Scrabble Players Association to ban 238 words that cause harm, even on a board

Source: Fellowship Of The Minds
Published: Jul 9, 2020
Author: DCG
Post Date: 2020-07-09 14:18:02 by Bill D Berger
Views: 1096

This will certainly end all the problems in our country…

From USA Today:

“The North American Scrabble Players Association is prepared to vote this week to ban more than 200 offensive words from its official lexicon for judging in tournaments, according to a report from The New York Times. If the rule change is approved as expected, the ban will go in effect by September.

Hasbro told The New York Times on Tuesday the NASPA had “agreed to remove all slurs from their word list for Scrabble tournament play, which is managed solely by NASPA and available only to members.” Hasbro owns rights to Scrabble in North America.

While some competitive Scrabble players endorse using the words because of the points allotted, John Chew, the CEO of NASPA, told members in a recent newsletter banning the words is best because of the harm they can cause even on a Scrabble board.

“I have felt for a long time that there are some words in our lexicon that we hang onto in the mistaken belief that our spelling them with tiles on a board strips them of their power to cause harm,” Chew said.

It is not hard to unlearn 238 words (including inflections), none of which are high-probability, and all of which have offensive meanings that are easy to remember.”

DCG

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#1: Ada    To: neoconsnailed (#0)

gonna quit in protest?

Ada posted on 2020-07-09 19:38:18   Reply   Private Reply


#2: Esso    To: Bill D Berger, Dakmar, 4um (#0)

Good Lord, I've died and gone to Retardland.

Anybody know the number that I can call to opt-out of the MK Ultra program?

scrabbleplayers.org/w/Slurs

Offensive Words by Category

In response to requests from our community, we list all the words in our lexicon that have been labelled as offensive (and with no inoffensive senses) by our lexicographical colleagues, divided into draft categories according to the nature of their offence.

On 2020-06-22, this categorization was refined, with slurs being subdivided according to which Code of Conduct category(-ies) pertained to the slur; some offensive words were also reassigned categories.

Each word in each category is then listed alphabetically, but with its letters rearranged into alphabetical or reverse alphabetical order in order to obfuscate it from the casual reader. We welcome media inquiries at info@scrabbleplayers.org for a plain list of words.

If the Advisory Board decides to remove slurs (and/or any other category of offensive words), the category assignments will be reviewed.

ANATOMICAL: aers aeehlors aeehlorss aehloss aehlosss aabdss aabddess aabdesss abbellrstu abbellrsstu abckllos abeillrs abeillsst abeillnsss abeeillnssss abllsy abmooz abmoosz bcklloos bbeioo bdeioos bdooy bbbuy cilt cilst cejnoos cntu cnstu cddeik acddehik acddehiks cdgiikn agooz agoosz egiilrs egiloo egiloos glooy aadhrss aadehrsss aeijssv hjnnoos hjnnooss bmnnstuu bemnnsstuu acdeeehkpr acdeeehkprs ehilopss ehilopsss cghlnos cghlnoss ghlnos ghlnoss effiist effiisst ffisty attw asttw aoowz aooswz eiillw agginnyy agginnsyy

POLITICAL: aabeiorrstu aaborrtuy cmmopsy cmmopssy aefiimnz aefiimnsz bbeilr bbeilrs aaehmrstu aaehmrsstu

PROFANE: addegmnost addgmo adddegmmo addggimmno addgmno adddegmnost adddegmno adddeegmnost addggimnno addgmnos addgmos

PRURIENT: bbjloow bbjloosw bdeffo bffgino bikno bdeikno bgiiknno biknos acckmnos ccekmnos acceekorst acceekorsst cgimmnu cmsu effgin fgiinsst abfru cfku cdefku cefkru cefkrsu acceffku acceffksu acdefhku acdefhksu cfgiknu cfffkou cfffkosu cfksu cfkpuu cfkpsuu cfiktuw cfikstuw aabiijlt aabiijlst ijms ijmss ijzz eijszz cdfikmnu cdefikmnru cdefikmnrsu cdfikmnsu fmoo fmoos ceefhkmorrtu ceefhkmorrstu cefghikmnortu ahmtu ahmstu eiknoo eiknoos knooy agnnoopt agnnoopst chpstu cdehppstu cghinppstu chpsstu aegghrs aegghrss hpstu dehppstu ghinppstu hpsstu acefkrrstu acefkrrsstu cehklosu cdehklosu cehklossu cghiklnosu aknw adeknw aeknrw aeknrsw agiknnw aknsw

