In the coming week, the new gameplay extension "My wedding stories" for the SIMS 4. Before we learn about the DLC tonight at 7 pm (on Twitch and YouTube), the DeveloperStudio Maxis announced that you do not get the pack everywhere be published.
- Homosexual Sims couple is in focus
- Law stylized presentation of homosexuality to propaganda
- The SIMS stands for diversity
Specifically, it is about a law in Russia, because of which the team could have adapted the content in a way they could "not be in line with [their] values.
Homosexual Sims couple is in focus
That's why it's in "my wedding stories": With the add-on you get the opportunity to plan and celebrate weddings. Sims could marry before, but now it is also possible to use the preparations and the ceremony. Everything can be planned and run in the smallest detail here.
Where is the problem? In the Sims same-sex marriagoes are always allowed. Incidentally, that's why the Sims 4 in Russia has an age release from 18 (via BBC). And of course, two women or two men can also engage in the new wedding expansion of marriage.
But not only that: Maxis has moved a lesbian couple to the focus of their marketing campaign. Dominique and Camille, or Dom and Cam, find together in the trailer of the gameplay pack and marry at the end. Such a representation of a homosexual marriage is considered by the Russian State as Propaganda.
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Law stylized presentation of homosexuality to propaganda
In Russia, there is a "law against homosexual propaganda", which prohibits media, to present non-traditional sexual relations with minors as a normal condition. The law introduced in 2013 is criticized by many official institutions. More about this can be read on the site of the Foreign Office.
According to Maxis, the team did not want to bend the law and therefore decided not to publish the DLC in Russia:
During the development and development of our brand storytelling, we have become aware that we can not share our history of Cam and Cathedral throughout the world. The possibility to tell stories - any stories - is the core of our work to the Sims. Hold back the story of Cam and Cathedral, we could not have been harmonious with our lived values.
Unfortunately, the statements are not concrete, why apart from the publication. Since the Sims 4 in Russia is from 18, a release would probably have not been a problem. However, Maxis would probably not be able to share their marketing on social channels.
Here you can see the said trailer for Wedding DLC:
The SIMS stands for diversity
Maxi's trying very much to involve as many people as possible in the gaming experience of the SIMS 4. For example, it is now possible to select non-binary pronouns for the SIMS. But even in terms of fashion is a lot of command: be it a male fashion set, which is to redefine "masculinity" or the latest update, which brings into play from the Dragqueen Pablllo Vittar inspired clothes.
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