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据英国《每日邮报》报道,澳大利亚广播公司将于6月24日举行辩论会,讨论国际象棋白棋先走的规则是否属于种族歧视。约翰·亚当斯是澳大利亚国际象棋联合会的一名前成员,他声称澳大利亚广播公司制片人打电话询问他是否愿意参加讨论,讨论重点是,为什么在象棋比赛中,总是白棋先走,这是否存在种族主义。
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原新闻:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8450553/Chess-master-blasts-ABC-wasting-taxpayer-money-debate-game-racist.html
Is chess RACIST? The ABC asks listeners if the game is prejudiced because white goes first
By Levi Parsons For Daily Mail Australia
12:28 BST 23 Jun 2020 , updated 20:57 BST 23 Jun 2020
A former member of the Australian Chess Federation has blasted the ABC for preparing to hold a debate about whether the game is racist.
John Adams, 38, claims a radio producer from the publicly-funded broadcaster phoned to ask if he would take part in Wednesday's discussion focusing on why the white side always gets to go first under the rules of the strategy game.
Astonished by the request, Mr Adams took to Twitter shortly after to scold the ABC for wasting taxpayer's money on 'irrelevant topics!'
'The ABC have taken the view that chess is RACIST given that white always goes first!' he posted.
'They are seeking comment from a chess official as to whether the rules of chess need to be altered!
'Trust the taxpayer funded national broadcaster to apply ideological Marxist frameworks to anything and everything in Australia!'
Issues regarding racial inequality have been thrust into the spotlight since the death of African-American man George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police in May.
The shocking incident triggered mass protests across the globe and has even sparked calls for statues of historic figures to be torn down if they've been linked to racism.
But Mr Adams says bringing the game of chess into discussions of structural racism is a bridge too far.
'With all the drama resulting from COVID-19, I am amazed that the ABC is broadcasting on irrelevant topics!' he said.
Hundreds of outraged Twitter users also took aim at the public broadcaster for entertaining the idea that the strategy game is racist.
'People want the national broadcaster to focus on bigger issues. People are struggling with the economy, with their health, with the lockdown. They don't want their money wasted on bulls**t,' one person wrote.
Another said: 'The ABC are perpetuating this cancel culture.'
'The only thing I'm surprised about is this call didn't happen in the USA … It's time to stop giving oxygen to this bulls**t,' others added.
While Mr Adams has refused to take part in the debate, Australian chess expert Kevin Bonham is set to discuss the matter on James Valentine's afternoon program on ABC Sydney.
'The funny thing is that at social to even lower club level, having white or black makes zero difference to average results,' he said.
'The advantage starts kicking in around middling club level and becomes stronger at the highest levels.'
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