SCATOLOGICAL: abhistt abhllstu bhillstu bhillsstu bdehillsttu behillrsttu behillrssttu bghiillnsttu abdmuw abdmsuw ccehhiiknst ccehhiiknsst chinoost chinoosst acepprr acepprrs dhiipst dhiipsst afrt adefrt afginrt afrst beghiost beghiosst ehhiorsst ehhiorssst deemr deemrs deep eeginp ipss deipss eiprss eiprsss eipsss eiiprss eiipssst giinpss ipssy ahst hist abghist abghisst achinst acdehinnst acghiinnnst achinsst ehist ehisst acefhist acdefhist acefhisst adehhist addeehhist adehhisst eehhilst eehhilsst ehhilost ehhilosst ehhiosstu ehhiossstu cehiikkrst cehiikkrsst ehilssst hiilsstt hiilssstt adhilost adhilosst hisst himorsstt himorssstt dehistt ehirstt ehirsstt ehiirstt ehiissttt ehiinssstt eehiinsssstt ghiinstt histty hikorstw hikorsstw drtu drstu

SLUR (race or color): oba soba abckru abckrsu cdeloors cdeloorsu chinoost chinoosst adekry adekrsy adeikr adeikrs adkry agginr agginrs gginor gginors aehlo aehlos beeh beehs ehknoy ehknosy ehikno ehiknos hknoy ehknuy ehknsuy ehiknu ehiknsu abgijoo abgijoos almottu aelmosttu almosttu egginr egginrs cehiint cehiinst afoy afosy aceiiinnnps aciinnnpy acceiiinnnps acciinnnpy aceiiiknnnps aciiknnnpy ceiknpy ceiknpsy acehrstvz acehrsstvz acehrstwz acehrsstwz aehrstvz aehrsstvz ikmos ikmoss aqsuw aqssuw demmot ehistwy ehiistw gow gghiosw gosw

SLUR (creed or religion): adgno adgnos yog gimoy ghiosy eghiosy gosy eijstu ceiijstu aceiijlstu aceiijllstuy eiijmsstu eiijmssstu eeiijrsstu eijrstuy eijsstu ejw deejw egijnw ejsw ainnoppst ainnoppsst aimpps aimppss aippst aciippst aeiipprsst aipprsty aippsst eeehnsy eeehnssy eeehins eeehinss eeghstz achikss achiksss ahikss ahiksss ehikss ehhikss ehhiksss ehiksss hikmostz gimmnot diy disy

SLUR (sex or gender): cntu cnstu soh agnnoopt agnnoopst

SLUR (sexual orientation): bdeikllu bdeikllsu bdeklluy bdekllsuy bbmouy bbmosuy cccekkorsu cccekkorssu deiky dekyy aefggir aefggist aefggiorst afggorty afggoty afggy els belos beloss eelss elz eelszz eeilzz eeilszz elyzz acenn acenns aceinnr aceinns aceinnst acnny efioopr efioopst foops afhoopt afhoopst efooprt efooprst foopy eoopv eoopsv

SLUR (gender identity): bcehstu

SLUR (national origin): bceho bcehos begoorrttt begoorrsttt bhknou bhknosu achlo achlos chloo chloos ccehilu ccehilru ccehilsu ccehilstu adgo adegos adgos ginoz eginosz aaakkn aaakkns eikk eikks cikm cikms eipps eippss acklop acklops eimmop eimmops mmopy aadeghr aadeghrs cips cikps cikpss cipss ikps ikpss denuv densuv abcektw abcekstw opw opsw

SLUR (age): bceilmrsu aabdegrry aabdegrrsy abdeegrry abdeegrrsy eiiklnrw eiiklnrsw

SLUR (disability): cipr ciprs apsz apszz aepsszz

SLUR (gender conformity): cenopy ceinopr ceinopst cnopy aeehlms aeehlmss

SLUR (physical characteristics): abdeil afost aefosst afosst

SLUR (not in a Code of Conduct category): abopwy abopswy abbbu abbbsu adegj adgjo cehiikllsv cehiikllssv cdeeknr cdeeknrs

VULGAR: ainpsst ainpssst bchimstu bcehimsstu

Esso posted on 2020-07-09 20:35:34   Reply   Private Reply


#3: BTP Holdings    To: Bill D Berger (#0)

I was telling a concert story where I work.

We were working New Kids on the Block in Chicago. They sold every seat in the house. Band security asked me to stand behind the stage since there were a couple of girls in front row that had that spring in their step like they might jump.

I was standing in the shadows of the stage. I look over in the corner and this chick comes down the stairs and stands at the end of the row where no one was sitting. She was looking over the rail. I'm thinking, "I don't believe it. She is going to jump."

When the lights went down at the end of the song she slipped her leg over the rail. When she popped up from behind the equipment box I was standing in front of her. She had that look on her face, "Oh shit! I didn't think anyone seen me or would try to stop me."

