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<blockquote data-quote="D1Tremere" data-source="post: 8448738" data-attributes="member: 61148">A few thoughts.Neither druid nor shaman are terms used in specific real world religions. These were terms used by others to label them, not things they called themselves. Much like the various Native American tribes did not generally call themselves many of the names that were used to refer to them.I think the bigger point that gets missed is this, that most people only object to terms that are used to reflect negatively on their real world beliefs or customs. Take the issue around the use of Phylactery as an example. A Phylactery specifically refers to a small leather box containing Hebrew texts on vellum, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer as a reminder to keep the law in the real world. Turning it into a vessel that is used to trap souls and house the soul of a necromancer could definitely be seen as an offensive perversion by many devout real world Jewish people, while they likely would not mind if it were used in game for some more benevolent purpose. That said, I am not Jewish and do not propose to speak for Jewish people. I just think it is less about the words or terms being used and more about the way in which they are used.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="D1Tremere, post: 8448738, member: 61148"] A few thoughts. Neither druid nor shaman are terms used in specific real world religions. These were terms used by others to label them, not things they called themselves. Much like the various Native American tribes did not generally call themselves many of the names that were used to refer to them. I think the bigger point that gets missed is this, that most people only object to terms that are used to reflect negatively on their real world beliefs or customs. Take the issue around the use of [I]Phylactery [/I]as an example. A [I]Phylactery [/I]specifically refers to a small leather box containing Hebrew texts on vellum, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer as a reminder to keep the law in the real world. Turning it into a vessel that is used to trap souls and house the soul of a necromancer could definitely be seen as an offensive perversion by many devout real world Jewish people, while they likely would not mind if it were used in game for some more benevolent purpose. That said, I am not Jewish and do not propose to speak for Jewish people. I just think it is less about the words or terms being used and more about the way in which they are used. [/QUOTE]

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