u/ManicCanary

Because no lies detected 😂😭

So I made this no CC sim and decided to share her with the community. Most people were really complimentary, but this dude decided to throw out the same tired stereotype that’s constantly used to demean Black women by calling her “an ugly dude.”

And when I didn’t take the bait and get angry, it suddenly became “just a joke.”

And yeah, I know some people are gonna say “it’s just a sim, who cares?” but I think that misses the broader issue. It’s the insidious microaggressions hiding behind “dark humor” and “jokes.” How many times have Black women had “you look masculine” weaponized against them? So, when someone deliberately misgenders a clearly feminine Black sim, I recognized the pattern immediately.

Honestly, maybe I’m just getting old and crotchety, but I miss when the Sims community felt more welcoming and genuinely excited about diversity instead of increasingly hostile toward it.

Here’s hoping the Paralives community doesn’t end up going down the same road.

Sometimes I forget to leave my lot, so I created an open neighborhood where my Sims can go out on the town without dealing with the hassle of a loading screen. Now they get to have a social life instead of being stuck on their home lot. Lol, I don’t even have lag, I’m just too lazy to use the phone to travel.

It features:

• One 3 bedroom
• One 5-bedroom house
• 3 Town homes
• gym
• bar
• "Thrift store"
• Bubble tea cafe
• cafe
• community garden
• park
• playground
• street festival
• various food vendors
• market stall

I use the Kuttoes NPC Everywhere mod, which keeps all the shared spaces staffed. I haven’t managed to get the bubble tea station staffed, so I pretend my sim runs it. Similarly, the thrift store isn’t functional, but it’s perfect for taking pictures.

Available on the gallery ID manicpot8to

Lot Name: PRI TPA TOWN

Also free on Patreon check the comments.

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