She was going for the stage stairs that were right there. She wanted to get onstage with her heroes.

My boss Bob and George were standing by the stairs up front. George said, "Bob look!" Then Bob said, "Tex got her."

Because I said the "S' word at work one of the girls was upset. I told her, "I've got words that would curl your hair but I don't use them." ;)

BTP Holdings posted on 2020-07-09 21:55:11   Reply   Private Reply


#4: BTP Holdings    To: Esso (#2)

I'm not even going to try with that scrabble shit. I've go a headache and I'm going to bed. :-/

BTP Holdings posted on 2020-07-09 21:59:01   Reply   Private Reply


#5: NeoconsNailed    To: Ada (#1)

We'll see if it affects where I play online. How despicable!

NeoconsNailed posted on 2020-07-09 22:44:02   Reply   Private Reply


#6: StraitGate    To: Esso (#2)

They shouldn't ban "wop", because it does have an inoffensive sense: it's an onomatopoeia of the sound a flat tire makes on a moving vehicle.

StraitGate posted on 2020-07-09 22:45:54   Reply   Private Reply


#7: Dakmar    To: Esso (#2)

Travis Bickle: All the animals come out at night - whores, skunk pussies, buggers, queens, fairies, dopers, junkies, sick, venal. Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets. I go all over. I take people to the Bronx, Brooklyn, I take 'em to Harlem. I don't care. Don't make no difference to me. It does to some. Some won't even take spooks. Don't make no difference to me.

Dakmar posted on 2020-07-09 22:54:32   Reply   Private Reply


#8: NeoconsNailed    To: Esso (#2)

Can you believe that? They don't even dare writem! Why listem tnen???

Gliberals are criminally insane ghouls. They need to be locked up.

NeoconsNailed posted on 2020-07-09 23:47:51   Reply   Private Reply


#9: Lod    To: Dakmar (#7)

An amazing film on every count.

Lod posted on 2020-07-10 00:24:15   Reply   Private Reply


#10: Esso    To: NeoconsNailed, Dakmar, 4um (#8)

Can you believe that? They don't even dare writem! Why listem tnen???

Revisiting this thread with a fresh outlook and a brain that hasn't been turned to mush by a day of having read about the current insanity and also consuming a good portion of Canadian whiskey, this appears to be an attempt at Scrabble-Geek humor.

Some really, really dark humor. So dark, that it eluded even me yesterday. "...helicopter pilots are brooding introspective anticipators of trouble. They know if something bad has not happened it is about to."

It didn't hit me until I looked at that list again and recognized some of the words.

My machine gunner's outlook is back this morning, for a while, I guess it's time to wade into the sewer again...

Esso posted on 2020-07-10 10:23:15   Reply   Private Reply


#11: Esso    To: Dakmar, 4um (#7)

You talkin' to me?

Esso posted on 2020-07-10 10:24:08   Reply   Private Reply


#12: Esso    To: Dakmar, 4um (#7)

Travis Bickle: All the animals come out at night - whores, skunk pussies, buggers, queens, fairies, dopers, junkies, sick, venal.

Now they come out in the daytime too. That's some good ol' progressive progress for ya!

I can't wait until they get Pruitt-Igoe 2 built next door to me.

Esso posted on 2020-07-10 10:28:16   Reply   Private Reply


#13: NeoconsNailed    To: Esso (#10)

The article's in the USA Today site. The list looks quite serious

scrabbleplayers.org/w/Slu rs

But I don't see how they can think up even 50 words that could be offensive.

Checking in at magnificent ISC.RO (no relation to SPA that I know of) I see no updates. They normally load 'em for viewing by everybody as they check in. ISP has been shockingly reasonable about this and other potentially touchy matters and foul language in conversation is prohibited. I recommend it!

This isn't to say that do-gooders aren't going to start raising a ruckus there -- hopefully not. Fortunately, ppl playing together in person can still use any rules they want.

NeoconsNailed posted on 2020-07-10 10:36:30   Reply   Private Reply


#14: Esso    To: NeoconsNailed, 4um (#13)

But I don't see how they can think up even 50 words that could be offensive.

I can't wait until the Bill Gates approved spell-check automatically starts deleting the words for me instead of just putting the red squiggly under them.

I guess ZeroHedge is already employing that.

Esso posted on 2020-07-10 10:55:41   Reply   Private Reply


#15: Lod    To: Esso, NN, all (#14)

I can't wait until the Bill Gates approved spell-check automatically starts deleting the words for me instead of just putting the red squiggly under them.

It's 1984 for real this time, believe it.

