Not really significant of you look at the origin of the word.Barracoon:
an enclosure in which black slaves were confined for a limited period.
Yikes!
Not quite the same. Cotton has many non racial definitions. As a matter of fact the definition itself has nothing to do with slavery. There is no other definition for barracoon.Not really significant of you look at the origin of the word.
In my mind it's similar at gasping at the word cotton.
"Cotton - black slaves used to pick it."
slaves is just a trigger word.
You'll need to look at a little more than the definition that pops up in google.Not quite the same. Cotton has many non racial definitions. As a matter of fact the definition itself has nothing to do with slavery. There is no other definition for barracoon.
I'll be honest I cracked a joke about it before the thread was closed but the more I think about it the more messed up it seems.
Because No one gave a F*** 16 years ago. But today where people get offended when somone says hello to them..... Guess whatit is a bit odd. i admit to looking it up after reading that thread too, and i couldnt find many other references or meanings aside from a painting by Andrew Wyeth (of some naked lady on a dirty looking bench) and that its derived from a spanish word meaning Barracks.
pub 16 dropped 16 years ago though, im surprised it hasnt come up before now.
I could see the alarm in the word and certainly looks bad at face value.Because No one gave a F*** 16 years ago. But today where people get offended when somone says hello to them..... Guess what
And I would normally agree with you. As i stated my first reaction was so what. Giving it second thought though... I can see where this could be kinda offensive...Because No one gave a F*** 16 years ago. But today where people get offended when somone says hello to them..... Guess what
I dont pretend to care about the ignorance of others either.Well obviousely only americans See a Problem with that Word the Rest of the World still dont give a F***
I agree on You that ITS Not the best choice but this is a perfect example of how Things changed...And I would normally agree with you. As i stated my first reaction was so what. Giving it second thought though... I can see where this could be kinda offensive...
Honestly I think it was of a lack of knowledge. Personally I did not know what a barracoon was until it was pointed out in that thread. Now that it has been pointed out it's kind of hard to ignore.I agree on You that ITS Not the best choice but this is a perfect example of how Things changed...
For 16 years No one gave a F***
As iam Not from the US i have No clue how this Part of US History is handled in history classes in school but I simply assume now that 16 years ago when this came out more people played who actually experienced personally some of that racist crap around the time where Kennedy was president ( I might be wrong in the time)
..... So when those did not step up 16 years ago and bashed the **** out of the devs so why should we be make something out today?
Possible. However there are more important changes for them...Honestly I think it was of a lack of knowledge. Personally I did not know what a barracoon was until it was pointed out in that thread. Now that it has been pointed out it's kind of hard to ignore.
I'm not bringing this up to have the name changed. Nor would I be up in arms if they didn't. I would however understand completely if they did or if someone did indeed complain that it should be changed. I just thought it was interesting. Even more so that he is the controller of the vermin spawn.... jusylt saying.Possible. However there are more important changes for them...
Well I guess on second thought they make more unneeded changes like this more often so...
The irony in the last sentence made me chuckle.I'm not bringing this up to have the name changed. Nor would I be up in arms if they didn't. I would however understand completely if they did or if someone did indeed complain that it should be changed. I just thought it was interesting. Even more so that he is the controller of the vermin spawn.... jusylt saying.
Mephitis and Navrey. Neira might have a little mocha going on too.You know the more I look at this the more odd it seems.... how many bosses do you know in game that are dark skinned?
yeah thats my outlook. i dont care, but i can see why some might. i keep thinking that there *has* to be some tie to the pied piper storyline, but i cant find one.I'm not bringing this up to have the name changed. Nor would I be up in arms if they didn't. I would however understand completely if they did or if someone did indeed complain that it should be changed. I just thought it was interesting. Even more so that he is the controller of the vermin spawn.... jusylt saying.
Mephitis looks like she should. Navrey one could say looks sort of like someone made her out of cherry wood or something but she certainly looks like a spider... I think we are talking about Humanoids... not spiders. And in that sense, there are none in UO that look "politically incorrect" least not that I'm aware of or can think of off the top of my head but then I'm not racist... Now having just read about the hidden meaning of said mob perhaps he's due a name change. What harm is there in that? Cange him to Pied Piper for all I care. Or Rat King... Ben... Though that's probably TM...Mephitis and Navrey. Neira might have a little mocha going on too.
There are some who call me............TimI can see it being one of those bottom of the publish notes items "Renamed the Vermin spawn Boss to Bob"