The Ghetto: Contemporary Global Issues and Controversies

摘要

In 2003 Ghettopoly, a disturbing parody of that monument to real estate capitalism, 'Monopoly', was released and distributed online and made widely available in stores across North America and Western Europe. 'Playas' of the game were to move a game piece (such as an Uzi machine gun, a basket ball or a rock of crack cocaine) around a board competing to become rich whilst 'buying stolen properties, pimpin' hoes, building crack houses and projects, paying protection fees and getting car jacked'. The familiar 'Chance' and 'Community Chest' cards of Monopoly were replaced by 'Ghetto Stash' and 'Hustle Cards', where one might read 'You got yo' whole neighbourhood addicted to crack. Collect $50 from each playa' or 'You are a little short on loot, so you decided to stick up a bank. Collect $75'.