fakearmani Posted October 10 Report Share Posted October 10 LOLOL!!‘Ghettopoly’ game called ‘racist’ PHILADELPHIA, Oct., 9 — Cheap Trick Avenue instead of Boardwalk? Hernando’s Chop Shop instead of Reading Railroad? BLACK LEADERS are outraged over a new board game called “Ghettopoly†that has “playas†acting like 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, 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.CREATOR PROMISES MORE On his Web site, Chang is unapologetic, and promises that more games — Hoodopoly, Hiphopopoly, Thugopoly and Redneckopoly — are coming soon. Advertisement “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. © 2003 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badassmafuka Posted October 10 Report Share Posted October 10 I have that game it is fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaco000 Posted October 10 Report Share Posted October 10 I'm surprised it took this long for this to come out.I wish I had thought of it. And for all the tight assed people out there, get a sense of humor and laugh. You will live longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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