Ok, NOW you get to say it's PC gone mad!

[dolf]

Ban mean words from Scrabble

Because scoring points from "wrinklies" is offensive to old people.

 

[BrokenBarbie]

You mean it wasn’t before this?

 

[Dribble]

Make your own rules and play the game

 

[FataMorgana]

Stick to Cards Against Humanity.

 

[islandman]

Sounds more like an urban dictionary word than an official scrabble dictionary word.

 

[pointless]

wait, jesuit? when did they start allowing proper nouns?

 

[lucky_guy_49]

Actually one of the online Scrabble games already did that. When words I’d long played suddenly were rejected, I started looking up words that could be offensive and they’d been purged. Fortunately that game gave you a choice of dictionaries so I was able to opt into a more comprehensive word list. Others assigning a motive to my playing ANY word is the height of arrogance. Stop telling me what I think and why I do things. Fact is, if I had a choice between playing NAGGER or an offensive word in its place, I would choose not to offend. But if LEZ is going to score me over 60 points, I’m playing it. My regular opponents and I agreed up front that we would not take personal offense against each other for words we played in a game.

I’m sure someone out there is thinking “your racist view is informed by your white privilege.” No, I’m a grown up and realize that this is a game and I would not use these words in speech or writing outside of the game.

 

[Saint_Ann]

Stick to Cards Against Humanity.

Some friends keep wanting me to play. I want to get them high and have sex with them.

Oh the humanity.

 

[FataMorgana]

Some friends keep wanting me to play. I want to get them high and have sex with them.

Oh the humanity.

They are great fun but even one or two I have to throw back as too offensive for me!

 

[dolf]

Stick to Cards Against Humanity.

If you want to be unnerved, try playing it with a primary school teacher. I suspect that the constant exposure to small children warps their minds...

 

[Bad_Egg]

As long as I can spell: Dolf, Sexy, Elegant, Graceful, Beautiful, etc., I'm happy.

.....

 

[phrodeau]

The Scrabble rules state that the players decide what dictionary to use, and that the dictionary only gets used when a play is challenged.

So nothing is banned unless the players decide to do so.

 

[Sean]

wait, jesuit? when did they start allowing proper nouns?

Hmm. I suppose it could be an adjective as well.