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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In response to this latest crossword controversy, a spokesperson for the New York Times told the JC: "This is a common crossword design: Many open grids in crosswords have a similar spiral pattern because of the rules around rotational symmetry and black squares."

https://www.thejc.com/news/world/new-york-times-defends-controversial-swastika-crossword-design-65XtxKlPVruODsVP6xb3uV

NYT defends this, so no apology. [/quote]

This is unacceptable.  The question is not intent, but impact.  Even if the Times team may have thought they were merely implementing standard practices in crossword design, publishing a puzzle where a swastika is so clearly apparent does harm to marginalized groups, especially given the scale of the NYT platform.  The Times must put in a monitoring program to vet crossword puzzles for cultural sensitivity and potential harms, and obviously must apologize for the harm done here.  Do better, NYT.[/quote]

Exactly what impact did it have? How did it “harm marginalized groups?” This Jew has somehow escaped unscathed from Crosswordgate![/quote]

The lived experience of other posters on this thread seems to the contrary. I don’t think you are in a position to speak for all of them, are you?  [/quote]

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