, I like seeing a broader picture.NOTE: I.D.K. Enough about non binary to have an opinion on it. Please inform me in the comments if you are knowledgeable.

"BettyNewbie1;c-17861482" wrote:I don't want sexuality. I love that the game makes no difference between sims at all. A husband and wife are no different from a husband and husband, which is positive representation to me.Saw a petition this other day. They wanted transgender sims to have different options. I try to understand transgender, as my brother is openly this FTM. But me and him agree, it is annoying to hear "trans male" "trans female," and downright trying to do a positive difference, when no difference is the most positive. Open to hear other opinions, no argument please, I like seeing a broader picture.NOTE: I.D.K. Enough about non binary to have an opinion on it. Please inform me in the comments if you are knowledgeable.This is what i believe in. Trying so hard to include everyone to the point of listing every difference is not good.

Why LGBT Representation Is Important In Gaming.

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SEREFRAS
Seasoned Veteran
4 years ago
My favorite one was the Song of Solomon. That one is like a steamy romance novel. There's so much interesting stories in the book that makes modern day books lame.
SimmerGeorge
4 years ago
"SERVERFRA;c-17881155" wrote:
This lifestyle actually dates back to the Ancient times. So, basically nothing new.

Also some ancient Greek philosophers documented there being 3 genders in ancient Greece. "Male", "Female" and "In-Between".
Scobren
4 years ago
"SERVERFRA;c-17881611" wrote:
My favorite one was the Song of Solomon. That one is like a steamy romance novel. There's so much interesting stories in the book that makes modern day books lame.

So true I love reading it. Sims and Will Wright did bring out an important question of what kind of God would we be to our Sims? In order for it to be a true sandbox game there needs to be different paths our Sims to take. Sims is very educational with romance but there has been a question of romance during rabbit holes. Maybe it would be better if woohoo and kissing were not hidden in a rabbit hole because realizing narration from the imagination well can give kids the wrong information on how romance works. Like explaining alien pregnancy in the Sims with the history of male pregnancy is something if a parent doesn't explain to kids, they may get inaccurate information about it from a stranger on the internet. Sims I feel has been a positive education tool but could always use improvements too in that area. Just glad the spaced apart kissing got fixed because that would have scared kids. It was scary seeing babies grow to kids in the beginning too.

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