[EGreg]

It may not be intentionally racist, but that doesn’t make it not racist.

Consider why white moves first in chess. They literally did this two years ago: https://en.chessbase.com/post/carlsen-and-giri-campaign-for-...

Anyway, in many religions the light illuminates things while darkness is the absence of light. So it’s not just about people’s race...

[sobriquet9]

In go (baduk) black moves first. Does it make go not racist?

On the other hand, white needs 6.5 less points to win (komi). Does it make go racist?

[f430]

Following Egreg's logic, yes but probably it's only racist when lighter colors have priority over darker colors, which is absolutely insane.

[redisman]

Also the night is black and dangerous. The daytime is bright and safe. These are ancient concepts and postmodernism isn’t some absolute truth

[f430]

just like master bedroom, master branch, slave drive is racist to some people.