Five angry Fox News hosts think the popular board game Scrabble is too “woke” because — in addition to banning racist and anti-LGBTQ+ slurs — a new version focuses more on having fun with friends than on competitive scoring.
Damn right! What the fuck is even the point of a board game if you can be racist while you gloat after destroying all other players?
That’s also the point of Monopoly, which is why it is the best board game ever and everyone loves it.
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Co-host Greg Gutfeld replied, “So is life!” before admitting that he has never played Scrabble.
Of course not. Why would he play that particular game when he knows he’s too stupid to ever destroy all other players and then gloat about it?
Also, I would definitely play “woke” Scrabble before I ever played Scrabble: The Presidential Edition. Which is a real board game I posted about not too long ago: lemmy.world/post/13734442
I’ve played Scrabble for decades and I didn’t even know there were any slurs allowed. Never in any game I have ever played do I remember a slur. Not even when playing against a computer. That’s how “woke” they’ve made this new version!
My father got a PhD in English. We literally had an unabridged OED in the house. He did not play Scrabble, but the OED got used on a regular basis by the rest of us. Although we did eventually moved to the unabridged Webster’s because of debates over American vs. British spellings went on too long.
Also, my mother is an evil Scrabble player and no one will play with her anymore. One of those “if I can’t have a triple word score, no one can. Oh wait, I figured out how I can get one if I completely fuck you over, so I’m going to do that” sort of evil Scrabble players.
I think that cost of living is a huge part of it, but another huge part of it is loneliness. We’ve become a society where no one talks to each other. Everyone is sealed off in their own little bubble- in their homes, in their cars, and if, god forbid, they have to walk, wearing earbuds. Sure, you can talk online like we’re doing, but that’s not the same thing at all.
It looks like the upcoming Lower Decks season will be the last one 😭😭 I didn't have any expectations for this show but it has quickly grown to be one of my favorites. I'll miss it
I’m not trying to be gatekeepy. I would be okay if this show if it wasn’t going to soon apparently be the only Star Trek show other than maybe Prodigy, something else that is there just for young viewers. The long-term legacy of Star Trek should not rest on the shoulders of a YA show and a kids animated show.
I should add that a YA show about Starfleet Academy sounds like a way to save a hell of a lot of money on effects. No strange new worlds, no new life and new civilizations. Because cadets don’t leave the academy until their senior year.
This whole thing, to me, says “we’ve found a demographic we can tap into and save money in the process” and not “we need to make good Star Trek.”
As I said below, it feels like a money saver and a way to appeal to an untapped demographic, not a way to make good Star Trek. If it’s good despite that, great. But I don’t think it will be. I don’t even blame anyone involved with the actual production. This is Paramount killing its own brand because they think it will get younger people to sign up for Paramount+.
I don’t think I have the faith in Paramount not self-sabotaging itself in a combination of desperation to get people to sign up for Paramount plus and saving money.
Star Trek might bounce back eventually, but I think this era is likely coming to a slow stop.
In Hawaii, one of the most important sayings is ola i ka wai, “water is life” — a phrase that not only sums up what it means to exist on an island, but what it means to live, period. But now, one of the largest of the island chain’s land masses is facing a triple threat to its sole freshwater source, and if it isn’t...
Unsolved Mysteries (lemmy.world)
Fox News now accusing Scrabble of being too “woke” (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Fox News, Newsmax Sued for Falsely Linking Man to Neo-Nazi Killer (www.thedailybeast.com)
French woman found dead in Italian church was searching for ghosts in possible Tik Tok stunt, police say (www.cnn.com)
Suicide is on the rise for young Americans, with no clear answers (www.bbc.com)
Star Trek: Lower Decks to Conclude with Fifth and Final Season (www.startrek.com)
It looks like the upcoming Lower Decks season will be the last one 😭😭 I didn't have any expectations for this show but it has quickly grown to be one of my favorites. I'll miss it
South Korea’s population dips below 50M (www.chosun.com)
Elderly set to exceed 30% by 2034...
Hawaii is "on the verge of catastrophe," locals say, as water crisis continues (www.cbsnews.com)
In Hawaii, one of the most important sayings is ola i ka wai, “water is life” — a phrase that not only sums up what it means to exist on an island, but what it means to live, period. But now, one of the largest of the island chain’s land masses is facing a triple threat to its sole freshwater source, and if it isn’t...
If you break a Nazi's arm he has 50 percent less arms to do Nazi shit with. (lemmy.world)
Women-only social media app Giggle for Girls taken to court by transgender woman Roxanne Tickle after her account was restricted (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Transgender woman Roxanne Tickle is suing social media platform Giggle for Girls after she was excluded from the women-only app....