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    So do we also complain about FF making Shiva female when the mythological source of the name is male?

    Or Hraesvelgr and Ratatoskr being dragons when in Norse mythology they're an eagle and a squirrel? (And don't get me started on Odin.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk View Post
    So do we also complain about FF making Shiva female when the mythological source of the name is male?

    Or Hraesvelgr and Ratatoskr being dragons when in Norse mythology they're an eagle and a squirrel? (And don't get me started on Odin.)
    First I wanna understand why OP thinks that because the devs are "from east" that gives them some sort of immediate cultural sensitivity to hinduism when hinduism is mainly concentrated around the indian sphere of influence but the devs are from japan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Saraide View Post
    First I wanna understand why OP thinks that because the devs are "from east" that gives them some sort of immediate cultural sensitivity to hinduism when hinduism is mainly concentrated around the indian sphere of influence but the devs are from japan.
    nope, hinduism was active in japan, google up. they still have temple from pre buddhist times. each primal has it’s japanese name but used sanskrit names in game.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hindu View Post
    nope, hinduism was active in japan, google up. they still have temple from pre buddhist times. each primal has it’s japanese name but used sanskrit names in game.
    The word "was" is carrying the world there. If you think that past influences inherently move the needle towards more cultural sensitivity then I'm going to have to disappoint you. Judaism, christianity and islam all share the exact same roots but the seperation between them is unfortunately pretty harsh in many occasions.
    Yes there are people practicing hinduism in japan and while ~500k people is no small number, compared to japan's population of ~125 million that's not that many.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Saraide View Post
    The word "was" is carrying the world there. If you think that past influences inherently move the needle towards more cultural sensitivity then I'm going to have to disappoint you. Judaism, christianity and islam all share the exact same roots but the seperation between them is unfortunately pretty harsh in many occasions.
    Yes there are people practicing hinduism in japan and while ~500k people is no small number, compared to japan's population of ~125 million that's not that many.
    Awareness and number of current practicioners not correlated. it’s about education. With so many Sanskrit words in game, they would have hindu employees for sure.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hindu View Post
    Awareness and number of current practicioners not correlated. it’s about education. With so many Sanskrit words in game, they would have hindu employees for sure.
    What about the other part of my post, the one before I talk about current practicioners. And if you're right and they have a bunch of hindu employees, then what's the problem?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Saraide View Post
    What about the other part of my post, the one before I talk about current practicioners. And if you're right and they have a bunch of hindu employees, then what's the problem?
    why are you even discussing after displaying your hindu hatred in previous post, i am not here to explain things to you, stop trolling.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Saraide View Post
    First I wanna understand why OP thinks that because the devs are "from east" that gives them some sort of immediate cultural sensitivity to hinduism when hinduism is mainly concentrated around the indian sphere of influence but the devs are from japan.
    because OP wants ppl to go back to WoW... even with that recent dragonflight thing it must still be lonely over there... >.>;
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    Quote Originally Posted by Saraide View Post
    First I wanna understand why OP thinks that because the devs are "from east" that gives them some sort of immediate cultural sensitivity to hinduism when hinduism is mainly concentrated around the indian sphere of influence but the devs are from japan.
    its that "cultural sensitivity" of the OP at work there by grouping a large region all together and thinking they are one...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kes13a View Post
    its that "cultural sensitivity" of the OP at work there by grouping a large region all together and thinking they are one...
    Lol I bet if OP were actually Hindu they wouldn't have done that.
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