This week, we played\nLadies and Gentlemen in class. I have been looking forward to playing this in\nclass since J.S. said that this was the first game he chose for this class. I\nliked the structure of playing in randomly assigned teams of “ladies and\ngentlemen” and how each side (lady or gentleman) had to use our partner’s\nadvantages to help us win the game occurring on our side. The gentleman was\nresponsible for trading stocks and making money, while the lady was responsible\nfor shopping for the most elegant gown. I was unsure of what side I wanted to\nchoose because in my life, I love to trade stocks to make money so I can buy\nelegant things!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Playing the game was\ninteresting, although I do not understand the ladies’ side (since the\ngentlemen’s side was easier to understand, that is the side I chose to play).\nAs a man, I got to collect resources to fulfill contracts. Each contract gave\nme money. When I returned home from work, my wife had gone and found some\nbeautiful thing to wear to the ball. I have no idea how my lovely lady shopped\nor what made a dress prettier than another, but I did my best to dress her the\nbest I could (this was funny because I had a guy as my wife).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this game, I feel\nthat gender roles were important to how the game was played, but I’m not\nlooking to get into a discussion about that. Although the gentlemen’s side was\neasier, they were the “leader” of the game; they made the money and\nhad final say in bonuses and what to buy. Knowing that would have been useful\nprior to starting the game. Otherwise, I would have taken on more of a\nleadership role instead of hiding behind my wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In today’s political\nclimate, having a game that forces people to conform to certain\n“norms” can be looked down on. Everyone is forced to be heterosexual\nand a male or female. There probably are people who will not play this game\nbecause of this, but it is easy to overlook the roles to just enjoy the game.\nMy mom would really enjoy playing this game because she is really good at\nseeing good things quickly (for looking for resources) and she has quite the\neye for fashion, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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