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Cainers, please make an effort to reference the right MUD when posting. You can always go back and edit your post.
The issue here does not seem to me that Feudal Realms is stereotyping a class of people within their MUD. That is totally acceptable (as has already been pointed out). The problem arises when references are made to RL ethnic or racial slurs. Calling someone a "towel-head" is rarely used in a positive manner. The MOB description could easily be written in a way which would not change the appearance of the MOB, but would not incorporate what is considered by many to be an ethnic slur. A thinly veiled way of calling a MOB a "towel-head" is no different than saying a MOB "has a large nose and is haggling over the price of a bagel" or "this dark skinned man is enjoying some fried chicken and watermelon outside of his run down home". References to RL racial and ethnic stereotypes should not be tolerated in a MUD. This is entirely different than having IC racism or IC stereotypes.
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