Today, I was randomly surfing and found this petition. I for one have read multiple times on M-W.com and Dictionary.com derogatory and discriminative definitions of religous words. I feel that if it was a Christian, Jewish, or Islamic word, it would be changed imidiately. Yet it is there. They obviously know that they need to be careful, as when they define words such as Ni**er they state that it is a derogatory term, yet they use definitions such as Witch refering to the stereotypical female black magic practitioners of Hollywood, or especially demeaning, "2. an ugly or mean old woman; hag: the old witch who used to own this building." Discrimination, whether based on race, gender, or religion, is wrong, and companies such as these should not be facilitating such ideas. If you agree that such discrimination is wrong, please sign here.
(Yes, I understand there are many stupid petitions going around, but I feel that this is very important. More important then making a gargoyle look pretty, or removing shoulderpads. This is about something bigger then games, and is why I am making this post.)
Thankyou for your time,
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Today, I was randomly surfing and found this petition. I for one have read multiple times on M-W.com and Dictionary.com derogatory and discriminative definitions of religous words. I feel that if it was a Christian, Jewish, or Islamic word, it would be changed imidiately. Yet it is there. They obviously know that they need to be careful, as when they define words such as Ni**er they state that it is a derogatory term, yet they use definitions such as Witch refering to the stereotypical female black magic practitioners of Hollywood, or especially demeaning, "2. an ugly or mean old woman; hag: the old witch who used to own this building." Discrimination, whether based on race, gender, or religion, is wrong, and companies such as these should not be facilitating such ideas. If you agree that such discrimination is wrong, please sign here.
(Yes, I understand there are many stupid petitions going around, but I feel that this is very important. More important then making a gargoyle look pretty, or removing shoulderpads. This is about something bigger then games, and is why I am making this post.)
Thankyou for your time,
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