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Support for this cause grew from just black Simmers, to the fandom as a whole. Major figures in the community, like YouTubers Plumbella and Lilsimsie, have also spoken out on the issue."It's something that I've realized I probably won't ever be able to fully understand," Nando, a Simmer who makes mods that are based on various non-European cultures, told me over a Discord call. Nando isn't black, but said that it was important to him to speak up in support of this cause."The community has woken up, especially after Black Lives Matter," he said.While some players appreciate that white members of the fandom are taking a stand, other Simmers feel disgruntled that it has taken so long for the community at large to see this as a real issue."It hurts. It hurts to say, but I really only feel like [the fandom] all got riled up because more of the white creators in the community are speaking up on it," Danielle, a prominent Simmer and content creator who goes by Ebonix Sims, told me over a Discord call. "A lot of the time it has only been black creators and people of color who have been speaking up and the outcry has fallen on deaf ears."
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