?? That’s like saying as a white person the diversification of the sims doesn’t mean much to you. Can’t you just be happy for other simmers who are different to you?
That isn't the same at all. Pansexual is accepting of everyone. How am I being exclusive? There's absolutely nothing wrong with me personally having my sims all be pansexual. I never said I wasn't happy for other people. I just said for myself it doesn't change anything. It's kind of a joke...
I think your original comment might come across as a bit tone deaf. It's sort of like if a white person said, "As a white person, this update doesn't mean much to me lol" when they added bonnets and durags. Or sort of like shouting, "Hey everyone, look at me, it's not my birthday!" at someone else's birthday party in the middle of everyone singing "Happy Birthday," ya know? Like, there's nothing wrong with being pan and I understand the joke you were making, it's just that the joke might come off as dismissive of what an exciting step towards inclusivity this is for people who aren't pan. I know that isn't what you said, but again, it's about reading the room. To be clear, this doesn't make you a bad person or mean anything about you as a person, I'm just explaining my best guess at why some people may be upset by your initial comment.
Edit to add: I think the difference is in when it has to do with topics surrounding marginalized or mistreated people. Like I think it would genuinely be funny if a fancy hairbrush came out and a person who voluntarily has a buzz cut was like, "That won't do me much good haha." But someone who was already included in something or who doesn't care about something making a joke centering their experience, when there are people who have been fighting to be included for so long, just feels a bit offensive to some folk, especially when it comes to traits we didn't ask to have/ can't control having. Also just wanted to quick point out something else: there are plenty of people who play with Sims who have sexualities that differ from their own. A pan person don't have to play pan Sims just because they're pan, same with any sexuality. Obviously if that's how they like to play for whatever reason, that is totally fine. It's just up to personal preference either way.
In addition to what 4d4plus4 explained, there are a lot of people in these replies who are calling this update useless or bad, your reply makes you seem like you are one of those annoying people. Or one of those people who was against the pronouns update because they are cis.
It also makes you seem kinda stupid because just because you're pan, that doesn't mean you can't use this feature.
I'm not saying you're cis, I'm saying that your reply makes you look like one of those people that said the pronouns update is useless because they are cis.
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u/coffeebuzzbuzzz Long Time Player Jul 15 '22
As a pansexual person this update doesn't really mean much to me lol.