When Jennifer O'Connell's six-year old daughter was playing the Hasbro board game "Guess Who?" with her brothers, she noticed something was a little off
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On the bright side though, this will probably go viral and the company might be forced to address this.
And there's nothing more glorious than seeing a huge corporation have to submit to public opinion after making a big stink about sticking to their guns.
And there's nothing more glorious than seeing a huge corporation have to submit to public opinion after making a big stink about sticking to their guns.
Haha! Exactly! Especially when the "questioner" is correct and the corporation is just too stupid and entrenched to see it. Oh, they'll see it all right-- but after it costs them a lot of bad PR.
Scha.Den.Freu.De. It's getting a workout this year...
That's simply awesome. I wish more parents would take the time to type stuff out for their kids. Let the children be heard - they aren't dumb like most adults I know and most adults I don't know.
The kid is right; if you play the game as a female character, you always lose. (And yes, that's based on mathematical probability.) My kids figured that out pretty darn quickly and never play as a female character. They much prefer their deluxe version of the game in which they can play as monsters, animals, or even as household appliances. I'm surprised Hasbro didn't try to up-sell them to that version.
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And the six year old has a point, too. Go mother/daughter team!
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And there's nothing more glorious than seeing a huge corporation have to submit to public opinion after making a big stink about sticking to their guns.
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Haha! Exactly! Especially when the "questioner" is correct and the corporation is just too stupid and entrenched to see it. Oh, they'll see it all right-- but after it costs them a lot of bad PR.
Scha.Den.Freu.De. It's getting a workout this year...
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