Debra
There are plenty of decks with misleading names. Illuminati comes to mind--the word is almost inevitably identified not with a verb for "enlightenment" but with the occult Illuminati group(s). There are Renaissance decks with no hint of Renaissance, not very "Celtic" tarots, etc.
In my view, tarot hinges on communication, and at the very least, getting your tarot deck in the hands of the public requires communicating effectively with potential buyers. To provoke a dialog or raise consciousness you need a title that makes sense to people, that engages their interest and imagination. It sounds like the deck is not intended primarily for a Haitian market who might recognize the
I wish them good luck with it, whatever the title.
In my view, tarot hinges on communication, and at the very least, getting your tarot deck in the hands of the public requires communicating effectively with potential buyers. To provoke a dialog or raise consciousness you need a title that makes sense to people, that engages their interest and imagination. It sounds like the deck is not intended primarily for a Haitian market who might recognize the
... "Ghetto Biennale", which is an invitation by Atis Rezistans to visiting Western and non-Western artists to come to Haiti and create art in collaboration with them to produce a show at the end.
I wish them good luck with it, whatever the title.