Word ‘spooky’ banned as ‘racial slur' by National Theatre Scotland ahead of Halloween… although no one complained about it - Kotaku In Action 2

Word ‘spooky’ banned as ‘racial slur' by National Theatre Scotland ahead of Halloween… although no one complained about it (www.rt.com)

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– Steampunk_Moustache 5 points 3 years ago +5 / -0

I'm sure that at a time of war, in the darkness, black soldiers would have frightened some people by pretty much being harder to see that Caucasians.

If you can discern the skin color of the fighter pilot, you've got reason to be shitting your pants already.

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– m0r1arty 3 points 3 years ago +3 / -0

I'm thinking more of the allied soldiers on the ground during a tense evening's back and forth shooting from cover expecting axis to sneak up on them getting "Spooked" when a member of their team comes over to relieve them of their duties so they can sleep.

There could be a racist element to it of course but I think that's mostly in the head of whoever it was that came up with this censorship.

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