Plum Crazy

I'm sorry, but sometimes a reaction to a product is so obvious that the store should foresee it. Like with this Monolopolyesque game Ghettopoly.

The game replicates Monopoly but replaces the game pieces with "ghetto" characters including "playas," crack houses and pimps.

In a news release promoting the game's release, the objective is described.

"If a playa owns all the stolen property in da same color pattern, da playa can buy crack houses from da Loan Shark and set 'em up on da property," it reads. "If da playa has four crack houses on each of the stolen properties of da same color pattern, he can buy projects from da Loan Shark."

Yeah, it takes a genius to figure out that this game, using racist stereotypes, is going to cause outrage. Whatever useless M.B.A.s* in their marketing department decided stocking this would be a good idea should be axed. Leading me, yet again, to ponder when we might break down and impose criminal charges on monumental stupidity.

*Yes, I do have an M.B.A. I maintain it is a degree useful only for making your resume look good and helping you find jobs. In other words, it is useful to me individually, but not so much to my job.