Oh, it's not only sci-fi clichés that make the Vanilla Freelancer (and also the Discovery mod, to be honest). It's a load of biased opinions and clichés towards different cultures you can find at quite a few corners here. It's indeed to be kept in mind that blatantly copying anything or not inventing own elements won't get anyone any reward for his or her work. But it's also a truth that if we were to cut everything out of Freelancer that is based on clichés/prejudice/whatever you want to call it, we could as well just say goodbye to each other and stop playing the game.
Squished bigly ~Champ- Thanks, you're a champ. "What's the word for when it feels inside your heart that everything in the world is all right?"