Lod posted on 2020-07-10 11:07:42   Reply   Private Reply


#16: Esso    To: Lod, 4um (#15)

It's 1984 for real this time, believe it.

You noticed that too, huh?

Typical government program, 36 years behind schedule and don't even think about the cost overruns.

Esso posted on 2020-07-10 11:13:00   Reply   Private Reply


#17: Lod    To: Dakmar, taxi drivers, the rest (#7)

commentary at site is outstanding - enjoy something today

one more because who can get enough of cybill

Lod posted on 2020-07-10 11:53:14   Reply   Private Reply


#18: NeoconsNailed    To: Esso (#14)

Soon puters will only contain Orwell's 1984 'newspeak' words, and only certain combinations.

NeoconsNailed posted on 2020-07-10 11:58:57   Reply   Private Reply


#19: Esso    To: NeoconsNailed, 4um (#18)

Sergeant Friday recruits O.J. Simpson for the Department

Esso posted on 2020-07-10 12:06:55   Reply   Private Reply


#20: randge    To: Bill D Berger (#0)

I don't see cfuktiw.

randge posted on 2020-07-10 12:20:56   Reply   Private Reply


#21: NeoconsNailed    To: Esso (#19)

Time capsule from another remote century.... but the peecee plague was already plainly pervading Paradise.

NeoconsNailed posted on 2020-07-10 12:27:51   Reply   Private Reply


#22: Esso    To: NeoconsNailed, Lod, 4um (#21)

Time capsule from another remote century.... but the peecee plague was already plainly pervading Paradise.

Nice alliteration. I almost missed it.

I think it's really neat-o how this new computer reads my mind now. I should probably be pissed off about that, but like God, I guess that I just don't care anymore.

Say something on 4um, EweToob knows what videos to bring up. Read a news story, they know what to sell me, etc.

I kind of miss that old Linux thingy I had. At least it wasn't spying on me like a jealous ex-girlfriend who watched my computer use like a hawk and would go through my bank and investment statements when she thought I wasn't watching.

Maybe I should ask Bill Gates for a bbjloow since he thinks he lives with me now.

Esso posted on 2020-07-10 13:41:20   Reply   Private Reply


#23: NeoconsNailed    To: Esso (#22)

Say something on 4um, EweToob knows what videos to bring up.

You are kidding me. It's that coordinated?? I do enjoy most of the coördings meself -- know we're spos2 hatem.

NeoconsNailed posted on 2020-07-10 13:58:59   Reply   Private Reply


#24: Esso    To: NeoconsNailed, 4um (#23)

You are kidding me. It's that coordinated?

Not kidding. I wrote something about the inner workings of M16s/AR15s on 4um the other day. As soon as I reloaded EweToob, they had some pretty cool animations waiting for me about the workings of ARs, AKs, 1911s, etc.

Esso posted on 2020-07-10 14:11:07   Reply   Private Reply


#25: Esso    To: NeoconsNailed, 4um (#24)

Esso posted on 2020-07-10 14:33:03   Reply   Private Reply


#26: BTP Holdings    To: Esso (#24)

I was talking with a check out girl at local Wal Mart a while back. She told me she likes her BF's AR an awful lot. LOL

BTP Holdings posted on 2020-07-10 15:14:21   Reply   Private Reply


#27: NeoconsNailed    To: Esso (#24)

That is bizarre. Are you sure it's not just because you write and read about such things elsewhere?

NeoconsNailed posted on 2020-07-10 19:21:47   Reply   Private Reply


#28: Esso    To: NeoconsNailed, 4um (#27)

That is bizarre. Are you sure it's not just because you write and read about such things elsewhere?

I laid down my weapons 12 years ago after a shooting I was involved in. I sure as hell never looked at or wrote about it anywhere until a couple days ago, when I wrote a little about it on 4um about the bullshit "drop in auto sear" myth.

I better leave it there, for now. I'm sure BATFE are pissed enough.

Esso posted on 2020-07-10 21:41:45   Reply   Private Reply


#29: NeoconsNailed    To: Esso (#28)

BATFE

Whoa -- they've added explosives to the list? It will include everything in human life before it's through.

NeoconsNailed posted on 2020-07-10 21:45:36   Reply   Private Reply


#30: Esso    To: NeoconsNailed, 4um (#29)

It will include everything in human life before it's through.

BATFE-FF-PS

Guns is bad. Ban bananas.

Esso posted on 2020-07-10 21:56:10   Reply   Private Reply


#31: NeoconsNailed    To: Esso (#30)

BATFEBLCPFD = alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives, bananas, lawnmowers, chocolates, physics, fluids, Druids.

NeoconsNailed posted on 2020-07-11 03:20:58   Reply   Private Reply