the best way to fight racism was to not talk about it, provoke it and make a forum about it. u just bring all kind of people in this ...
Black pieces in chess have nothing to do with racism. Stop the nonsense
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Jan 18, 2020
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#63
JayeshSinhaChess wrote:
I saw a video where Carlsen and Giri try to fight racism by having black move first for a change.
That video is beyond stupid. Black in chess has nothing to do with racism, and black doesn't move second because of a racist angle to it.
Both sides in chess are equal, and white moves first because someone had to and thats how the rule came to be.
Remember chess invented in India in ancient times when they probably never knew that there are other races in the world besides Indians. While I know that rules have changed but white has always moved first.
The pieces could have been red and yellow with red to move first, and that would be racist to the chinese people?
This is stupid, and the videos attach an unnecessary stigma to the rules of chess and frankly see racism where none exists.
Look. The point is not that chess is racist. Thinking that the video was to show how chess was racist is what is beyond stupid. The point is, they were trying to symbolize that in society, racism is an issue. If you want to deny that, then I'm sorry but I'm not sure what to do with you. They just used chess as a metaphor. Of course, they knew that they didn't pick white first through racial bias, they were just trying to make a point about society.
lmbo im black and this is D U M B
Jan 18, 2020
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#65
Everyone likes to assume that racism didn’t play a role when they first made one side white, the other black and let White go first. It’s perfectly reasonable that they may have been racists; in that time racism was as common as sexism and many other forms of social injustices. It’s funny how when I say: “if it doesn’t matter, then go ahead and let black go first from now on,” Someone responds with, “why don’t we just let them all go simultaneously?” What’s the big deal? Let black go first from now on. Why does that notion need to be mocked?
As far as someone suggesting that there was no racism in India, here’s something for you to consider:
“What is the caste system in India?
It is today the basis of educational and job reservations in India. ... In 1948, negative discrimination on the basis of caste was banned by law and further enshrined in the Indian constitution, however the system continues to be practiced in India with devastating social effects.”
As far as someone suggesting that there was no racism in India, here’s something for you to consider:
“What is the caste system in India?
It is today the basis of educational and job reservations in India. ... In 1948, negative discrimination on the basis of caste was banned by law and further enshrined in the Indian constitution, however the system continues to be practiced in India with devastating social effects.”
I wipe my butt with this thread. Whoever started it is a clown and an instigator who just wants to rile people up. I am surprised chess.com puts up with this type of garbage.
Jan 21, 2020
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#67
The black pieces move first in Go so I guess the Civil Rights movement must have started in China in 2000 BC.
its racist of god that he gave some special organs to men that women do not have.... just being sarcastic
DENVERHIGH a écrit :
actually women s skeletons aren't the same as men's....
ghost_of_pushwood wrote:
Pianomaker wrote:
I wipe my butt with this thread. Whoever started it is a clown and an instigator who just wants to rile people up. I am surprised chess.com puts up with this type of garbage.
Boy, talk about a bad attitude. This guy's not a Commie at all!
Commie? Me? Not quite. I am as capitalist as they come actually, extremely anti-union, anti-Federal Reserve, and a registered independent. I came from dirt and understand the meaning of hard labor.
Regardless of what I am, threads such as this serve no function in chess, and are not "general chess discussion". I won't report it because I am no snitch, but at the very least, a thread such as this should be posted in the "off-topic" forum, not here.
ghost_of_pushwood wrote:
No no, not a Commie Commie! A Chess.Commie!
At any rate, glad to hear you're not a snitch.
Gotcha. My mistake. Yeah, I don't play here. I play on a different site. I am only here to browse the forums. It just made me uncomfortable seeing this thread is all, and I got triggered, I suppose.
No worries. I will be on my way.
How about both sides do every move simutaneously.