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Just when you’d think progressivism can’t get any weirder, you inevitably meet some next-level irrationality.

A (radically) new version of the popular board game Monopoly entitled ‘Pink’ will soon hit the shelves in Italy. Presented in its ready-for-distribution version in the Italian city of Bolzano on March 6, the game was developed by three Siena-based transfeminists, Valeria Cammarosano, Benedetta Francioni, and Letizia Vaccarella and is described as “gay-friendly” in the Italian press.

According to Italian news site Il Giornale, apparently, Pink (sometimes branded Pink*) is not just a game, but a complex project of activism (and indoctrination) that has been around at least since 2021, taken on campaign tours all over Italy in recent years.

The aim of the game, according to the self-styled “Pink dream team” is to counter gender inequality and discrimination, as well as to “challenge the patriarchy.”

The absurdity of three biological males posing as women and promoting the dismantling of the patriarchy is obvious. What is truly striking, however, is that, believe it or not, to date none of the articles covering the story online have pointed this out. This is particularly shocking ahead of International Women’s Day celebrated on March 8th. (The German Socialist women who in 1910 proposed marking the day as special and dedicated to women must be turning in their graves.)

One of the creators of the game, Letizia Vaccarella, explained in a television interview that the game is supposed to be

a metaphor of real life, in which the protagonists have to collaborate to multiply their resources and to have a normal life, one that we all would like to have.

The cards that are part of the game include “Patriarchy cards”, representing the “voice of the sometimes violent, other times paternalistic and ignorant patriarchal society.” One such card is called #genderpaygap, stating: “My dear, I make more money than you because I am better at my job.” Another card, #misoginyinternalised, reads: “She has pushed out two babies and she wants to go out and dance with her girlfriends?”

The game, of course, comes with a trigger warning, claiming Pink*

speaks of all facets of sexism. In this game we tackle sexism, ableism, fattism, racism, ageism, lesbophobia, biphobia, transphobia, rape, and gender-based violence. We warn you that some of these topics may hurt your sensibilities.

The board game, the full title of which is Pink* A Game for Girls?, is officially recommended for people aged 14+.

Original article: The European Conservative