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    Re: Is the SIMS game possibly a little bit racist?

    Maybe 'racist' was the wrong word, but I thought that was what you used when whites hate blacks.

    Also its the first time I've ever made a black SIM.
    @Shadow I think this game came out a little later than the original, cause the original was just called 'The SIMS' but this one is 'The SIMS Deluxe Edition' - cause The SIMS was no longer available at the time when I went to buy it.
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    Re: Is the SIMS game possibly a little bit racist?

    Quote Originally Posted by SpunkiSpirou View Post
    Maybe 'racist' was the wrong word, but I thought that was what you used when whites hate blacks.

    Also its the first time I've ever made a black SIM.
    @Shadow I think this game came out a little later than the original, cause the original was just called 'The SIMS' but this one is 'The SIMS Deluxe Edition' - cause The SIMS was no longer available at the time when I went to buy it.
    The only people that hate blacks is the ku klucks klan - at least that's what I see these days. Mexicans, whites, and blacks all get along in my city, so you rarely see racism these days, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Then in the prison system, you have different gangs for each race - and they fight one another all the time - unless there's a truce in place between the leaders.
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    Re: Is the SIMS game possibly a little bit racist?

    To be honest, unless the actual SIM display says "This sim doesn't like this sim because he's black" you can't really attach racism to that game.. sim attraction is based on a lot of things and I doubt a title like The Sims would actually include race as one of those factors >_<

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    Re: Is the SIMS game possibly a little bit racist?

    Quote Originally Posted by Abbey View Post
    To be honest, unless the actual SIM display says "This sim doesn't like this sim because he's black" you can't really attach racism to that game.. sim attraction is based on a lot of things and I doubt a title like The Sims would actually include race as one of those factors >_<
    Hmm. Do the newer SIM games contain various races in it? I've never played the SIMS but my girlfriend does sometimes.
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    Re: Is the SIMS game possibly a little bit racist?

    Can this thread be deleted, it's really stupid...lol

    Quote Originally Posted by cpvr View Post
    The only people that hate blacks is the ku klucks klan - at least that's what I see these days. Mexicans, whites, and blacks all get along in my city, so you rarely see racism these days, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Then in the prison system, you have different gangs for each race - and they fight one another all the time - unless there's a truce in place between the leaders.
    Discrimination is everywhere, people aren't as open about their racist beliefs because luckily it's now considered wrong, but discriminatory attitudes still flourish. Whether they be homophobia, racism, antisemitism, anti-immigration, sexism, etc. One thing I like better about the US than SA is if someone is racist there, they aren't at all ashamed or feel they might be wrong about it, it's quite disgusting.

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    Re: Is the SIMS game possibly a little bit racist?

    Quote Originally Posted by cpvr View Post
    The only people that hate blacks is the ku klucks klan - at least that's what I see these days. Mexicans, whites, and blacks all get along in my city, so you rarely see racism these days, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Then in the prison system, you have different gangs for each race - and they fight one another all the time - unless there's a truce in place between the leaders.
    My mate said something about Klu Klux Klan being in her area a while back, I thought they were something from the 60s and they weren't around anymore. They look like ghosts with pointy hats and carrying torches with them right? Like Peter Griffin on that FG ep with the black dude.
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    Re: Is the SIMS game possibly a little bit racist?

    Quote Originally Posted by SpunkiSpirou View Post
    My mate said something about Klu Klux Klan being in her area a while back, I thought they were something from the 60s and they weren't around anymore. They look like ghosts with pointy hats and carrying torches with them right? Like Peter Griffin on that FG ep with the black dude.
    Sadly, yes they are still around and yes that's how they look. I live in the south and the KKK has rallies sometimes.

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    Re: Is the SIMS game possibly a little bit racist?

    Quote Originally Posted by zoldos View Post
    Sadly, yes they are still around and yes that's how they look. I live in the south and the KKK has rallies sometimes.
    They were trying to get their own highway somewhere as well and it was rejected. Did you hear about that?
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    Re: Is the SIMS game possibly a little bit racist?

    Quote Originally Posted by cpvr View Post
    Hmm. Do the newer SIM games contain various races in it? I've never played the SIMS but my girlfriend does sometimes.
    The Sims 3 pretty much lets you choose from a color panel which color you want your sim to be. I think you can even go as far as making them pale green or purple, etc. There's a *huge* amount of customization options in those games. Even TS2 was pretty good for that. There's also the option of being able to download and install extra game content, so instead of having the base hair/facial detail options, you could have pink hair and bug eyes.

    As for races, you can completely adjust eyes, nose, mouth, skin color, hair color/style etc - so if you wanted to you could make your character look black, caucasian, oriental, arabic, etc etc.

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    Re: Is the SIMS game possibly a little bit racist?

    Quote Originally Posted by cpvr View Post
    They were trying to get their own highway somewhere as well and it was rejected. Did you hear about that?
    No I haven't. Where was this at? I live in Mississippi.

 

 

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