me: logs into tumblr for the first time in over a year my inbox: crusty messages from folks displaying true Fan Behaviour™️
me: turns off anon and logs back out lmao bye
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Anonymous asked:
why do you use aave if you're white? (based on your twitter pic)
I know birds can’t read, but if you can look at my pic, you can see my bio ;) I highlighted it for you just in case it’s 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 I’ve been extremely tolerant of your bullshit in my inbox, but I’m gonna kindly ask you to go fuck yourself, you ignorant crow.
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Kind of can’t believe that I’m even typing this, but I was fortunate enough to get super early access to Snowy Escape! ❄️
I’m not going to flood everyone’s dashboard, but I do have some screenshots I’d like to share! If you want to avoid spoilers, please block -
#ts4 snowy escape & #EAGameChangers
As always, I’m happy to answer any questions about the pack. 💙 Feel free to shoot me an ask!
Y’all when I say I’m so fuckin proud of Molly 😭💖
Anonymous asked:
are u black? cuz i realize you use A LOT of aave😭😭
I sure am 🤗 Also, it doesn’t 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 there’s a post where I say “as a black woman“ 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 I’m 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 I’ll get things set up and actually play soon~ I know I’m part of a quiet lil portion of Simblr but I hope y’all are doin well ♡
Just found out some GCs that really seem to hate me check out my blog so I’m just droppin them a lil post to say hey, have a good one~
Anonymous asked:
you do need to be thankful to grimcookies because without him you wouldn’t be getting any attention luv x 😘
Anonymous asked:
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 couldn’t 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 Value™ white simmers speaking up for The Sims to do anything is downright embarrassing. And the fact that they’re being seen as the driving forces behind this? Fuck that.
Of course this isn’t to say I’m 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 on “diversity”, 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 that’s 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 I’m so goddamn tired of it.
EA really said fuck you huh!!!
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. They’ve been caught doing that shit too many times for them not to have learned better— 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. they’re at a point in their career where they have agency over their creative direction. There’s no excuse.
Nifty Knitting Review → ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
To be entirely honest I’d give this pack 2 ½ stars out of 5, but, no half star symbol means a more generous rating! This isn’t 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). 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!
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savvysweet-deactivated20201216
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:
- @siminspring
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!
simblob reblogged
So what exactly is this blackout supposed to do???????
give brands and people an easy way to perform allyship without having to actually say or do anything about the current situation
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Hey Y’all I know that many people have shared and reblogged but I just wanted to continue to bring awareness to these topics and to keep people informed. If you wanna find ways to help the Black Lives Matter Movement here are some helpful links:
- Donate to Black Lives Matter: You can find the main donation page here.
- Get involved with your local BLM chapter: The full list is here.
- Or start your own: More info here.
- Donate to a bail fund: Some Twitter users are crowdsourcing lists of local organizations that help bail out protesters who get arrested. Thread here.
- Or another bail fund: This crowdsourced Google Doc of bail funds keeps getting bigger.
- Support the National Police Accountability Project: This group, a project of the National Lawyers Guild, helps people find legal counsel. More info here.
- Support Campaign Zero, a police reform group that has been working on policy solutions “informed by data and human rights principles.” More info here.
- Sign a petition: Civil rights group Color of Change launched a petition asking that all the officers involved in Floyd’s death are brought to justice. Find it here.
- Or another petition: The “Justice for George Floyd” petition on Change.org already has 8.5 million supporters. That sends a big message. Find it here.
Also, Happy Pride Month! To All of my LGBTQIA+ friends and followers, I hope you have a wonderful month. I know things are difficult right now but I have faith that things will get better. Specifically to my black queer followers please know that you are loved and appreciated.
If you would like to help support your local LGBTQ youth here is what you can do to help out, here are some resources that can help:
GSA clubs are student-run organizations that unite LGBTQIA+ and allied youth to build community and organize around issues impacting them in their schools and communities.
Information for LGBT teens on sexual activity, substance use, mental health, discrimination, and violence.
The It Gets Better Project inspires people across the globe to share their stories and remind the next generation of LGBTQIA+ youth that hope is out there, and it will get better.
The Q Card is a simple and easy-to-use communication tool designed to empower LGBTQIA+ youth to become actively engaged in their health, and to support the people who provide their care.
Q Chat Space is a digital LGBTQIA+ center where teens join live-chat, professionally facilitated, online support groups.