'Ghettopoly' board game

[TexasStooge]

Courtesy of Yahoo! News:



A 'Ghettopoly' board game is held by a demonstrator during a protest outside an Urban Outfitters store in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003. Many in the black community are outraged over the 'Ghettopoly' game, sold by the retail chain Urban Outfitters, that has 'playas' acting as pimps and game cards reading 'You got yo whole neighborhood addicted to crack. Collect $50...' Black clergymen say the game, the brainchild of a Pennsylvania man, should be banned. (AP Photo/Mark Stehle)

[vbhoutex]

NOT a cool idea IMO. Anything that promotes negative stereotypes of any type is not good IMO. Of course, I guess there are some out there that would say that promoting Monopoly is promoting a white man's game too.?.?

[TexasStooge]

Story related to the photo: Black Leaders Outraged at Board Game

PHILADELPHIA - Cheap Trick Avenue instead of Boardwalk? Hernando's Chop Shop instead of Reading Railroad?

Black clergymen say the game, the brainchild of a Pennsylvania man, should be banned, and have called for a boycott of Urban Outfitters unless the company stops selling Ghettopoly in its chain of clothing stores.

Urban Outfitters has not publicly commented on the issue, and did not return a call seeking comment on Wednesday.

"If we are silent on this issue there is more of this type to come," the Rev. Robert P. Shine Sr., president of the Black Clergy of Philadelphia & Vicinity, said at a sidewalk rally Wednesday in front Urban Outfitters' corporate headquarters in Philadelphia.

Shine displayed the game board, with properties including Westside Liquor, Harlem, The Bronx, and Long Beach City, and squares labeled Smitty's XXX Peep Show, Weinstein's Gold and Platinum, and Tyron's Gun Shop.

Players draw "Hustle" and "Ghetto Stash" cards with directions like, "You're a little short on loot, so you decided to stick up a bank. Collect $75," and "Steal $$$ if you pass Let$ Roll."

The creator of Ghettopoly, David Chang, did not immediately answer e-mails or phone calls seeking comment about the game.

On his Web site, Chang is unapologetic, and promises that more games — Hoodopoly, Hiphopopoly, Thugopoly and Redneckopoly — are coming soon.

"It draws on stereotypes not as a means to degrade, but as a medium to bring together in laughter," Chang maintains, adding, "If we can't laugh at ourselves ... we'll continue to live in blame and bitterness."

But the Ghettopoly board depicts figures labeled "Malcum X" and "Martin Luthor King Jr." — intentionally misspelled — noted Rev. Glenn Wilson, pastor of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church.

"This is beyond making fun, to use the caricature of Dr. King in this regard," Wilson said. "There's no way that game could be taken in any way other than that this man had racist intent in marketing it."

The Philadelphia black clergy and Men United for a Better Philadelphia were just the latest to protest the game. In Chicago, the Rev. Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina Catholic Church, called for a boycott of Urban Outfitters. In Florida, the St. Petersburg and Hillsborough County chapters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People urged the company to stop carrying the game.

"I was outraged. We called Outfitters, we wrote them a letter, we held a press conference, but we've had no response," Pfleger said Wednesday.

[TexasStooge]

I wonder what other games they'll come up with next.

[GalvestonDuck]

Blobopoly -- for tropical weather watchers.

Game pieces include a battery, a flashlight, a bottle of water, a gas container, a jar of peanut butter, and a package of diapers.

Properties include Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and so on...you get the picture.

Players draw from "Prepare" and "Landfall Probability" cards, with messages such as "Hurricane Herbert has weakened to a Category 1 -- Collect $50" and "You forgot to pack your can opener. Go to shelter, go directly to shelter, do not evacuate, do not collect $200."

Players who own properties have the option of building Homes and Home Depots on their property. Players who land on property owned by other players must pay rent and insurance.

[GalvestonDuck]

Iraqopoly - for the war on terror.

Game pieces include an Apache helicopter, an Abrams tank, a Tomahawk missile, an aircraft carrier, an F-14, a shoulder cannon (RPG), a gas mask, and an MRE pack.

Properties include Iraq, Kuwait, Turkey, the Gulf waters, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and so on...you get the picture.

Players draw from "Attack" and "Terror Threat" cards, with messages such as "Your troops just captured a high-ranking al-Qaeda member -- Collect $50" and "You missed intercepting a critical threat message and hundreds were killed in the attack, do not pass the border, do not collect $200."

Players who own properties have the option of building bases and rebuiding civilian homes on their property. Players who land on property owned by other players must be willing to join the coalition.

[TexasStooge]

Blobopoly -- for tropical weather watchers.

Game pieces include a battery, a flashlight, a bottle of water, a gas container, a jar of peanut butter, and a package of diapers.

Properties include Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and so on...you get the picture.

Players draw from "Prepare" and "Landfall Probability" cards, with messages such as "Hurricane Herbert has weakened to a Category 1 -- Collect $50" and "You forgot to pack your can opener. Go to shelter, go directly to shelter, do not evacuate, do not collect $200."

Players who own properties have the option of building Homes and Home Depots on their property. Players who land on property owned by other players must pay rent and insurance.

That'll be a good Monopoly-like game there.

[GalvestonDuck]

Horroropoly -- just in time for Halloween.

Game pieces include an axe, a chainsaw, hockey mask, a knived glove, a butcher knife, a raven, a videotape, and a crucifix.

