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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3618737" data-attributes="member: 22779">So, if I understand correctly, you're saying that it is perfectly acceptable to use a term you know the listener will consider derogatory so long as you don't consider it to be so.Good luck with that.&nbsp; See, while I believe you when you say that, I find it pretty difficult to believe that you would not consider the chance that people would see comparing something they agree with to a childish and immature cartoon and get riled up about it.&nbsp; There is just the off chance that people would see such a comparison in a negative light.&nbsp; If it was simply that you don't like the flavour of a paladin's mount, why not say it directly?&nbsp; Why use a term you know will cause people to misunderstand your point.&nbsp; And you know that it will be misunderstood after the first time you used it.&nbsp; The first one might be free, but, why continue to use a term when you know that people will see it as derogatory?In other words, why use vague, imprecise language that you know will be misinterpreted when precise and neutral terms are available?&nbsp; If &quot;Magic Walmart&quot; was the only way to describe being able to buy and sell magic items in a campaign, then fine, but, there are a number of other ways to describe it, ranging from &quot;magic shop&quot; (which lacks the political connotations) to actually explaining in detail how magic is bought and sold in a campaign.&nbsp; Why use &quot;pokemount&quot; when Paladin's Mount is only 6 characters longer?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 3618737, member: 22779"] So, if I understand correctly, you're saying that it is perfectly acceptable to use a term you know the listener will consider derogatory so long as you don't consider it to be so. Good luck with that. See, while I believe you when you say that, I find it pretty difficult to believe that you would not consider the chance that people would see comparing something they agree with to a childish and immature cartoon and get riled up about it. There is just the off chance that people would see such a comparison in a negative light. If it was simply that you don't like the flavour of a paladin's mount, why not say it directly? Why use a term you know will cause people to misunderstand your point. And you know that it will be misunderstood after the first time you used it. The first one might be free, but, why continue to use a term when you know that people will see it as derogatory? In other words, why use vague, imprecise language that you know will be misinterpreted when precise and neutral terms are available? If "Magic Walmart" was the only way to describe being able to buy and sell magic items in a campaign, then fine, but, there are a number of other ways to describe it, ranging from "magic shop" (which lacks the political connotations) to actually explaining in detail how magic is bought and sold in a campaign. Why use "pokemount" when Paladin's Mount is only 6 characters longer? [/QUOTE]

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