In multiple posts the fact that Monopoly was created by Elizabeth Magie as The Landlord's Game, whose idea was later copied and sold by Charles Darrow under a differend name and who wasn't given credit in the Ms.
A tweet by user in which they accused the game of being sexist received 140 retweets and 1,300 likes in one day (shown below, right). For example, a tweet by user posted on September 10th, 2019, gained over 180 retweets and 700 likes in one day (shown below, left). Receptionįollowing the announcement, users on Twitter, Reddit and other platforms criticized the game for virtue signaling and misrepresenting the issue of the wage gap. The game also features other differences such as new game tokens which include a white hat, a watch, a barbell, a glass and a jet plane.
Additionally, each time a female player passes go, they must collect $240 contrary to standard $200 collected by male players. Īt the start of the game, banker distributes $1,900 in Monopoly money to each female player and $1,500 to male players. Instead of investing in real estate, all players can invest in notable inventions made by women such as bulletproof vests, chocolate chip cookies and ladies' shapewear. Monopoly, a variation of Monopoly board game featuring several differences in gameplay and aesthetic. At the end of the day, unlike the very real institutionalized sexism it mocks, it is just a game, after all.On September9th, 2019, toy company Hasbro announced Ms. That’s the joke.Īm I being too sensitive? Possibly! I’ll admit that Monopoly has always brought out the worst in me - even when it’s not mocking the systemic misogyny into which I was born. In August, Hasbro debuted “ Monopoly Socialism,” a predictably condescending variation of the game that encourages players to “get ready for laughs as the twists and turns of life put a damper on working toward a shared, utopian society.” Get it? Economic inequality. In fact, it’s not even the first time in the past month. Meanwhile, this isn’t the first time Monopoly has made light of a very real and pressing social issue. Moreover, while Hasbro proudly hands female players their $40 in fictional reparations, the game is quick to remind male players that “if they play their cards right, they can make more money too,” thus reinforcing a pull-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps mythology that marginalized individuals can overcome systemic roadblocks if only they work hard enough. Not only does the game flippantly present the gender pay gap as all fun and games, but it also ultimately ends up reinforcing the exact gender inequality it cheekily purports to subvert by reminding women that any escape from the gender-based disadvantage they combat on a daily basis is merely the stuff of fiction. Players will also invest in female-invented products instead of property. Monopoly - with his “niece,” the blazer-wearing, coffee cup wielding #girlboss, Ms. See, ladies? Hasbro just wants to show us how “fun” it would be to receive an automatic advantage based on nothing more than biological gender - because it’s not like we’ve ever thought about that before.Īccording to CNN, the game is meant to celebrate “women’s empowerment,” not only by giving female players a financial boost, but also by replacing the game’s former mascot - quintessential Gilded-Age old rich white dude Mr. This, says Hasbro, provides “a fun new take on the game that creates a world where women have an advantage often enjoyed by men.” In the game, female players will collect $240 when passing “Go,” while male players will collect the usual $200 as in the original version of the game. Monopoly, the new variant of the never-ending Hasbro board game gives female players a financial advantage over their male opponents in what appears to be some sort of misguided attempt to champion female empowerment.
A new version of Monopoly wants to show women what life is like on the other side of the gender pay gap.
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