Scrabble Bans 238 Words

[TheGreatGatsby]

Can someone link me to a list of the words that are so bad.

Scrabble removes 238 slurs, derogatory language from official word list

Removing the words were compared to tearing down statues of Confederate figures in a statement.

www.masslive.com

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

According to this, they won't even tell us.


The North American Scrabble Players Association announced it is removing more than 200 words from the official list of words eligible for scoring in the word-building board game.


The CEO of the association, John Chew, has been making the rounds with media outlets to explain the “necessity to take action on issues of diversity and inclusivity” as Chew wrote in a letter to association members.


Chew, however, has not revealed the list of banned words with the exception of the N-word.


Chew posted a letter to members about the word debate on July 8, including explaining the results of a members poll.


The letter said, in part:

[Poll respondents] ranged from White supremacist screeds to naive expressions of faith in the fundamental goodness of all people. Some members threatened to leave the association if a single word were removed; others threatened to leave the association if any offensive words remained. There were a lot of good and bad arguments on both sides.
I learned a lot about our community in the past weeks. We have a lot of racists, and we have a lot of bleeding-heart liberals. We have people of every colour on every side of the debate. Somehow, we have all managed to set that all aside when we meet over SCRABBLE boards. It’s what I love about the game.
Yes, I even love that we have racists in the game. It says so much about the power of our game and our community that even racists – not just the hardcore ones that actively spread their toxic hatred, but the softer ones who stand by rather then get involved, who say “I’m not offended, why should they be?” or “If you can’t accept that the words have no meaning, you’re not welcome,” or “If I’m not offended, why should you be?” – can set aside their deep-seated beliefs to spend time playing a board game with people who do not share those beliefs.

The New York Post reported the toy company Hasbro, which owns the rights to Scrabble, has backed up the decision by changing the rules of the game “to make clear that slurs are not permissible.”


“The firm said it has worked to eliminate offensive words from the game’s dictionary with every new edition that’s released,” the Post reported.


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[Dogmaphobe]

Considering the state of the country right now as the authorItalian left is running amok, it's probably words like rational, thoughtful, fair, smart, or honest.

 

[aaronleland]

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

How exactly are they going to do this?

 

[there4eyeM]

At least they aren't taking out the letters that make the words possible.

 

[Marion Morrison]

That can only work in tournaments. It's ******* retarded, but whatever.

 

[my2¢]

Back in 1970 we used to get in groups and play the Spanish version of Scrabble in high school Spanish class. We'd lay down a couple of words, one of which for sure had to Spanish for "nipple" and then shoot the breeze until acting serious when the teacher came roaming around near us.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Do they have black scrabble?
Beotch, bof (both), aks, muvah, bruvah, nigga, wif (with), hep (help),
Hep me, bruvah!

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Considering the state of the country right now as the authorItalian left is running amok, it's probably words like rational, thoughtful, fair, smart, or honest.

All dem words is racist!

 

[JOSweetHeart]

The North American Scrabble Players Association announced it is removing more than 200 words from the official list of words eligible for scoring in the word-building board game.

I don't mean to be a nitpicker here, but isn't there a game out there called Up Words? Because if there is, to me, that sounds more like a word building board game.

How exactly are they going to do this?

Amen to this. They can't stop those who buy the game from using whatever words they want to use.

At least they aren't taking out the letters that make the words possible.

Not yet any way.

God bless you three always!!!

Holly

 

[harmonica]

Considering the state of the country right now as the authorItalian left is running amok, it's probably words like rational, thoughtful, fair, smart, or honest.

good one

 

[my2¢]

Originally being from the Cleveland area I occasionally check the news back there to see what is happening. Five years ago watching this I couldn't believe what I was hearing, a word I hadn't heard in at least 45 years. I love the black co-anchor's look. The next day I shared this video with a black friend and co-worker and she couldn't stop laughing.

 

[harmonica]

is coon one of them?? don't coons represent diversity?
black and white --white and black mixed together--LOVING everyone

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

Can someone link me to a list of the words that are so bad.

Scrabble removes 238 slurs, derogatory language from official word list

Removing the words were compared to tearing down statues of Confederate figures in a statement.

www.masslive.com

You can still spell out ginger ....so its no big deal ...also cancel culture doesn't exist

 

[harmonica]

Do they have black scrabble?
Beotch, bof (both), aks, muvah, bruvah, nigga, wif (with), hep (help),
Hep me, bruvah!

another good one hahahhahahahahah

 

[Dogmaphobe]

Considering the state of the country right now as the authorItalian left is running amok, it's probably words like rational, thoughtful, fair, smart, or honest.

All dem words is racist!

......but I am too old to go to the re-education camps!

 

[22lcidw]

Now we will be playing board games with look outs. Monopoly is next. The low price Avenues got to go.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

How exactly are they going to do this?

In their official scrabble dictionary and for the app and licensed online games and official competions.
You could still use a regular dictionary for your own home games.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

is coon one of them?? don't coons represent diversity?
black and white --white and black mixed together--LOVING everyone
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They won't say. But yes.