#ts4 african diaspora cc

[sheepyshenanigans]

Holiday Wonderland - Kwanzaa Set by OranosTR on The Sims Resource 

Holiday Wonderland - Kwanzaa Top  https://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/OranosTR/downloads/details/category/sims4-clothing-female-teenadultelder-everyday/title/holiday-wonderland-kwanzaa-top/id/1517455/ 

Holiday Wonderland - Kwanzaa Pants  https://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/OranosTR/downloads/details/category/sims4-clothing-female-teenadultelder-everyday/title/holiday-wonderland-kwanzaa-pants/id/1517466/ 

Holiday Wonderland - Kwanzaa Skirt  https://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/OranosTR/downloads/details/category/sims4-clothing-female-teenadultelder-everyday/title/holiday-wonderland-kwanzaa-skirt/id/1517465/ 

Holiday Wonderland - Kwanzaa Headband  https://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/OranosTR/downloads/details/category/sims4-accessories-female-hats/title/holiday-wonderland-kwanzaa-headband/id/1517467/ 

Holiday Wonderland - Kwanzaa Earrings  https://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/OranosTR/downloads/details/category/sims4-accessories-female-earrings/title/holiday-wonderland-kwanzaa-earrings/id/1517454/ 

#ts4 cc #ts4 cultural cc #ts4 holiday cc #kwanzaa #ts4 kwanzaa #ts4 historical cc #ts4 african cc #ts4 african american cc #ts4 african diaspora cc #1960s cc #1970s cc #ts4 hippie cc #ts4 fantasy cc #OranosTR #the sims resource #bohemian #boho

[saturngalore]

afrofuturism🪐

☆ one ~ solange hair by darknightt (tsr warning) ☆ two ~ loretta hair by @simtric ☆ three ~ bahati braids by @sheabuttyr ☆ four ~ isonoe hair by octetsica ☆ five ~ binah braids by @sheabuttyr ☆ six ~ cornrows & curls hair by @leeleesims1 ☆ seven ~ indie hair by @sashima ☆ eight ~ loc petals by @shespeakssimlish ☆ nine ~ mnemosyne hair by octetsica ☆

mini dedication essay to black simmers and ts4 creators below! pls read if you have the chance! <3

this edit is a small homage to afrofuturism and the various unique black hairstyles (and especially the black creators of most of these hairs) that i have downloaded and admired over the years! some of these are old and some of these are new.

to me, afrofuturism means constantly honoring/reclaiming/challenging the past while constantly creating/dreaming of a better society/world/future. a society/world/future that embraces and empowers all of our differences, ingenuity, aspirations, and unique lived/cultural experiences. a society/world/future that does not limit us through the various systems of marginalization and oppression (racism, homophobia, transphobia, fatphobia, sexism, xenophobia, ableism, classism, colorism, etc.) that often affects how we, as black people, live today.

blackness is so diverse and intricate yet it's always been a struggle to find my culture within a game that's known for being so limiting, bland, and extremely eurocentric when it comes to hairstyles, clothing, food traditions/events, etc. black simmers have always had to figure out how to make this game more inclusive and make it resemble either more like how our ancestors lived, how our current lives are, or how we would want our lives (and even our children's lives) to look like in the future no matter how dystopian the real world look and feel now. fortunately, these hairs and their uniqueness bring a huge sense of culture and style to this game. they have always inspired me and made me feel extremely proud to a part of the lovely african diaspora (and the ever-growing black simmer community).

in a way, being a black simmer and cc creator usually means that we are often digitally creating our own worlds as afrofuturists to varying degrees (whether we know it or not) every time we open our game, make our sims, make houses, and/or make black cultural cc. also, now i know that cc making is not easy to do and is extremely time-consuming so this post is also just me giving all black cc creators especially those who create for free their well-deserved flowers! here are some other black cc creators who created cc that have greatly impacted my game since i first started playing sims 4: @/leeleesims1 @/simtric @/hi-land @/yuyulie @/sims4bradshaw @/ebonixsims @/xmiramira @/sheabuttyr @/qwertysims @/oplerims @/sleepingsims @/shespeakssimlish and so many more im forgetting probably (im too shy rn to tag ppl but i greatly appreciate y’all fr i hope y’all telepathically get this message somehow 😭).

last but not least, i am hoping that this inspires somebody to keep creating or start creating regardless of what they think their skill level is! somebody will absolutely fall in love with your work and/or your art/work will 100% change someone's game forever <333

#ts4 #sims 4 #the sims 4 #black simblr #black simmer #ts4 edit #🪐 #🪐 black hair #soleil jones #xolani souza de oliveira #angela evans #leona morrison #chantelle diang #ayesha solomon #nylah rivers #something to end black history month with! #i really hope my essay make sense 😭😭😭 #i planned to this last year but hated the pictures i took so i scraped it and redid it #i couldn’t thank enough to all the black cc creators before me and hope to help/inspire new black cc creators 🙏🏾 #this is also kinda the updated version of my for the culture post…i made sure to include some familiar (but updated) faces 😭☝🏾💗🙈