by Justin Deschamps,
Are there unfair advantages depending on gender, race, economic status, and religious affiliation? Yes. Equality of opportunity is a value that most recognize as a good thing, helping to neutralize unfair situations in society. However, setting up the system so some people have more resources than others arguably hinders equality of opportunity. The new feminist monopoly game gives female players more starting money and rewards than male players. What message does this send young women in an already arguably unfair world?
Women collect $240 when they pass 'go," while male players only get the usual $200 in the new feminist version of Monopoly. Would you play this? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/k7Ynsqp8JB
— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) September 11, 2019
Here’s how the New Yorker describes it:
The Misplaced Feminism of Ms. Monopoly
This week, Hasbro, which sells Monopoly, announced the latest incarnation of the game: Ms. Monopoly. According to the press release, which makes no mention of Magie, the new title character, a smiling chestnut-haired woman in a blazer wielding a travel coffee cup, “is an advocate whose mission is to invest in female entrepreneurs.” The company claims that it’s the “first-ever game where women make more than men.” In this version, female players start out with nineteen hundred dollars in their coffers and male players receive a mere fifteen hundred. Women receive two hundred and forty dollars for passing Go, but men are stuck with the same two hundred dollars as in standard Monopoly. (source)
Some will argue that to give women more to start with is fair, because, let’s face it, women have more challenges than men to work through.
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Others will say that to give women more gives them an unfair advantage, which further entrenches the victimhood “I am lesser than” narrative. What kind of success can you enjoy in a game if you know you started off with more than other players?
So I guess this progressive new Monopoly-take is that women can’t win without preferential treatment and handouts? Way to be feminist. https://t.co/HYqd2iK588
— Annika H Rothstein (@truthandfiction) September 10, 2019
It’s a shallow form of success.
On twitter, some think this isn’t going to be a good thing.
https://twitter.com/miisigh/status/1171838897166401541
This isn't a "feminist version" of Monopoly. FEMINISM 👏MEANS👏 EQUALITY👏 pic.twitter.com/AGOSd1bwXH
— Lindsay Brennan (@lindsayebrennan) September 11, 2019
Perhaps in the real world, it can be argued that the principle of this policy is sound. But in monopoly, it only creates an unfair, privileged situation—one that other players know exists. Any victory you secure in the game is tainted because, in the end, you didn’t have to work as hard as the other players. You know it. They know it. And they’ll likely marginalize your win because of it. What kind of effect does this have on a developing mind trying to contend with an unfair world?
With respect to the question of fairness in society, should we be giving certain groups of people more opportunities than others?
My knee jerk reaction is that no, we shouldn’t. It creates a marginalized stereotype, which is that anyone who needs the leg up must be inherently lesser than in some way.
In a raw reality sense, the universe has one set of laws that all are subject to. It doesn’t care about race, gender, social status, or how much money is in your bank account. Wouldn’t it be better to prepare young people with the right expectations about life? Mainly that life can be unfair, but embracing reality and working with what you have is often the best way to go about things.
That said, I’m open to considering other solutions.
What do you think?
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What kind of messages does this game send young women?
Would you feel good about winning, knowing you effectively cheated by getting an unfair advantage from the start?
Should we change society so that some people start with different amounts of resources, in an attempt to even the playing field? Who provides these extra resources, and are they giving them willingly or having them taken by force via government?
Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
– Justin
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When i was a kid, many decades ago, we used to play basically three board games: War, Monopoly and Detective. Witch one could interpret as: Politics, Money and Justice in that order.
What to expect from adults now a days ?
Corruption, Greed and Violence.