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Imagine if they actually hired black folk instead of just constantly making themselves look so damn foolish by trying to be inclusive of black culture without actually consulting black peopleĀ š
why do you use aave if you're white? (based on your twitter pic)
I know birds canāt read, but if you can look at my pic, you can see my bio ;)
I highlighted it for you just in case itās still a lil too tough for you to figure out!
And not that I owe anyone an explanation of my skin tone? Because literally what the fuck who skin tone-polices people? But, I dealt with a lot of internalized racism growing up! I grew up in a painfully white neighbourhood. In my highschool you could count the number of black kids on two hands. I though my darker skin was ugly because everyone around me was white. I did everything possible to change myself to be what I thought other people found attractive. So yeah, I am very light skinned. Even when I was darker though I was still a beige cause my mom is white.
Whether I meet your standards or not though, I have a beautiful black family, I am surrounded by wonderful black culture, and I am a black woman.
Now Iāve been extremely tolerant of your bullshit in my inbox, but Iām gonna kindly ask you to go fuck yourself, you ignorant crow.
Me: Wow the new update is making me want to play my game! I should go look at Tumblr! I miss the community!
Some Crusty Bird in my Inbox: Bitch you thought?
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are u black? cuz i realize you use A LOT of aavešš
I sure am š¤
Also, it doesnāt say it on my blog here, but if you have a look at my twitter (either sims or personal) it says it right there in the bio.
Also if you look on literally the first page of my blog thereās a post where I say āas a black womanā lol
Not sure if this post is trying to start problems on purpose or not but I got a laugh out of it anyhow so thanks~
Also since Iām here, hi!
I got a new computer and the idea of re-adding cc is actually making me want to play the game?????
What a concept!
Hopefully Iāll get things set up and actually play soon~
I know Iām part of a quiet lil portion of Simblr but I hope yāall are doin wellĀ ā”
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so you're just gonna pretend shelly didn't create a giant petition?
That is definitely not what I was trying to do and I apologize if it came off that way!
Shelly falls into the part where I said that Twitter is limiting and that there are many other simmers raising awareness. I couldnāt get her @ in those two lil tweets while trying to say what I wanted to cohesively.
What @savvysweet did? Raising over 80,000 signatures showing that people want change? That is fucking phenomenal and I am so goddamn proud of her.
I mentioned it in my reblog of her post and I had made a mention of it to her on Discord. She absolutely deserves acknowledgement for her efforts as well.
No one asked for my opinion but that has literally never stopped me.
Twitter is limiting on what you can fit into a reply but there are so many other wonderful, beautiful, unapologetically BLACK creators that deserve credit for their fight the last 6 years.
The fact that it took High Valueā¢ white simmers speaking up for The Sims to do anything is downright embarrassing. And the fact that theyāre being seen as the driving forces behind this? Fuck that.Ā
Of course this isnāt to say Iām not thankful change is happening. I am fucking thrilled for better representation! But the journey to get here has been extremely disappointing and telling of The Sims and their views onĀ ādiversityā, and the process of this happening has been a double edged sword.
Hey remember when I actually played The Sims and made content and enjoyed the game thatās been a huge part of my life for 20 years?
Yeah me neither.
I really wanna try to force myself to play again and have fun. I miss my goofy characters. I miss taking screenshots. I miss making CC. I miss having fun with the game.
The venn diagram of my enjoyment of the game ending, and another factor, is a fucking circle and Iām so goddamn tired of it.
This girl said the n word, wore a durag, did blackface TWICE and is in a scandal right now for wearing an outfit clearly inspired by African cultures. She just keeps going, all antiblack all day.
and to be clear to anyone outside of the Kpop fandom: hwasa (and by extension mamamoo) have made this their career. Theyāve been caught doing that shit too many times for them not to have learned betterā this has been going on for Y E A R S. a lot of kpop groups are guilty of appropriation, but nobody does it quite like mamamoo. theyāre at a point in their career where they have agency over their creative direction. Thereās no excuse.
