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* The inclusion of slurs in the lexicon
** July 9, 2020: [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/sports/scrabble-racial-slurs-tournaments.html The New York Times] interviews [[John Chew]] and NASPA members about the inclusion of slurs. Hasbro announces that NASPA has agreed to remove all slurs.
** July 8, 2020: [https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/07/scrabble-bans-hundreds-of-offensive-words-from-competitive-play Kotaku]reports on the decision to remove slurs.
** July 7, 2020: [https://www.out.com/news/2020/7/07/scrabble-may-remove-racist-homophobic-slurs-dictionary Out] reports on the issue.
** July 6, 2020: [https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/scrabble-fans-press-ban-racist-transphobic-words-200706175545737.html Al Jazeera] reports on the debate.