charlesoberonn:

charlesoberonn:

mira-hildegard:

charlesoberonn:

charlesoberonn:

Chess.com: *post a lighthearted tweet asking people to give new names to the different chess pieces*

Reactionaries in the comments:

Chess.com posted tweets asking people to rename the pieces. The one for the bishop was interpreted by some people as “chess.com is trying to erase christianity” or something and they responded with a flurry of racism and antisemitism.

Also this idiot

(Chess was invented in India)

“europeans invented it” Oh so we should call it Runner or Hunter or Elephant or Gunner or Jester or Noble or

We should definitely call it the turtle because the image of a turtle zooming diagonally across the floor is very amusing.

Moving diagonally, obviously.