is chess racist?

@weplaychess90 said in #9:
> Why is the King more important than the Queen?

Because chess is sexist!

> Why are the bishops sneaky and slide diagonally?

Because chess is religionist!

And why do the horseys get to jump over other pieces? Because chess is speciesist!

The colors...and after this mod give me a warning...oh boy

If Black would move first, it would still be 'racist', according to the same logic.

In reality, Chess is the most inclusive sport there is; every age, every class, every race is invited to partake in it. It is suitable for humans of every shade and shape. It's the real shit!

@lucky_Nan said in #1:
> when I say "white goes first", some people say "then is chess racist?".

Chess was created way many many years ago away from the American continent. So if you want to claim that the creators of it were racist, suit yourself. If you reverse colors, reverse racism, which is only racism at the core anyways, also applies. So it is either racist regardless which color begin first or it is not racist at all.

Guys, it's not! Chess used to be green and red peices

@MrPushwood said in #5:
> Well, it occurs to me that in any game somebody has to go first. So unless both players are the same shade, one color is inevitably gonna get the advantage. And apparently checkers is also racist (since Black moves first).

There's a lot of it about. :).

Racism is everywhere for those with small minds that have nothing better to do than look for it. So it makes perfect sense to suggest that chess is racist.

Packs of cards now come with a Race Card as well as Jokers for people like this.

The best thing to do is totally ignore them.

@AsDaGo said in #11:
> Because chess is sexist!
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> Because chess is religionist!
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> And why do the horseys get to jump over other pieces? Because chess is speciesist!

I agree
This is why u play antichess, not chess
Antichess is antisexist, antireligionist, antispeciesist

no just light beats darkness

Discussions of racism never end well, especially amongst online anonymous posters. I would urge caution my friends.