

I wanted to know how Monopoly, a game premised on the notion that the zealous accumulation of wealth is a fun way to pass the time, would treat feminism. I’d just seen the ad promoting the game-the one that resurfaced this week, after it was originally posted last fall, and that is … if you haven’t seen it already, you should probably just watch it:Īnd so I asked Andrew, a man, to join me in a round of the game that is supposed to celebrate womanhood. Monopoly not so much because we thought it’d be fun-I don’t think I have ever in my life had fun playing Monopoly-but because I was curious and Andrew is patient. And that white sure makes a statement!”). Monopoly isn’t the only one who can rock a top hat. There’s also a standard top hat-this one painted white (“Mr.

There are many options: an airplane (“It’s how I get around the world at a moment’s notice!” the game’s packaging explains), a barbell (“Love my mornings at the gym!”), a journal (“It’s full of ideas!”), a wine glass (“Put your energy into empowering others, and your glass will always be half full!”), and a watch (“Don’t you agree it’s time for some change?”).

First we have to choose the pieces we’ll play with.
