The Sims, and any other video game that allows a person to create a character in their own image, can be likened unto the baby doll section of a toy store. To undo hundreds of years of self-hate is no small feat.
Currently, movements to include black and brown people in the beauty narrative is not simply a sign of changing times but also a necessity. These ideals are deeply ingrained in people of color. That rich, dark skin is not a marker of beauty but of savagery. The world at large teaches people of color that there is “good” and “bad” hair.
