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Re:A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech by hvis on Thursday July 22, 2021 @08:28AM (#27918054)
It would be easy to choose a narrative that casts the first player in the bad light as well.

Chess is a game of war, isn't it? So whoever goes first is the aggressor.

So if Black goes first, that can also play into certain racial biases people have.

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Re:A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech by glandium on Thursday July 22, 2021 @04:07PM (#27923654)
Except there are actually no color difference in Shogi. Which player a piece belongs to is indicated by its direction (at least that's my layman understanding). I have no clue why English goes with Black and White.
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