[etoys-notify] [JIRA] Commented: (SQ-668) change "demon's castle" wording to be less offensive/worrisome

[Yoshiki Ohshima (JIRA)]

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Yoshiki Ohshima commented on SQ-668:
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The translator is the person who has the knowledge of the local culture, so changing the base English version wouldn't work.  The translator can simply replace "demon" with some local phrase to mean, say, "my mean uncle" and that is it.

The TextMorphs in the project appears to be the ones created before the multiple language dictionary feature, so one seems to have to create a new instance to replace the older ones in the project.

> change "demon's castle" wording to be less offensive/worrisome
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: SQ-668
>                 URL: http://tracker.squeakland.org/browse/SQ-668
>             Project: squeakland
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: etoys
>            Reporter: timothy
>            Priority: Critical
>             Fix For: etoys 5 and showcase
>
>
> As we head to Haiti, I'm getting considerable backlash about Demon's Castle from Haitian Americans.  Demons are very real in their culture, as they are for evangelical Americans as well.
> Simple suggestion ... change the name to "Wizard's Castle" and this text:
> "You have been captured by an evil demon!  If you don't escape, you will never see your friends again! You are my slave!  Ha ha ha!"
> "You have been captured by a wizard!  You must find a way to escape!"

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