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Increasing Racism on Chess.com
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Also we are f**king derailing this post, very cool lol
"Unable game chat" left the world
OP just disable chat , this is the best way of dealing with this problem. .
Using abbreviated bad language isn’t necessary 🤷♂️
Disabling chat is not racist, it’s being sensible in these situations .
But what if the person he is chatting with you is your long lost relative?
I don't think what you are describing is an "increase in racism on chess.com" but rather you personally encountering it now more than before. Perhaps world events have triggered a few more people to lash out recently, but it's not a chess.com problem, but a state of the world problem.
The good news is that the racists here are far outnumbered by the people who are respectful and just want a good game.
Thanks for reporting the abusers to the mods. Now, forget about it. It gains you nothing to continue to be upset by their words.
NervesofButter wrote:
Utke wrote:
I have blocked and reported him/her of course and many others like him. The goal of the topic is not about name n shame. It is about the increasing number of racist people on this website. This guy is just a good example, so I wanted to share it here. I do not expect any particular action from chess.com, since they can't help but block the account. I just needed to speak about it this time I guess.
Honestly i don't even think its always about racism. Like i posted before. The ability to remain anonymous is a powerful aphrodisiac for some. Block, report, and move on. There will always be those that think because they are anonymous they can post whatever they want. I heard the internet referred to as electronic alcohol. Some people just aren't good drunks.
As far as I can tell calling out racism seems to actually be very effective in America as far as changing platforms like websites, newspapers, TV etc.
SarcasmDragon wrote:
I don't think what you are describing is an "increase in racism on chess.com" but rather you personally encountering it now more than before. Perhaps world events have triggered a few more people to lash out recently, but it's not a chess.com problem, but a state of the world problem.
The good news is that the racists here are far outnumbered by the people who are respectful and just want a good game.
Thanks for reporting the abusers to the mods. Now, forget about it. It gains you nothing to continue to be upset by their words.
Calling out racism is actually very effective for changing media platforms, at least in America.
sharing_caring wrote:
StumpyBlitzer wrote:
Alright, let's try and keep it clear here, it's getting a little out of hand.
Using the word "hand" is able-ist.
Ableism is the discrimination of and social prejudice against people with disabilities based on the belief that typical abilities are superior. At its heart, ableism is rooted in the assumption that disabled people require 'fixing' and defines people by their disability.
Why does this topic bother you so much?
FrancisWeed wrote:
Calling out racism is actually very effective for changing media platforms, at least in America.
America as a nation is very anti-racism and has been for the past few decades. Individual Americans still have different racist views, but as a whole the rejection of anything discriminatory has been solidly ingrained in society.
So, when media platforms face accusations of racism, they tend to take it very seriously. In the case of "public square" platforms, I think they even err too far on the side of censorship.
Chess.com, however, is a platform for playing chess rather than general chat, so I'm glad they have guidelines against that kind of speech here. I think they are already doing a good enough job of dealing with problems and they show absolutely no signs of having any race problems as an organization that I have seen.
sharing_caring wrote:
FrancisWeed wrote:
Calling out racism is actually very effective for changing media platforms, at least in America.
We need to go further.
If a user wins more games with the pieces of one color than the other... they should be banned -- because they are sending secret signals that they prefer one color. This is called colorism.
do you post about this topic on lots of websites?
he is just high on drugs, hes alright
Obeliskmark wrote:
he is just high on drugs, hes alright
I think he is having an identity crisis.
it's a classic case of cognitive dissonance
what about the case of internet troll?
Mar 2, 2022
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sharing_caring wrote:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/moveforequality-carlsen-giri-battle-against-racism
At least Carlsen and Giri are on my side!
Having any colour in chess at all is racist. These age-old traditions need to be broken.
Alright, let's try and keep it clear here, it's getting a little out of hand.