Increasing Racism on Chess.com
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Seems to me that someone here has been smoking the strong stuff ! ……..know what I mean ! 🙀
Alright guys, thank you for your kind messages and wishes. I will just clarify some topics.
-This post is not relevant to me being Turkish, or any other nation. I did not say racism against Turkish people is increasing. I said it is a common problem that I can see in not only my games but also in forums, comments in live streams, etc...
-I do not ask for your or chess.com's support nor expect any actions. But talking on these subjects helps solve them, increasing awareness is important.
Finally, to the people who try to troll the subject, usually, I do not answer internet trolls but whatever... Let's make an exception. I am actually truly happy for you. Because your comments showed that you are incapable of understanding racism, sexism, or any kind of discrimination. Probably, you have never had to deal with these concepts. I hope you won't need to in the future. In your situation, ignorance is a blessing. Just keep it that way and live a happy life.
Mar 2, 2022
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#43
Utke wrote:
-This post is not relevant to me being Turkish, or any other nation. I did not say racism against Turkish people is increasing.
So it wasn't racism after all.
Listen, do you understand how narrow minded and selfish you are?
There are people dying of starvation and in wars around the world... and here you are saying "Someone calling me a mean word on chess.com is the real racism".
If that is your worst experience of racism... you haven't experienced anything.
Who is the real troll here? No wonder your rating is so low.
If you want to fix racism, get off your couch and move to a poor country and help feed them.
So typical of these "iPhone hippies".
It seems someone has exposed himself after his attempt to derail the discussion failed...
Obeliskmark wrote:
what about the case of internet troll?
Yeah he is a troll but the fact that he keeps making the same joke over and over makes me think he's pretty emotionally invested in the topic. Which makes me think that he's one of those people who thinks they are perfect and gets angry when someone calls them a racist but then they can't completely dismiss the charge which makes them even angrier.
sharing_caring wrote:
Utke wrote:
-This post is not relevant to me being Turkish, or any other nation. I did not say racism against Turkish people is increasing.
So it wasn't racism after all.
Listen, do you understand how narrow minded and selfish you are?
There are people dying of starvation and in wars around the world... and here you are saying "Someone calling me a mean word on chess.com is the real racism".
If that is your worst experience of racism... you haven't experienced anything.
Who is the real troll here? No wonder your rating is so low.
If you want to fix racism, get off your couch and move to a poor country and help feed them.
So typical of these "iPhone hippies".
this sounds like someone saying "no, you are"
Mar 2, 2022
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#47
Buying a new iPhone every year, having 10 nike shoes made with Chinese slave labor
"No problem"
Someone calls you a bad word on chess.com
"Racism is on the rise"
Yes, the racism has been exposed. Using racism as a tool to fight your petty personal online battles, rather than free the truly oppressed is the deepest form of racism. Shame on you! We must do better!
Long long time ago God got bored to humans and decided to make trolls
Mar 2, 2022
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#49
Sharing_caring, thank you for voicing what we, silent majority in America, are going through! Anything we say here is either racist, transphobic, islamophobic, and is used against us to silence us! Freedom of speech is dead in America and the dictators on the left are destroying what is left of this country!
I get so happy to see there are still people out there, like you, who understand us!
I get so happy to see there are still people out there, like you, who understand us!
calculus9 wrote:
Sharing_caring, thank you for voicing what we, silent majority in America, are going through! Anything we say here is either racist, transphobic, islamophobic, and is used against us to silence us! Freedom of speech is dead in America and the dictators on the left are destroying what is left of this country!
I get so happy to see there are still people out there, like you, who understand us!
I get so happy to see there are still people out there, like you, who understand us!
I'm pretty sure people say a lot of legitimately racist stuff to other people on this site when they lose. It's not hard to imagine, to me at least. And why not believe people when they say people are saying racist things to them? And if you believe them it seems messed up to me to tell them to just shrug it off.
Mar 3, 2022
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#53
sharing_caring wrote:
Lots of players from Turkey have been racist against me over at lichess
For some reason Turkish people are SUPER mean to me
1. One guy tried to stall so I get 3rd place in arena and that same guy called me moron (FYI he ended up auto resigning lol)
2. Once when I beat a 1900 3 check "stupid dumb idiot 1400"
3. One guy called me a moron
Mar 3, 2022
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#54
Sack_o_Potatoes wrote:
sharing_caring wrote:
Lots of players from Turkey have been racist against me over at lichess
For some reason Turkish people are SUPER mean to me
1. One guy tried to stall so I get 3rd place in arena and that same guy called me moron (FYI he ended up auto resigning lol)
2. Once when I beat a 1900 3 check "stupid dumb idiot 1400"
3. One guy called me a moron
"Racism is on the rise!"
This is very troubling.
Francis Weed... please amplify this message and condemn this racism.
Mar 3, 2022
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#55
FrancisWeed wrote:
calculus9 wrote:
Sharing_caring, thank you for voicing what we, silent majority in America, are going through! Anything we say here is either racist, transphobic, islamophobic, and is used against us to silence us! Freedom of speech is dead in America and the dictators on the left are destroying what is left of this country!
I get so happy to see there are still people out there, like you, who understand us!
I get so happy to see there are still people out there, like you, who understand us!
I'm pretty sure people say a lot of legitimately racist stuff to other people on this site when they lose. It's not hard to imagine, to me at least. And why not believe people when they say people are saying racist things to them? And if you believe them it seems messed up to me to tell them to just shrug it off.
So in your eyes, just believe someone whenever they say it happened, without any evidence? Yeah, people won't exploit that at all...
And yes, shrugging it off is absolutely the best thing to do. They'll be the better person if they don't let it affect them and it'll make the racist guy look worse.
This is not about racism, Russia invaded Ukraine, I believe that any sanctions condemning the war are appropriate!
"When victimhood becomes currency you end up with a lot of counterfeiters." Thomas Sowell
DreamscapeHorizons wrote:
"When victimhood becomes currency you end up with a lot of counterfeiters." Thomas Sowell
haha, I've never heard that one before, but it sure does ring true.
Mar 4, 2022
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#59
Political type discussions are not allowed in the forums.
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/community/chesscom-posting-rules
For site related information on the situation, see the following;
https://www.chess.com/blog/CHESScom/in-support-of-ukraine
https://twitter.com/chesscom/status/1498644222320074755