Properties include Haddenfield, Crystal Lake, Amityville, some old home in Texas, a cemetery, Elm Street, a Catholic church, a chunk of outer space, and so on...you get the picture.

Players draw from "Fight or Flight" and "Immortality" cards, with messages such as "Daylight is breaking and you just woke up -- Collect $50" and "You idiot! You said, "I'll be right back" and you're not a virgin, do not leave the basement, do not collect $200, and lose a turn"

Players who own properties have the option of building Haunted Homes and Insane Asylums on their property. Players who land on property owned by other players must pay with their blood and their lives.

[GalvestonDuck]

Ok, I'm done now.

[TexasStooge]

LOL!

[JCT777]

LOL GD!!! And here is one more.

Storm2kopoly -- to celebrate our 1st anniversary.

Game pieces are small figurines of the storm2k admin and mod teams.

Properties include Azsnowman's Mountain, Cycloneye's Tropical Paradise, Aslkahuna's Desert, Pojo's Frozen Tundra, etc.

Players draw from "Community Forum" and "Chance your Storm2k Membership" cards, with messages such as "You have been elected Member of the Month -- Collect $200" and "You asked Great One to join storm2k - go directly to the Storm2k Doghouse (aka Jail)"

Players who own properties have the option of building homes on their property to survive Cat1 canes - all the way up to ones that survive Cat5 canes. Players who land on property owned by other players must subtract up to 1000 from their total post count.

[TexasStooge]

LOL GD!!! And here is one more.

Storm2kopoly -- to celebrate our 1st anniversary.

Game pieces are small figurines of the storm2k admin and mod teams.

Properties include Azsnowman's Mountain, Cycloneye's Tropical Paradise, Aslkahuna's Desert, Pojo's Frozen Tundra, etc.

Players draw from "Community Forum" and "Chance your Storm2k Membership" cards, with messages such as "You have been elected Member of the Month -- Collect $200" and "You asked Great One to join storm2k - go directly to the Storm2k Doghouse (aka Jail)"

Players who own properties have the option of building homes on their property to survive Cat1 canes - all the way up to ones that survive Cat5 canes. Players who land on property owned by other players must subtract up to 1000 from their total post count.

Another great Monopoly-like game.

[Rainband]

All cool ideas except the first one!!! I think the person who thought up this game is an idiot

[TexasStooge]

All cool ideas except the first one!!! I think the person who thought up this game is an idiot

You're right about that statement.

[Pburgh]

Redneckopoly,

Now I was born and raised in West Virginia sooooo please don't take offense!!!!

Game pieces would be a sheep, an old tire, a corncob pipe, a shotgun, a tooth and a toilet seat.

You can build outhouses and trailers. When you pass SLOW you receive $200 worth of Moonshine.

Properties include The McCoys House, The Hatfields House, The Outhouse and the Still.

Players draw from cards like "Ya'll get outa my field" and "I dunno". Cards would read "You just lost your last tooth."
You can win an old washing machine to put on your porch or an old tire to paint white, put flower in and put it in your front yard.

I dunno, I think I'd feel right at home with this game!!!!

IMHO, I think this guy who thought this up is an insensitive idiot too!!!
Karan

[StormCrazyIowan]

LMAO, these are all great!! Well, minus the first un!

[Rainband]

Redneckopoly,

Now I was born and raised in West Virginia sooooo please don't take offense!!!!

Game pieces would be a sheep, an old tire, a corncob pipe, a shotgun, a tooth and a toilet seat.

You can build outhouses and trailers. When you pass SLOW you receive $200 worth of Moonshine.

Properties include The McCoys House, The Hatfields House, The Outhouse and the Still.

Players draw from cards like "Ya'll get outa my field" and "I dunno". Cards would read "You just lost your last tooth."
You can win an old washing machine to put on your porch or an old tire to paint white, put flower in and put it in your front yard.

I dunno, I think I'd feel right at home with this game!!!!

IMHO, I think this guy who thought this up is an insensitive idiot too!!!
Karan

I love your game Karan!!! and I am a redneck so to speak

[Skywatch_NC]

Stormchasopoly

Game pieces include a DOW (Doppler On Wheels), chase van, umbrella, camcorder, cloud, tornado and lightning bolt.

You can head out to the countryside and for ie: land on a "Hailstone Cracks Windshield" square...then advance 4 more squares to "Talk to Insurance Adjuster".

Properties include Cumulus Cafe, Derecho Deli, Isobar Inn and Altitude Arcade.

Players draw from cards like "Listen to that Roar!" and "Frogstrangler!"

Eric

[pojo]

THis is Hilarious!!! Dude, we already have a 'Green Bay' Monopoly game. Plenty of landmarks including the Frozen Tundra.

[ColdFront77]

Blobopoly -- for tropical weather watchers.

Game pieces include a battery, a flashlight, a bottle of water, a gas container, a jar of peanut butter, and a package of diapers.

Properties include Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and so on...you get the picture.

Players draw from "Prepare" and "Landfall Probability" cards, with messages such as "Hurricane Herbert has weakened to a Category 1 -- Collect $50" and "You forgot to pack your can opener. Go to shelter, go directly to shelter, do not evacuate, do not collect $200."

Players who own properties have the option of building Homes and Home Depots on their property. Players who land on property owned by other players must pay rent and insurance.

... ...

There should be an option whether or not players want to build Homes, Home Depots and/or Loew's. ..

Also, "Blobopoly," must have "Boardwalk" and "Park Place," if not all the other spaces.