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It may not be intentionally racist, but that doesn’t make it not racist. Consider why white moves first in chess. They literally did this two years ago: https:
by EGreg 6y ago
It may not be intentionally racist, but that doesn’t make it not racist.
Consider why white moves first in chess. They literally did this two years ago: https://en.chessbase.com/post/carlsen-and-giri-campaign-for-racial-equality https://en.chessbase.com/post/carlsen-and-giri-campaign-for-...
Anyway, in many religions the light illuminates things while darkness is the absence of light. So it’s not just about people’s race...
- sobriquet9 6y agoIn go (baduk) black moves first. Does it make go not racist? On the other hand, white needs 6.5 less points to win (komi). Does it make go racist?
- f430 6y agoFollowing Egreg's logic, yes but probably it's only racist when lighter colors have priority over darker colors, which is absolutely insane.
- redisman 6y agoAlso the night is black and dangerous. The daytime is bright and safe. These are ancient concepts and postmodernism isn’t some absolute truth
- f430 6y agojust like master bedroom, master branch, slave drive is racist to some people.