• @[email protected]
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    656 months ago

    NGL I initially read this as Magic: The Gathering being racist and was a little confused.

    • themeatbridge
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      216 months ago

      Of all the things that irritate me about her, the fact that she’s often identified by her initials might be the worst.

    • @mercano
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      76 months ago

      White cards have pictures of angels and noble soldiers on them. Black cards have zombies, demons, and grotesques.

      • Bilb!
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        46 months ago

        Sounds like “light” and “darkness” clichés, not references to skin pigmentation

        • @HatFullOfSky
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          6 months ago

          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.

          It shows a hooded executioner with a black axe. “If opponent casts a Summon spell that does not match the color of one of the creatures under your control, that spell is countered,” says the card. It effectively kills off creatures that don’t look like the creatures already on the table.

          https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/10/21287154/racist-magic-the-gathering-cards-banned-removed-from-database-wizards-apology

        • zippy
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          16 months ago

          i assume they were kidding but if not thats a massive yikes

        • Hegar
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          06 months ago

          I’ve got some bad news for you about the history of those cliches.