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Going Mostly CC-Free

I don’t play Sims the way I used to, and when I do get the urge to play I find myself faced with the grueling task of going through my mods and CC and figuring out what needs to be updated, what’s obsolete, what’s just plain broken... And by the time I’m done I’ve lost the urge to play.

I’ve been toying with the idea of going CC-free or at least mostly CC-free and recent things revealed about the MCCC Discord admins sort of helped me decide that, yeah, we’re just dumping it all. Clean slate, more or less. It’s not that I’m associating all of the CC and mods I have with MCCC but it just sort of tipped the decision for me toward just “clear it all out and start fresh.”

I’m keeping CC that I’ve made, custom berry skintones, custom maps, Peacemaker’s window/door add-ons, Brazenlotus’ custom vegetables, and a few other random pieces of CC that I recognize that I use A LOT. I’m keeping “More CAS Columns” and “UI Cheats Extended,” which beside the garden mods from Brazenlotus should be the only thins I need to check on after patches.

Before I started, my Mods folder was at 10.1GB and ended at 1.76GB. It feels very liberating. It’s going to break my current saves A HELL OF A LOT but... If I want to save any of those families I may just decide to relocate them to a new save. But that’s if I go back.

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Let’s Talk About The MCCC Discord and Sexual Harassment by Support Team Members

In the wake of yesterday and some productive conversations I had with members of the team, I had hoped maybe there was a way to move forward, and held out hope that positive change could come from the MCCC Discord’s team. Unfortunately, what I learned this afternoon has made me realize that’s not possible. I do not think it is safe to be in the MCCC Discord. This is largely due to this user, and the team’s reaction to their actions:

I’ve learned that this member sexually harassed at least two members of the server. When reported, not only was this user defended by EG and other members of the team, but EG also insulted the worth of those reporting it. They sent messages in sexual nature and NSFW game scenes using Wicked Whims to users they did not know well, and didn’t even know the age of.

The victims have tried to come forward in the past, but were not heard. This is my attempt to help them be heard, and to warn off others.

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#this and my last reblog are the nails in the coffin #going vanilla in my game

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Let’s Talk MCCC, Systemic Racism, and How People Of Color Are Excluded From Communities

You might have seen some posts today about MCCC’s Discord and how they allow posts from racists or participating in racism, but threathen or ban people for talking about racism and delete their messages. If not, check the post here and the reblog here. I’m here to shed some light on the situation, and showcase different times I’ve seen discussion on racism shut down, and racists go without warning.

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#left the Discord #uninstalling MCCC #i was already thinking about going vanilla in my game but this and the next reblog just put the nails in the coffin

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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 doesn’t 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 aren’t 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 doesn’t look quite right on those new tones. For instance, adding lipstick creates an out of place line around the edges of a Sims’ lips.

@escapingpotplant 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. We shouldn’t 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

Melanin Pack, Melanin Pack 2, Baby Melanin Pack

@peacemaker-ic

The Other Side Skin-Tones

@pyxiidis

Stuck on You Skin-Tones

@siminspring

B-Natural Medium Dark, Phenomenal Warm, Phenomenal Cool

@disorganaized

Cloud Skin Tones, Cumulus Skin Tones

I hope those links help people. It is hard enough that as black people we don’t 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!

#black representation #representation matters

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please test your content on fat sims

if your content does not work with all body types then don’t bother releasing it

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this should be a given but yes

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