Raj Rasoya - Tumblr Posts
justice for raj rasoya - a quick rant about townie makeovers
so i was casually scrolling on my dash and i saw someone playing with the city living townies. i was appalled when i realized that one of these sims was intended to be raj rasoya, a sikh chef living in the spice market of san myshuno. the sim in the post looked drastically different to raj, he was barely recognizable until i checked the tags. i then began looking at his tag on tumblr, and it’s lowkey making me sick to my stomach.
i don’t know why i’m uncomfortable with this, or it it’s just me but it’s so unsettling to see people either white wash, slim down, or remove raj’s turban when they make him over. i don’t understand the need that people have to change raj into something completely unrecognizable because he doesn’t fit western beauty standards. why must we make him have a chiseled bod and lightly tanned skin? why do we feel the need to make his nose smaller and remove his nose bridge? why do we feel the need to remove his turban?
the turban and even the kara (bracelet raj and geeta wear) are both symbols of their faith. it begs me to ask the question, would the perpetrators that have white washed raj do the same to an EA townie that’s hijabi? probably not - at least, i would hope not.
this is weird and lowkey not okay. it’s quite clear that EA intended for the rasoyas to be sikh. why are we trying to erase their ethnic features and backgrounds?
now before you guys come at me, i’m going to say that - it’s your game i’m not policing you - however, i am pointing out how weird and disrespectful it comes across to actively erase the features and religious qualities of townies that were specifically given these identities.
thank you for coming to my ted talk. please let me know if this is just a me issue, i’m genuinely curious to see how other people feel about this. my inbox is open, and i’d be happy to chat. it says my comments are enabled, but people have had trouble with commenting on my posts before, so just shoot me an ask instead!
Wanted to share some of my favorite townie makeovers from my in progress save so far! I think ? I nailed Gunther’s pretentious art dude vibe, and I’m super happy with Raj especially.
Also wow do I need to start searching for a reshade or lighting mod for screenshots, editing these by hand with default ea lighting was something. Also lets ignore the fact Judith’s hair is cut off at the top, I have no idea how that happened.
Raj Rasoya
Age 34 years old
Lives in San Myshuno with his mother (she lives with him, not the other way around)
Executive Chef at the hot new restaurant that took over the Stargazer Lounge
Would love to find a partner to settle down with but with early morning market runs and late nights at the restaurant, he doesn't have the time to commit to someone.
I love Raj! I had so much fun with his makeover! He's so squishy and cute! I hope he finds love but I don't know with who. Also, I gave him a younger brother (I can't help expanding the premades families!) named Mandeep and he is married with two sons and is Geeta's favourite.
