Talk:Mystic Robe

why was it renamed from gypsy robe to mystic robe? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ryuger (talk • contribs) at 11:27, September 22, 2023‎ (UTC)

"Gypsy" is widely considered to be a slur against the Romani. Re-Logic, being a US-based company who first added item in 2014, likely did not know that it was a slur at the time (as the persecution the Romani faced (and still face today) isn't usually taught about in schools, especially compared to other minorities such as African Americans), and it probably just wasn't caught by someone who did know it was a slur for a while.

The earliest mention I see of it being pointed out to be offensive is on the Terraria forums, in 2020, a post which happened only a month before the name was changed, so I think it's safe to assume that's why it got changed in 2020 specifically. But as I've rambled for a bit - the short version is "It was changed because that word is a slur". --DuskTheUmbreon (talk) 19:21, 17 May 2024 (UTC)