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hi, I am the OP. This is not for controversy. If you read the whole thread, I have identified that this happened in 2005-06 and team might not have had awarenes

hi, I am the OP. This is not for controversy. If you read the whole thread, I have identified that this happened in 2005-06 and team might not have had awareness for it. It is one of the cases where nothing much can be done as it is part of established lore but atleast a spotlight can be put on it. As for being Indian and responding to it, I and you can feel differently on it and I felt differently and expressed myself.

DarmokJalad1701 6y ago
I meant that the whole thing of relating the name "Raam" to the Hindu god is a stretch. GM named a pickup truck the Ram (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_pickup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_pickup). There is a range of phone/tablet mounts named Ram (https://www.rammount.com/ https://www.rammount.com/) There is a DC comics villain named Lady Shiva. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Shiva https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Shiva Then there is Sheeva from Mortal Kombat. Skimpily dressed and admittedly also pretty ugly but that is subjective. Her attire would possibly hurt the sentiments of some devout Hindu with a conservative mindsets. https://mortalkombat.fandom.com/wiki/Sheeva/Gallery https://mortalkombat.fandom.com/wiki/Sheeva/Gallery Should they all be renamed to not offend religious sentiments as well? It is one thing if the character in question had some resemblance to the religious figure and had subtle intentional similarities either in back-story or appearance or abilities but made to look grotesque. Otherwise this is just looking for a controversy for its own sake, IMHO. Good luck with your crusade!
- desi_ninja 6y ago
  Isn’t that obvious ? Would you be OK if Bollywood makes a movie with cannibalistic villain with names like Moses, Zeus, Jesus or even Lincoln ? No, that won’t be OK. Just because something already happened long ago doesn’t make it OK. Don’t normalise it
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DarmokJalad1701 6y ago

I meant that the whole thing of relating the name "Raam" to the Hindu god is a stretch. GM named a pickup truck the Ram (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_pickup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_pickup). There is a range of phone/tablet mounts named Ram (https://www.rammount.com/ https://www.rammount.com/) There is a DC comics villain named Lady Shiva. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Shiva https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Shiva Then there is Sheeva from Mortal Kombat. Skimpily dressed and admittedly also pretty ugly but that is subjective. Her attire would possibly hurt the sentiments of some devout Hindu with a conservative mindsets. https://mortalkombat.fandom.com/wiki/Sheeva/Gallery https://mortalkombat.fandom.com/wiki/Sheeva/Gallery Should they all be renamed to not offend religious sentiments as well? It is one thing if the character in question had some resemblance to the religious figure and had subtle intentional similarities either in back-story or appearance or abilities but made to look grotesque. Otherwise this is just looking for a controversy for its own sake, IMHO. Good luck with your crusade!

desi_ninja 6y ago
Isn’t that obvious ? Would you be OK if Bollywood makes a movie with cannibalistic villain with names like Moses, Zeus, Jesus or even Lincoln ? No, that won’t be OK. Just because something already happened long ago doesn’t make it OK. Don’t normalise it
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