Listen, I understand the appeal of redesigning NPCs. I really do. I learned to mod just to give River more clothes ya know
Changing clothes, hairstyles, tattoos, makeup, accessories… that’s all part of customization, and I think it’s fun. But sometimes people take it way too far.
When you’re changing core facial features, lightening skin, adding or removing defining features, or altering the traits that make a character look like their intended ethnicity to fit a more Eurocentric beauty standard, you’ve stopped redesigning the character and started replacing them.
I got called “DEI” because I pointed out that someone had whitewashed the hell out of Panam. Meanwhile, people have no problem with mods that completely change characters like that “Hot Boi” River mod. Which turns him into someone he’s not. To me, that’s where the line is. Customize the outfit. Change the hair. Give them new makeup. Have fun with it. But once you erase the features that make a character who they are, especially the features tied to their identity, it just feels gross to me.
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