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Are you implying that the laws of physics are also?
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Surely, if anything Chess is a great symbol of racial equality, as both sides start equal ..
I must confess, id never considered the pieces actually representing colour of skin ... and from what I know of Chess, going first doesn't always give you an advantage.."Wherever wood floats, you will find the British" . NapoleonComment
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I bet these are the same people who complained hurricanes never had "Black" names"I predict your ignore will rival Ben's" - Ecofarm
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Stupid people
. Chess is just a game with no racial intent. Are we to say the sky is racist because of black night and white stars? What about pre-1960's photography?
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So, wouldn't it be nice with hurricans with names like Billy-Bob and Kunta Kinte?!Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous
I bet these are the same people who complained hurricanes never had "Black" names
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Originally posted by Last Conformist
1) I believe back in the days as they invented the game, racism was more common, so they might have made the game racist back then... I don't believe there's anything racist in the game today
I believe you don't have a clue. Chess comes from India.
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And what's with all those prawns, the weakest piece in the game. Chess must have something against seafood.Captain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012
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Originally posted by Eli
Not a single Jewish mod? You antisemites!
I've seen a chess board in Venice with rabbis and Christian priests sold at the Jewish "ghetto"(tm). Those antisemitic bastards in the ghetto. The Rabbis were in black!
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Yeah it's a nice little UL.
So... there!Res ipsa loquiturComment
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You know, for a story with no source, and thus dubious veracity, a lot of people are getting worked up.Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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white goes before black because smoke comes before fire. That doesn't make sense because the pieces are black. hmmm. Well I heard that somewhere.Comment
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And the game is chauvenist towards women.
Because even though the queen is the most poweful piece. The most important piece continues to be the male unit- the King. Even though the female is more talented, she is expendable and can be replaced. But if the King is taken- the game is indeed over.Comment
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question for you chess aficionados:
Does the side that goes first win more often? I always thought the odds were fairly equal. So it really makes no difference who goes first. Thusly, white is not superior to black.
I voted yes, not because I believe it is racist. It's just that I have an uncontrollable urge to troll sometimes. I can usually control it, but occasionally it gets loose.Comment
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White doesn't really win more often. Most people think it's either a miniscule advantage or no advantage at all."You're the biggest user of hindsight that I've ever known. Your favorite team, in any sport, is the one that just won. If you were a woman, you'd likely be a slut." - Slowwhand, to Imran
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Haha, City of Berkeley public school board... While it's still a stretch for them to ban chess, it's entirely possible given their track record. These are the same people who created the antiwar protest field trip, for kindergarten.Visit First Cultural Industries
There are reasons why I believe mankind should live in cities and let nature reclaim all the villages with the exception of a few we keep on display as horrific reminders of rural life.-Starchild
Meat eating and the dominance and force projected over animals that is acompanies it is a gateway or parallel to other prejudiced beliefs such as classism, misogyny, and even racism. -General LuddComment
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