To be entirely honest Iād give this pack 2 Ā½Ā stars out of 5, but, no half star symbol means a more generous rating! This isnāt a complete in depth review by any means! I only cover CAS objects, Build/Buy objects, and other opinions! The review is completely honest however (always have been), and I am not sugar coating anything (guilty, oops).Ā But anyhow, I have thoughts to share so here we goooo!
Thanks to the EA Game Changers for providing me with an early access copy of The Sims 4 Nifty Knitting for review!
Nifty KnittingĀ Ā CAS ā ā ā ā ā ā
CAS in one word: Disappointing.
As with every pack, the quality of the meshes just gets better and better and the devs that bust their buns creating these objects deserve nothing but praise. Weāve come REAL far from TS4ā²s horribly textured origins- thereās no denying that! Credit where credit is due!
However.
The choices in regards to what items get put in? Whoās calling these shots?
I know this pack was community voted, so the community is partially to blame, but whomst on the team is constantly suggesting these items that just make you go, āwell that sure is a choiceā. Who keeps pushing the incredibly high hairlines? Who has the fascination with making the hair volumeĀ that tall? For the love of everything who is in charge of the pants???Ā
There are a few solid pieces and the colour choices range from more vibrant and fun to toned down shades and they mix and match with other packs wonderfully! The amount of objects is slim but it is a Stuff Pack and to be expected. Style choices aside, the main drawback is that since the pack is all about knitting the majority of the CAS items are locked behind your sims knitting skill. I mean, yeah I get it, but also? Gonna be downloading unlocked versions of those ASAP cause not every single one of my sims are gonna knit. I think having clothes be locked is a great idea and ties in wonderfully! Itās fun! But when most of your CAS objects are locked behind a skill? Ehhhh... Knitting skill clothes and regular CAS content should be separate, in my opinion.
Other than that thereās really not much to say about CAS. Itās unremarkable, I didnāt even make my usual CAS favourites posts because, well, I donāt really have any favourites from this pack. Some of the tops are very cute and Iām sure Iāll use them a ton, same with the couple items for kids and tots, but other than that nothing really stands out. Well, a couple things stand out but not in a positive light...
ā¢ First - Why do we keep getting the same ill-fitting jeans over and over? The single pair of jeans from this pack look fine on feminine-framed sims, but when you use the masculine version itās extremely apparent who they were designed for. Also why donāt the guys get the glitter pants option by default? Itās the SAME mesh! I just!Ā Who is in charge of PANTS???Ā
ā¢ Second - That one hair. You know the one. Look, maybe they genuinely hadnāt seen the CC version, but weāre meant to believe that the folks that gave us the shake n go from Discover University and the crunchy crimped chip bag from Eco Living pulled this one out?? *squints loudly* I dunnoooo!
Nifty KnittingĀ Build & Buy ā ā ā ā ā ā
Build /Buy for this pack isĀ harder to critique because the art direction of the was voted on by the community. The objects are all super well done and Iāll be using them all a ton! Everything has matching colour swatches that include fun bright options as well as natural tones and solid white and solid black. All in all the art style isnāt bad! Itās very cute to be honest! Some of the objects give off a very ācrafty-youtuber-chicā vibe, and while that isnāt my thing, it is incredibly cute! Regardless of if youāre into it or not, the objects mix and match with previous packs really well and can easily be integrated into any sort of build! Also I need to give credit toĀ (I believe itās Sim Guru Kimmi) whoever did the adorable art in the embroidery rings. Itās so flippin cute yāall. Iām not into the flower things that go with them but thatās nothing a lil CC canāt fix!Ā Ā
At first there doesnāt seem to be a lot for Build/Buy but thatās because a lot of the goodies are hidden in debug because your sim needs to knit them! The items your sim can create are absolutely adorable and I know Iāll be cramming my builds with all of them! (seriously those hanging plants, poufs, and rugs? theyāre going everywhere. no build is safe.)
