I must say I was completely taken by surprise and I'm glad i took the time to read this post. All this while, I've always related voodoo to voodoo dolls. Anyway, it led me to do a quick search on the defintion of voodoo. Yep, it is indeed a religion. However, it also has other definition as it can be used to mean to bewitch.
Still, I must say that the misconception of voodoo is really MASSIVE. And it would be very hard to change their impression of this word. So, instead of refraining from using the 'voodoo' plot, I would suggest a quick education for the audience on the word voodoo. Nobody would be against from some quick trivia knowledge that would let them know something that others do not know. Especially, when the audience are eager to sponge up on what you, a magician are about to reveal to them. Furthermore, you cant 'unknow' what you already know right?
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