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Chess Forum / General Topics / August 2005M.Ashley's "Chess for Success" is racist?
I picked up a used copy of Maurice Ashley's 2005, Chess for Success by Random House. I was a little put off because it seems the editors made the decision to always capitalize the term "Black" when refering to African Americans, but when speaking of lighter skinned people of European heritage, the editor chooses the term "white". I find it a little strange. Either give the term "white" a capital "W" or do both terms as lower case. The book does make a good case for teaching chess to people, but after reading such blatant racialism, I had to put it down until I get a definitive explanation from the publsiher. Any thoughts? > I find it a little strange. Either give the term "white" a capital "W" > or do both terms as lower case. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Any thoughts? I think that you're either trolling or picking nits. Whether or not such difference in capitalization is appropriate (and I agree it probably isn't) to call such a thing "blatant racism" is absurd. There's plenty of blatant racism in our society. This isn't it. -Ron Never blame on a conspiracy what you can blame on incompetence. Probably just a bad copyeditor. Now if you find the word "honky" in there several times (with or without caps), you might have a case. Never blame on a conspiracy what you can blame on incompetence. Probably just a bad copyeditor. Now if you find the word "honky" in there several times (with or without caps), you might have a case. "Racialism is a term used to describe racial policy, in what is generally perceived to be a negative sense, as promoting stratification and inequality between racial categories (in themselves, often disputed)." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racialism Ok, from the posts I read, he is not a racist. The wordplay just smacks of racialism. Maybe I am just paranoid. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a121/BaltimoreTom/chessanimate2-animate.gif > The book does make a good case for teaching chess to people, but after > reading such blatant racialism, I had to put it down until I get a > definitive explanation from the publsiher. > > Any thoughts? You're overreacting. Given that skin colour is totally irrelevant to chess, the real question is surely why the book feels that it's important to tell you the colour of anyone's skin, not why they capitalize some words and not others. Dave.  SignatureDavid Richerby Mouldy Toy (TM): it's like a fun www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ child's toy but it's starting to grow mushrooms! >> The book does make a good case for teaching chess to people, but after >> reading such blatant racialism, I had to put it down until I get a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > to tell you the colour of anyone's skin, not why they capitalize some > words and not others. I've spoken with Maurice on the phone for a few hours recently - and the gent is very far from rascist - in fact he reminds me of another player I know who has black skin, and who teaches theology - plays chess too, not bad 2000-ish - I was engaging him [5 years ago] on the subject of Jesse Jackson's political chances and he asked why I was asking him particularly? - I'm not black! he said, I'm a New Yorker! Now, the thing of it is, if your struggle to make it encountered colour-tension, you might well wish to mention the fact, and even be proud of being the first black GM. It is rascist in a sense, but in this case, positively so. Rock on! Phil Innes > Dave. Since Jerry Bibuld isn't allowed near pointy objects, I'll have to answer for him: You're the racist you filthy white uhmerikkkan rant rant rant bullet to the head in an apoplectic fit. > You're the racist you filthy white uhmerikkkan rant rant rant bullet to > the head in an apoplectic fit. The man asked a question. You didn't like his frame of reference so you got uppity about it. I don't care if you're White or Black or Yellow or Red -- you assigned an undue importance to your own point of view -- you got uppity. It's also possible that the Editor made a decision that the Copyeditor should capitalize "Black." And you can spout whatever filth you like without using your real name. Big man! Look to Maurice Ashley -- he uses his real name. He wouldn't need your support. David Ames You're a little slow, eh? |
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