God has landed on the Sims

[lala_rawraw]

Oh, this just is not right. I admit that I play the Sims2 (okay, laugh all you want to) but I love taking a break from writing news that makes my brain burst on a daily basis.

I have one tiny account at a well known content site and I say tiny because it is like 2 bucks a month for a great deal of content to download.

The site is very well known, in the community, for the amount of content it has and the amount of artists and players that visit either to upload or download.

It is, in terms of traffic, on par with DU, just to give you an idea.

I had a question, so I went to the chat area, my first time ever chatting with, well, Sim related people. I had questions and people were polite and answered them (I really could not figure out how to get the Sims to go into the fake basement structure, okay, I know, stupid).

Anyway, at some point I used the word "hell" in my question and boy oh boy did I get a talking to. It seems that the word "hell" is extremely profane and should not be used when discussing Sim-matters. I know you are thinking that kids play too, so that could be the reason. That argument does not fly and I will explain why:

1). Kids are in bed at this time of night and even if not...
2). The game itself allows adult Sims to have sex and "make babies"
3). The game allows teens to "make out" that is incredibly realistic
4). The game itself allows Sims to get drunk, and smoke bongs.

Just some examples...

aside from that, the term hell is not remotely as profane as half of the language on television, music, etc. To make things even more interesting, some of the content on the site for download is, let me say a bit too sexy for the kids argument.

So I inquired on what grounds a word like hell could be considered profane and I was told that no reason was required, that is, no reason was required for explanation.

So my fellow DUrs, it seems that even in the simulated world there is hypocrisy and faux morality.

[Catch22Dem]

1. Gamers are weird

You should know. I certainly do. I'm never shocked by the weird shit conversations I get involved in when chatting about games. As far as "hell" goes? Well, that's pretty strange.

[Bouncy Ball]

2. ...

[lala_rawraw]

3. I told them

I would write an article about the faux goodness of the site, much like Fox News, lol. They did not like that and so my chat session was cut a bit short. I don't intend to write anything of the sort, however, but I did post it here and I was very nice about not mentioning the site, even in my shock. Really though, you would find such delicate sensibilities in maybe a bridge game room or bingo, but this is Sims: they are not supposed to live in our reality, that is the point, no? I did manage to get a big HELL in there though right before I was shown the door:)

Okay, going to build houses and relax. You know, I don't even play the game, I just build houses, that is all. Very odd. There should be a really good simulated architectural game. The ones out are not on par with the ability to create and download custom content.

[Cleita]

4. OhMyDiety, I haven't done Sims in years. Now I must

go back and do so.

[CanuckAmok]

5. Let us not forget...

that the whole basis of the Sims is that the gamer is "playing God", creating Sims, providing the means for their existence, and directing the course of their lives and deaths.

So, really, what the hell is their point taking you to task for being 'profane'??!

[lala_rawraw]

6. Really

I mean Cheney (and hence the current use of that word) said far worse in public, in a serious place of public deliberation (yes, the Senate, when it actually functioned). Hell is other people... Sartre

[WMliberal]

7. I got my Sims an Orgasmatron!