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Old 12-11-2003, 08:45 PM
NinjaPoodle NinjaPoodle is offline
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Exclamation For you Haters..

The game is available again

This from the official website:
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Important message!!!
After a few false starts we are finally back online and taking orders again. More then just an updated look, our new site uses state of the art technology that allows us to keep you up to date on the latest Ghettopoly news and developments.


It has recently came to our attention that there are certain sites and/or stores selling unauthorized and potentially bootleg copies of Ghettopoly.

Due to the overwhelming demand for Ghettopoly we have not yet begun to sell to any wholesalers, and we have no intentions of doing so in the near future.

Those sites are also claiming to guarantee shipping by Christmas. Based on our experience, we feel that there is a very high chance that it will not happen, since they have to first purchase the games from us, and then reship it to you. If it does, please let us know, we would like to know how they are able to do that.

If you have recently seen or purchased any such games please contact us immediately. Make sure to include your information and the seller’s information in your message so we can do an investigation on the matter.

You may also qualify for a reward if we successfully catch and prosecute the offending parties. "


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I hope the bootleggers put him out of business.
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Also..for you Haters (that would include me)


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From the creator of the game David Chang
A Message To The Haters
Ask yourself; Is Jay Leno a racist because he made a comment about Asian people eating dogs? How about Snoop Dog, on his TV show on MTV, is he a racist too?
What do you think when Rappers rap about "Chinky eyes" or "eyes slanted like", should they be called racist also. Or how about the broken English Asians who are portrayed in Black Movies, are the people who laugh, all racist?


Should we also ban every single comedian who cracks jokes about Asians?

For those of you who say, "why don't you make Chinkopoly ?" The word Chink is a Racist word, Ghetto is not. The last time I checked, there may be one Asian rapper on MTV, even then you would probably ask me who he is.

Simply, there would not be enough interest in the American market place, because being an Asian in this Country is not consider too "Hip". Did you ever see an Asian action figure? And those that say "OH OH, he used the word Ghetto" that must mean he thinks all African Americans are just the images than that are in the game.

There are all ethnic groups portrayed in Ghettopoly. Including Asians, Irish, Jewish, Hispanics, Whites, and Italians, just like any "Ghetto".

It's a shame that when the news media decided to turn something into a story, they only speak of the black properties that's in the game. They always fail to mention cards and properties that are of other ethnicity. Remember, the game is called Ghettopoly not Blackopoly. The word black is not even mentioned anywhere in the game PERIOD.

I hope from this message some of you should know that I am not a racist person, but someone who decided to make a game that we all can enjoy and relate to. And what is so wrong with a game that not made by your everyday corporations.

When I play with a traditional board game with my friends, it simply does not appeal to me much. To your dismay, Hip Hop Culture is what I gravitate towards, so naturally when I decided to make a game, I want to give it an urban edge.

Stereotypes are everywhere, when you flip to MTV or BET you do not often see the same images and lyrics, rappers rapping about sipping on 40's, pimping hoes, smoking the chronics, slinging crack rocks, wicked jump shots.

So with that said, I think before you pass judgment on my game, you should just see it for what it is. It is just a game. It's not so different from what's already out there in the entertainment media in America.

So if this game should be banned than there are tons of other forms of entertainments that also need to be banned. Just because you don't find this game funny and original, it does not give you the right to call me a racist or worst yet, try to ban it. However you do have every right not to buy it.

I also think that some of you, not all, who wrote and called me all those nasty names are simply mad because you didn't think of Ghettopoly first. I am sorry that my last name is of Asian decent, maybe if my last name was different, some of you might not be so harsh.

David Chang


P.S. For those of you who is concern in regards to my legal issues with the OPOLY people, please do a search for opoly in Ebay or any search engine you like. I think it will answer most of your questions.

For more interesting reading, please visit http://www.antimonopoly.com/the_full_story.html and http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa121997.htm


David Chang and Ghettopoly: Proponents of Free Speech
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