As George Carlin said:
"I leave symbols to the symbol minded"
A Chess King Without A Cross Is Neutral
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"we"??
how about this set then?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MAN-RAY-CHESS-MEN-CLASSIC-MODERN-20th-C-SET-MADE-IN-GERMANY-709/222735432625?hash=item33dc10fbb1:g:47cAAMXQLQJREo~4
Or the BCE set? Or the FIDE set? Your board, knock yourself out...
Rename the Bishop?!
Just because there's some guy named Jhon Bishop Koala doesn't mean Koalas are associated with bishops...
Should we also do away with the Knight as a symbol of elitism so we can represent chess as a game for people of all backgrounds? Or maybe the pawn, since it represents a weak stereotypical infantryman (or infantry-person, because representation is important) who is sacrificed to protect the upper classes?
Me? I can't be sick. I'm a tomato.
scorpion2a wrote:
I don't mean this in an anti-christian way. But since chess is a global game that originated in India and Persia then spread through the Islamic countries to the Western world, then we should abolish all religious symbols. Without the cross, it'll be neutral, and more representative of the millions over the globe who play the game.
Who said that chess was originated in India?
Wikipedia?
History of Chess: The Basics
https://www.chess.com › Articles › Fun & Trivia
May 15, 2018 — Today we know that chess originated from the Gupta Empire (600CE), of India
why i have to play with crossed king if i am a Muslim , We should make a king with Islamic symbol too right?!!!!!!!!!!!! is that what they want !!!!
I don't mean this in an anti-christian way. But since chess is a global game that originated in India and Persia then spread through the Islamic countries to the Western world, then we should abolish all religious symbols. Without the cross, it'll be neutral, and more representative of the millions over the globe who play the game.