Hey all... I'm feeling kind of sick, so I'm going to make this one quick... (not intentionally made to rhyme =P). In the August 1st edition of the Times, you might have seen a few issues that were brought up:
1. The lack of dark skinned city workers.
2. 80% of the clothes at the mall are designed for "white" Caucasian people.
3. Racism.
To start with the issue of most importance, let's address racism. Racism is prejudice towards a group of people who have a different skin color (ethnic background, language, etc) than you, and you feel that you are superior. As my friend says, it's an "ignorance and intolerance for difference". If you are raised with the correct morals, you don't need to be told that this is wrong. In history class, we have learned about black slavery that was abolished around the world as the 1800's progressed. The time of hardship that followed produced some of the most famous people whose names we have all heard: for example, Martin Luther King. We learned that females had no rights, and protested to attend university, hold jobs, stand up to male dominance, stereotypes, and obtain the right to vote as a citizen. Though trial and error, we had to recognize our own mistakes in an effort to compensate for losses and educate the newer generations. To slip back into this degrading, long since eradicated point of view, would be insulting the ancestors who made our equality a right.
What you need to realize is that it's not the Workers, but the citizens who have taken the most active role in the DESIGNING of face parts. I don't know about the rest of you, but when I make a face part, I want to be able to wear it. Eventually the novelty wears off, but it's great to be able to say "I made this =D". The main reasons people become designers is because they want a part which is not on the market, they are looking for an alternate income, or are artistic and have a desire to prove themselves.
Just as males are the minority in Whyville, the same goes for anyone of a different skin color (eye shape, lip shape, nose shape, birthmarks, freckles, etc) than clear peach, oval eyed and glossy lipped. I know it sounds bad, but there will ALWAYS be more clothing designed with white skin because this is what the majority of consumers are looking for. Editor's Note: Do you think that will still be true if Whyville suddenly becomes popular in Japan? Hmmm...
But stop, stop, hold up right here. What's this comment I see in another article about everyone having blonde hair with those little extensions? I remember looking around Whyville and finding brown and red hair the dominant color nowadays. As for that entire issue on how "blondes all look alike", maybe you should look closely at each face in the room. No face looks the same, unless people INTENTIONALLY did so to be twins, triplets, quintuplets... um... LoL. I really don't understand what people are going on with -- I mean, look at the different faces of Whyville. To name a few people, how about:
Chrissy37
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Treasure7
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Hotfairy
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Piker
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Girlyleo
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Timbrland
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Now these are only a few examples of faces, but I really don't see an abundance of similarity. I would appreciate if these comments about "every person looking alike, that we need to try individuality" would stop.
Complaining and blaming the general public because of the lack of dark skinned outfits isn't helping anything; you can't order people to make parts for you, and they have no obligation to do so. The logical thing, obviously, is design it for yourself. Instead of telling us we could get rich off of making dark skinned clothes, take advantage of your own advice -- YOU could . And think about it: there is such a wide market; you can start a new trend yourself. How about tan skin? I believe somebody DID try this before, but while they chose an orangy color, you could use a light brown. As for the excuse that you "can't design, it's too hard", that alibi holds no water. A few of us may be gifted in the art of designing, or just may be artistic, but nobody's first part was great -- it takes practice. "I don't have enough money"? Play the games, get another account, or auction off some of your spare face parts at the Bazaar.
The lack of black city workers was another thing brought up -- are you asking people to lie about their true skin color in order to balance out the staff? That's a bit Adolph Hiterlish, if you think about it. =P He was bent on creating the perfect controlled Aryan race. If you are asking people to be a certain color, forcing it upon them, basically controlling them in order to create your idea of balance -- then isn??t that also a bit wrong?
The saying goes, "I am what I am", so let me be just that, okay?
I'm Liss22, not to be a victim of pessimism.
