Is Chess a racist game ?

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nicthicc

bro what 

Forgetful_Guy
Chessguy149 wrote:

 Anyway, chess isnt racist, this is just how its been for a long time. They could perfectly well be different colors, like green and red. Saying that chess is racist is like saying the wii u console supports white supremacy because its white. Absolute nonsense.

Why red and green? Now colorblind people can't play the game because they can't distinguish red and green. Anyways what chessguy149 said is true, absolute nonsense!

AunTheKnight

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How does chess fit into any of that?
AunTheKnight

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blueemu

Maybe reading and writing is racist, because paper is almost always WHITE and the BLACK letters have to do all the work.

Jesus Christ, people... get a grip.

Koolking48

I have thought about this question before and considered starting the game with a flip of the coin but that would introduce an element of chance into the game and chess is a game of pure skill. 

r-RTF-v
GambitHawk schreef:

Notice the trolls that call chess racist did not mention Go, which is "racist" against white. Selective anti-racism, must be racist! 

Bold statement, i did read all replays here, and nobody claims that chess is a racist game.

Or that people are against black or white people.
We discuss the game, not the people...

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IG-i_post_memes1018 hat geschrieben:
GambitHawk wrote:
r-RTF-v wrote:
GambitHawk schreef:

Notice the trolls that call chess racist did not mention Go, which is "racist" against white. Selective anti-racism, must be racist! 

Bold statement, i did read all replays here, and nobody claims that chess is a racist game.

Or that people are against black or white people.
We discuss the game, not the people...

Then you have answered your own question. Chess is a game with no race, not involving people or society. 

ur a communist

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