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| - Sacred Cows can be trained in the Sacred Field. They are pretty much normal cows controlled by an Indian player since they become Sacred Cows upon contact. Unless captured by a non-Indian enemy they cannot be killed for food and will generate XP for the Indian player. They generate XP faster if tasked on a Sacred Field.
- Sacred Cow(s) is a term created by RST and used on RRR Racing Forum. It is used on people who have been around a long time and had conflicts with RRR or been some how rude to certain members of the community. Image:SacredCow RRR.png
- There is True Art, there is Fandom Heresy, there's even Complaining About People Not Liking the Show and then there is this trope. A form of Unacceptable Targets, a Sacred Cow is something that is met with near universal approval and are outside the bounds of criticism even if flaws are present.
- A sacred cow is an idea, object, or other thing considered so sacred or valuable to a person or group that it is considered immune from criticism, or (more commonly) criticism is considered morally reprehensible in and of itself. Sacred cows can be identified by the disproportionate personal attacks and/or censorship elicited by criticism. Examples of contemporary sacred cows include:
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| - There is True Art, there is Fandom Heresy, there's even Complaining About People Not Liking the Show and then there is this trope. A form of Unacceptable Targets, a Sacred Cow is something that is met with near universal approval and are outside the bounds of criticism even if flaws are present. The Trope Namer is based on the popular understanding of the elevated place of cows in Hinduism, being a symbol of wealth, strength, abundance, selfless giving and life; and no harm should come to them. In some cultures, especially in India, the slaughter of cattle may be prohibited and their meat may be taboo to consume. When it comes to fandoms, a sacred cow is a work or something within a work that "everyone" is supposed to like and is "granted immunity to any form of criticism in any way", so to speak. Covering anything from a whole series or fictional race right down to props used by said fictional race within that series' universe, the Sacred Cow is considered so either out of respect, nostalgia or plain rabid fanlove. This is usually the preserve of a rampaging fanbase but it also can apply to almost everyone including casual fans and even non-fans. Unfortunately, this also means a fair critique cannot be made against it at any point in time as it'll be met with the same revulsion as Squick-inducing Shipping or trolling. Being deemed as high octane Flame Bait and causing an extreme form of Internet Backdraft almost anywhere, if one is shown in a bad light no matter how fair, expect retribution from anyone nearby to be overly harsh with the perpetrator Gannon Banned soon after. Of course, this can overlap greatly with your average internet troll so sometimes the accuser is painted as such and dealt with accordingly. An unfortunate amount of Fan Dumb, Fandom Heresy, Hypocritical Fandom, Nostalgia Filter, and The Law of Fan Jackassery tend to come from this. A Sub-Trope of Unacceptable Targets. Compare with True Art; where most of this arguably comes from, and Complaining About People Not Liking the Show; in which "everyone", or at least a good amount of people will be doing. Similar to but not the same as Fandom Heresy as sometimes non-fans will agree with their sentiment. Contrast with Public Medium Ignorance, in which unlike this trope, you're supposed to dislike the work; even if you didn't watch it.
- A sacred cow is an idea, object, or other thing considered so sacred or valuable to a person or group that it is considered immune from criticism, or (more commonly) criticism is considered morally reprehensible in and of itself. Sacred cows can be identified by the disproportionate personal attacks and/or censorship elicited by criticism. Examples of contemporary sacred cows include:
* Evolution among evolutionists;
* Global warming among environmentalists;
* Ataturk among Turks;
* Muhammad among Muslims;
* Atheism and mass murder among atheists;
* The place of birth of Barack Hussein Obama among Democrats;
* Abortion and breast cancer link amongst pro-choicers;
* Liberalism among liberals
- Sacred Cows can be trained in the Sacred Field. They are pretty much normal cows controlled by an Indian player since they become Sacred Cows upon contact. Unless captured by a non-Indian enemy they cannot be killed for food and will generate XP for the Indian player. They generate XP faster if tasked on a Sacred Field.
- Sacred Cow(s) is a term created by RST and used on RRR Racing Forum. It is used on people who have been around a long time and had conflicts with RRR or been some how rude to certain members of the community. Image:SacredCow RRR.png
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