My largest complaint with Build/Buy is the four āuniqueā objects that are the same rocking chair four times... This seems to have become a trend since Tiny Living whereĀ āuniqueā items are just the same items with little to no change, and this pack isnāt immune to it. Like I get it, one has arms and the other doesnāt, and one has a cushion.. But come on now. At least make the style of the chair different from arms to no arms. I really hope this is the last we see of this trend but Iām not holding my breath...
Nifty KnittingĀ Gameplay ā n/a
I havenāt actually tried out gameplay yet because Iām going to explore it while streaming!
If you want to hang out and watch you can follow here to see when I go live!~
Nifty KnittingĀ Would I Buy This at Release ā Probably Not
All in all, while it is a very cute pack, I think Iād wait and buy it on sale.
The CAS is just so lackluster, and while the Build/Buy is cute it isnāt enough to solely pull the weight of the pack. Iām excited to play and see the cute interactions between sims, like parents and grandparents teaching kids and teens to knit, but Iām not sure how much more into the gameplay Iāll actually be, seeing as, well, there really isnāt any gameplay added. I know it adds a whole new skill and aspiration, as well as the Plopsy feature which Iām sure Iāll get a ton of use out of, but for me personally, the pack still falls short. As someone who loves crochet I was super excited for this, but in the end it just feels incomplete somehow.Ā Ā
This is a harder one to critique since it was community voted, so some people are going to LOVE it, while others might not! Both are valid!! Everyone has their own tastes and interests! So make sure you check out what other Game Changers are saying and see how you feel about it!~ ā”
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OK, Lets Discuss a topic that has been something that has been on my mind in recent days. Recently @grimcookies made an intriguing and informative video on the darker skin-tones and how they need to be fixed and how makeup doesnāt look as good on darker skin tones in the game. I suggest watching that video for a bit more insight.
The sad truth is, The Sims darker skin-tones arenāt made very well. They look very ashy and have no vibrancy. When the sims game initially came out in 2014, The game had little to no range for darker-skinned people, and the shades that they did have were very bad. In February of 2018, The Sims added a few more darker shades which brought the total to 10 medium to dark shades.
Those additional shades that they added, on the four darkest shades, a small patch of discoloration surrounds the nose. The existing makeup in the game also doesnāt look quite right on those new tones. For instance, adding lipstick creates an out of place line around the edges of a Simsā lips.Ā
@escapingpotplantā made a fix to the additional swatches a few years ago HERE
Representation matters! We deserve to accurately show and represent ourselves. This game has shown growth in many areas but we still have a long way to go. It has been 6 years since the release of this game and we are still waiting for more representation.Ā We shouldnāt have to rely on CC to get the representation that we deserve. For a game that prides itself on inclusivity I think that there should be a color-wheel for the sims skin-tones. There already is a color wheel for PETS in the game and I think that Sims should have the ability to do so as well. I want to start a petition to get more skins-tones that accurately represent us and our diversity. If you want to sign you can click HERE
But until then, here are some links that could be helpful If you are looking for accurate representation for your sims:
@xmiramira
Ā Melanin Pack, Melanin Pack 2, Baby Melanin Pack
@peacemaker-ic
The Other SideĀ Skin-Tones
@pyxiidis
Stuck on You Skin-Tones
@siminspring
B-Natural Medium Dark,Ā Phenomenal Warm,Ā Phenomenal Cool
@disorganaized
Cloud Skin Tones, CumulusĀ Skin Tones
I hope those links help people. It is hard enough that as black people we donāt get accurately represented in the media. But this game is a LIFE simulation and I think we should be able to represent our life in an accurate way. If you want to sign the petition for a color-wheel/ more skin-tones please click HERE! We can be the change we want to see!Ā
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