Talk:Game Updates/@comment-114.123.37.76-20120720135954/@comment-60.240.68.239-20120720201330

I respectfully disagree, Tatz. I have no personal objection to the name of the Slag dragon either, but that doesn't mean there is no cause for controversy.

DragonVale is played all over the world, including in the UK where the word "slag" is offensive. As Blackgryphon pointed out, parents will object. Googling the word will bring up the wrong definition, which is an embarrassment to BFS. There can be no doubt that the intended meaning was geological, but it's still a rather unfortunate name.

The definitions of words don't always stay the same. The proper geological term for the tendency of rocks to split along a certain plane has been corrupted as well, and is now rarely used for its original meaning. It's a fact of language that this sort of thing happens. It's no use complaining about people having dirty minds - it's easier to change the name of the dragon than to try and change human nature.