Saudi Arabia Is Coming For The Sims

On today’s episode, hosts Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined
by Slate senior editor Tony Ho Tran to talk about why it matters
that EA Games has been sold to Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner. In
addition to likely cost-cutting, this new ownership puts games like
The Sims even more at risk of censorship, especially when it comes
to LGBTQ+ characters. If your Sim groom can’t end up making out
with his new father-in-law at the end of his wedding, then what is
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