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MTG is 'absolutely' racist, Texas Democrat says after their heated exchange in House
(www.usatoday.com)
this post was submitted on 19 May 2024
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NGL I initially read this as Magic: The Gathering being racist and was a little confused.
Of all the things that irritate me about her, the fact that she's often identified by her initials might be the worst.
People need to adopt more appropriate ways of abbreviating her name. Say something like Moscow Marge.
I saw B^6^ suggested over on Mastodon
(Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Body)
That’s fantastic. I’m using that going forward.
You've sunk my battleship. In more ways than one.
Doesn't help in conversation, but in text one can just use Empty G.
I prefer "Perjury Traitor Greed"
White cards have pictures of angels and noble soldiers on them. Black cards have zombies, demons, and grotesques.
Sounds like "light" and "darkness" clichés, not references to skin pigmentation
Typically, this is what the cards are themed as, at least the older sets. White and Black are "enemy" colors in Magic: the Gathering after all, same as Red and Blue, Black and Green, etc (based on their position in the MTG color pentagon).
That said, there were some definitely racist cards that got banned and pulled from databases in 2020, Invoke Prejudice being a notable example.
https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/10/21287154/racist-magic-the-gathering-cards-banned-removed-from-database-wizards-apology
i assume they were kidding but if not thats a massive yikes
You are correct
I've got some bad news for you about the history of those cliches.
Same
Me too