EA Tried to Stop an ‘Anti-DEI Mod’ for ‘The Sims 4’—but More Keep Surfacing

Ministry of Defense to Sims 4 This removed gay and non -playing black letters (NPCS) from the game and automatically changed it to “straight” and “white”, respectively, appeared despite EA’s attempts to close it. WIRED found dozens of racist, homosexual modifications and gay similar to other popular games.

The SIMS Mod, called Dei Remover 1.0.0, was available for the first time in March last year, but it exploded recently after DanielleBuilds, SIMS creator with more than 300,000 followers, published a screenshot on Facebook and asked people to report it. In addition to removing black NPCS, MD is designed to make NPCS “healthy, (not fat), switching colored hair types to” natural “hair colors, and changing any of the LGBT husbands sharing a game in the game to siblings. A picture accompanying a general overview of the NPC Celeste Michaelson, which is black and pulsed, has been changed to a white woman.

A RPGHQ video game official said they had received a request from the IP enforcement department in EA to delete the Ministry of Defense. The official, who goes on the name of the user “Rusty Shackleford”, described this as a work of targeted control, and included footage of what they said correspondence with EA.

“I am writing on behalf of Electronic Arts Inc. (” EA “). We have caught our attention that you are hosting materials that violate the copyright you have or controlled by EA,” says the email on which the screen screen has been said, is said to be from the EA’s IP lawyer. Email defines the Ministry of Defense as “a violation material.” EA did not respond to WIRED to comment.

On May 6, the original publication moved to a new interconnection index, where the Ministry of Defense was release by the copyright of the “fair use” as well as instructions to download it. Some commentators chanted and vibrated by re -publication, as one of them said, “cutting one head, two others will replace Hill Hedra”, saying another, “Yes, I am sure that the intended publishers will work well.”

Sims He has a busy record of culture and LGBT representation for a decade. In 2023, the concession was distinguished by Celste Michaelson NPC in the expansion package that grows together, while in 2022 gay couple appeared on the cover of the wedding game package. In the same year, Sims 4 It provided a free update to allow users to add a sexual identity to their game with customizable plates, and in April 2025, the game released free downloadable content that includes LGBT clothes and decor. The concession has also released elements to help celebrate holidays in the past, such as beginners clothing, Christmas trees, Hanuka Menora, and Kanza Kinaras.

Meanwhile, sites such as Patreon continue to host an amendment that erases this diversity in Sims 4. In addition to the Dei Mix, RPGHQ It hosts dozens of controversial adjustments to other games, including the Ministry of Defense called “Balduran Salutes Hitler” to Portal Portal 3, And “Negro Deodo” l 2 Heard. WIRED found on the Patreon account one of December, which includes the Ministry of Defense, which transforms a comprehensive language, such as changing the “husband” into “husband and wife”, and removes pronouns on SIMS Premade. He explained that the Creator of Patriion created it because the privilege “fully embraced the enthusiasm of pronouns (such).” The wire reached Portal Portal 3 Liaran developer studios, Patronon, and did not receive a response.