Scrabble bosses are accused of 'woke virtue signalling'
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Expert Scrabble players have blasted the game's owner as 'virtue signalling' and 'woke' after it banned 400 derogatory terms as playable moves.
Racial slurs including the 'n-word', insults against the elderly and homophobic terms were removed from Scrabble's official online words list following worldwide anti-racism protests in the wake of the death of American George Floyd.
Scrabble's owner Mattel said it made the change to make it more relevant culturally following global unrest last year.
But Scrabble grandmaster David Webb said the move has been interpreted as 'virtue signalling'.
Expert Scrabble players have blasted the game's owner as 'virtue signalling' and 'woke' after it banned racial slurs, porno anak kecil desah insults against the elderly and homophobic terms as playable moves (file image)
Offensive terms including the 'n-word' were removed from Scrabble's official online words list following worldwide anti-racism protests in the wake of the death of American George Floyd. Pictured: Merriam Webster's 'Official Scrabble Players Dictionary'
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Racial slurs including the 'n-word', insults against the elderly and homophobic terms were removed from Scrabble's official online words list following worldwide anti-racism protests in the wake of the death of American George Floyd.
Scrabble's owner Mattel said it made the change to make it more relevant culturally following global unrest last year.
But Scrabble grandmaster David Webb said the move has been interpreted as 'virtue signalling'.
Expert Scrabble players have blasted the game's owner as 'virtue signalling' and 'woke' after it banned racial slurs, porno anak kecil desah insults against the elderly and homophobic terms as playable moves (file image)
Offensive terms including the 'n-word' were removed from Scrabble's official online words list following worldwide anti-racism protests in the wake of the death of American George Floyd. Pictured: Merriam Webster's 'Official Scrabble Players Dictionary'
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