The game claims to make fun of gangsta-rap and ghetto culture Ghettopoly - based on a traditional Monopoly family board game - became an instant hit when it went on sale on the internet and in shops ...

PROVIDENCE -- Hasbro Inc. has filed a federal lawsuit against the maker of a board game called "Ghettopoly" claiming the game violates Hasbro's trademarks and copyrights to the Monopoly real ...

After the board game Ghettopoly sparked national controversy and heated protest from black leaders, national retailer Urban Outfitters pulled the game from store shelves at its 61 locations Thursday, ...

Hernando’s Chop Shop instead of Reading Railroad? Black leaders are outraged over a new board game called “Ghettopoly” that has “playas” acting like pimps and game cards reading ...

Ghettopoly is the board game with such a high demand that it has been selling out in Urban Outfitters around the nation. The game is a knock-off Monopoly, but has been designed with a catchpenny ...

Federal prosecutors want to burn or bury 62,496 copies of a board game called "Ghettopoly" because they say the parody of Monopoly, which has raised accusations of racism, infringes upon the ...

The makers of board game Monopoly are to take legal action against spoof version Ghettopoly, which satirises hip-hop culture. The game - based on the traditional family board game - became an instant ...

A new Monopoly-style board game based on racial stereotypes has sparked an uproar among blacks and others nationwide, with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People calling ...

A new Monopoly-style board game based on racial stereotypes has sparked an uproar among black Americans and others nationwide, with the NAACP calling last week for production and sale of the game ...

This has been brought home to me most recently by the controversy over the board game Ghettopoly, which has sparked attacks from civil rights leaders because they consider it racist and insulting.

Hasbro, which makes Monopoly, filed their lawsuit to stop the sales of Ghettopoly, claiming trademark and copyright infringement. Chang says the game is a parody of Hip-Hop culture and ...