strangetomato | Hot Blond Downtownie

Am I the only simmer who doesn't like the Hot Blonde Downtownie? His "pretty" genes don't really do it for me, because I don't think template No. 1 looks good on male sims, and he's so poorly styled. Well, the shaggy hair isn't so bad, but the giant green glasses and the "Look Ma, I grew it myself!" teenaged goatee? Yeah, not really doing anything for me.

He's the focus of the new

sim_mania challenge, which I'll be watching with interest. If anyone actually makes him look good to me, I'll definitely vote for them. I'll probably campaign on their behalf, in fact. But really... good luck with that. He's the reason chin beards were invented. *shudder*

I'm sure most of you will disagree with me, and you're welcome to it, but the HBD just bugs the shit out of me, so I had to vent a little. (I have to say that or you might think I'm better than you, or something.)

The timing of this challenge is funny, because I just made him playable to act as a minor character in my story. Yeah, HBD gets the plum role of Jaxy's mother's live-in boyfriend. It's not the sort of character he usually plays in legacies and such, but he wanted to expand his repertoire, since Sperm Donor No. 1 only gets you so far on your acting résumé. And he looks the part too. This will be his gritty, breakthrough role on his way to becoming the next indie film poster boy.

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I agree with you on the hair/glasses thing. That combo just irritates me.

Since I don't really follow legacies, I never realized (until cindyanne's Standish family) that he was THE sperm donor. I also never really used to take sims downtown, so he was a non-issue.

I wouldn't exclude him JUST because he's good looking, though. If a sim took a shine to him (and I was feeling benevolent) I'd allow the pairing.

I've always seen the hair/sunglasses on him as his way of trying to "cover up" his looks. ;) He's not at all conceited, is Georgie, and he wants to be noticed for more than just his pretty-boy face. So he grew messy hair, grew a half-assed beard, and wears huge aviator glasses to hide it all. He wants to be more than just the sperm donor, lol! He wants to be loved and to be played! And to show off his heart print boxers and love of sports!!

Not to mention he almost always has a great job and lots of skill points and/or lots of friends. And I think Maxis made him a Popularity sim first and then changed him to Knowledge at the "last minute" If that makes sense. He almost always has a "popularity sim" LTW, have any of you ever noticed? (Or am I the only one who plays him this much in depth, lol)

Sigh. I loves him.

See, I'm the opposite. I always see the hair/glasses as a kind of poser/douchey thing. That's just me. I super-impose that idea on a lot of the downtownies (including Snake Skin Jacket Guy and Too Cool Old Guy).

Shame on me for being so shallow!

It's definitely a douche thing to me too. If I saw a guy like that in real life, I am about 98% sure he'd be a total knob.

Shallow, schmallow. People judge on appearances for a reason. *snicker*

*snicker* I'm biased against good looking sims!

It's like trying to argue that white males are a disadvantaged group.

Ehhh... I don't even think he's good looking, though I suppose he does have a sort of Brad Pitt vibe to him if you squint at him.

Yeah, but people argue that all the time. They have so many expectations on them to succeed. *wipes tear*

He's very plain looking. Not ugly, not hot. Just. . .there. If he was a real person, you wouldn't look twice.

Exactly. Bland is the word I would use, but a guy with really weak features always veers slightly towards unattractive for me. I like strong chins and jaws and noses and brows. They're yummilicious.

Until they go too far... then you're in ugly town. It's a funny balance.

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