Does Monopoly Pink Boutique Edition Game Promotes Gender Stereotypes or Girl Power?
additional stock and demands of their customers. And, Hasbro releases yet another version of their popular Monopoly game. This year Hasbro brings the Pink Boutique Edition of the Monopoly game exclusively to Toys R Us this holiday season. The game is marketed to girls between the ages of 8-12. Inside is a pink-covered wonderland complete with boutiques and malls in the place of houses and motels. Instead of dog, car, and train pieces, the girls’ only edition has sandals, hair dryer, purse and other items that girls can relate too. Instant Messages and Text Messages have replaced the Community Chest and Chance cards to design the game to fit our current era. Everything in the game is either pink or purple, including the dice. All of this comes in a keepsake box that doubles as a jewelry box. Some are saying that the game is too ‘girly’ and harbors on the female stereotype. All of the pink and other things can be considered as bordering on the fact that females aren’t intelligent enough
