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Fox News now accusing Scrabble of being too “woke” (www.lgbtqnation.com)

submitted 7 months ago by ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 59 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (5 children)

He then said, “Playing a game without scoring — even if you suck at something — is so anti-human. It’s like scoring is part of your DNA."

Gutfeld is so stupid man I can't believe I used to like him

Yeah a game without a scoring system is anti-human, that's why we famously never play such games with our children. What's your ELO in peek-a-boo, Greg? You absolute dweeb? Man I can't wait to get back to my ranked play jigsaw puzzle at home. Can't wait to beat my brother at D&D this week.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 12 points 7 months ago

I read the bottom paragraph as though it was a John Oliver segment and that just made it funnier.

[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 11 points 7 months ago

Greg Gutfeld's the kind dude that stopped reading books when he got to be too old for the Book-It program and couldn't score any more free personal pizzas at Pizza Hut.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Getting rid of scoring in scrabble is definitely stupid. If you don't want to keep score, just don't. I don't think I've ever bothered, but it's still a game with a scoring system and plenty of people use it. Didn't need doing. I don't know which side of that argument counts as woke and I really don't care.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Kinda arrogant to tell people that the way they enjoy a game is stupid. It's a good thing the new Scrabble boards offer this scoreless variant as a variant, while the opposite side of the board remains the same scrabble you've grown accustomed to.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh, so it hasn't changed at all then, it's a non-story. Should have realised. Incidentally you're mistaken, I said I don't ever use the scoring system but that redesigning the game was nevertheless stupid, because you can already choose not to use it.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

It's not stupid to provide a proper board and a structured system for a variant of the game that people enjoy

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

That's fine. I barely care about my own opinion on this.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You can still play Scrabble the original way and no one will stop you.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You would if you could, and we both know it.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I would what if I could?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

I was going to check to see if Gutfeld even has children and, thankfully, he does not. Let's hope it stays that way.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago

I always play with scoring with my children. Gives then character.