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Some ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[card]]s have been [[banned]] from [[sanctioned]] play due to being deemed '''culturally offensive''' in the contemporary perspective.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/depictions-racism-magic-2020-06-10|Depictions of Racism in Magic|date=June 10, 2020}}</ref> This happened in 2020, in the wake of the [[Wikipedia:George Floyd protests|George Floyd protests]].<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2020/06/wizards-bans-7-cards-that-depict-racism-including-invoke-prejudice/|title=Wizards Bans 7 Cards with Racist Depictions, Including Invoke Prejudice|author=David McCoy|date=June 10, 2020|publisher=[[Hipsters of the Coast]]}}</ref>
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Some ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[card]]s have been [[banned]] from [[sanctioned]] play due to being deemed '''culturally offensive''' in the contemporary perspective.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/depictions-racism-magic-2020-06-10|Depictions of Racism in Magic|date=June 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2020/06/wizards-bans-7-cards-that-depict-racism-including-invoke-prejudice/|title=Wizards Bans 7 Cards with Racist Depictions, Including Invoke Prejudice|author=David McCoy|date=June 10, 2020|publisher=[[Hipsters of the Coast]]}}</ref> This happened in 2020, in the wake of the [[Wikipedia:George Floyd protests|George Floyd protests]].
   
 
The cards show up in [[Gatherer]] with the following warning: ''This card does not meet Magic community standards. It may perpetuate racism, contain harmful stereotypes, or depict a sensitive real‑world event.''
 
The cards show up in [[Gatherer]] with the following warning: ''This card does not meet Magic community standards. It may perpetuate racism, contain harmful stereotypes, or depict a sensitive real‑world event.''
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|[[Wikipedia:Gypsy|Racial slur]].
 
 
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Revision as of 16:57, 1 November 2020

Some Magic: The Gathering cards have been banned from sanctioned play due to being deemed culturally offensive in the contemporary perspective.[1][2] This happened in 2020, in the wake of the George Floyd protests.

The cards show up in Gatherer with the following warning: This card does not meet Magic community standards. It may perpetuate racism, contain harmful stereotypes, or depict a sensitive real‑world event.

Banned cards

Card name Set Release
Cleanse Legends 1994
Crusade Alpha 1993
Invoke Prejudice Legends 1994
Imprison Legends 1994
Jihad Arabian Nights 1993
Pradesh Gypsies Legends 1994
Stone-Throwing Devils Arabian Nights 1993

References