A Texas company that makes pricy, brightly colored mahjong tiles is apologizing after critics called its redesign of the popular Chinese game culturally insensitive.
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Company that makes mahjong sets apologizes after critics say it game designs were culturally insensitive
A Texas company that makes pricy, brightly colored mahjong tiles is apologizing after critics called its redesign of the popular Chinese game culturally insensitive.
The Mahjong Line started selling its limited-edition versions of the game with names like “The Minimal Line,” “The Botanical Line” and “The Cheeky Line” in November for between $325 and $425.
The Cheeky Line, for instance, replaces traditional Chinese symbols with bubbles, lightning bolts and has tiles decorated with bags of flour and a Whoopie cushion.
The designs and the website’s language didn’t sit well with many people on social media, who said the removing the Chinese characters erases the cultural importance of the game.