No more insults and oppressive words in Scrabble. On June 19, the Fédération internationale de Scrabble francophone (FISF) unveiled, in a press release, the words that will no longer be allowed on the grids, because “ identified as having an odious character, disrespectful of human values and the new sensitivities of our world “.
Thus, 64 words are now deleted, of which 62 (twenty and their inflected forms), for “ethical reasons”, because they are misogynistic, homophobic or even racist.
According to Mattel, the “words we choose matter”
Thus deleted: “Asian”, “boche”, “chicano”, “enculeur”, “femmelette”, “gogol”, “g*udou”, “g*uine”, “lope”, “lopette”, “nabot “, “n*gre”, “n*gresse”, “n*grillon”, “p*dé”, “pouffiasse”, “roman”, “schleu”, “sidaic”, “tafiole”, “tantouse”, “tantouze”, “tarlouse”, “tarlouse”, “travelo” This will take effect from January 1, 2024.
The previous edition had already led to the cancellation, in 2019, of the words “chinetoque” or “n*gro”. A change that is due, according to, theSqueezeto the Mattel company, owner of the game: When we play Scrabble, as in life, the words we choose are important. Words have the power to strengthen, encourage, and honor, but they can also be used to undermine, discourage, and disrespect. the company told the paper last December.
If those 64 words are ejected from the game, ” almost 750 New ones are popping up, to which more than “400 new variants (new female ones, mainly)” must be added, the federation also explained.
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Source: Madmoizelle
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