- "You took a trip to find yourself.
You didn't. Lose a turn."
(laughs)
- There's a lot of millennial hate
that's not even fair or justified.
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- (FBE) So today, you're going to be reacting to...
this. - Oh! Monop--
Millennial Monopoly. Whoa. (chuckles)
- I [bleep] love Monopoly.
- Monopoly for Millennials. Man. (clicks tongue) [Bleep] you guys.
- "Forget real estate. You can't afford it anyway"?
This is a huge diss. - It's ridiculous. (chuckles)
But they do have a Monopoly for just about everything,
so I guess it was only a matter of time.
- There's two directions this could go,
'cause it's either making fun of millennials,
or it's making fun of people that are making fun of millennials.
- (FBE) So, we're gonna look through the game.
First of all, we're gonna start with the cover here.
What are some things you notice? - I'm so triggered.
I noticed already the participation award.
- A participation award. (chuckles) Starbucks. Earbuds.
That's the thing, I'm in this bracket, but I always feel like I'm not,
because I look at this stuff and I go, "Mm, this isn't me."
- (FBE) One of the key differences in this version of the game
is how you win: the player who has the most experience chips at the end
is who wins, versus the original, where it's all about who has
the most money and properties. - Oh! (laughs) That's hilarious.
- Ahhh. That is very, very, very interesting.
- (FBE) So, in this version, you even start off with only $100
versus the traditional $1,500. - (chuckles) It's real life.
You're [bleep]. You start off with a dollar.
- All right. Let's look at the money, shall we?
Oh, wow. There's avocados on here.
- It's a like or a dislike. That's cute.
This is kind of sad that we measure our life in likes.
- This one off the bat is my favorite, the laugh/crying emoji.
- It's interesting that they chose this type of camera
and not necessarily a cellphone.
- We got a camera. Everyone needs a camera now,
because if you don't document yourself, you don't exist.
And a hashtag, because if you
don't hashtag things, you won't be discovered.
- So, stupid surface level. It's like, "Ha, you guys
are millennials, you use your cellphone for things."
And it's like, yeah, 'cause we [bleep] have cellphones, Delilah.
We don't have to write [bleep] down in a notepad.
- "Collect $20." So, where's the $200? (laughs)
We got a pay cut.
- You start in your parent's basement. Awesome.
- "Friend's couch." That's free.
Are they really your friend if you can't couch surf?
I think not. - (chuckles) "Farmer's market." Yup.
I mean, I love a good farmer's market, so I fit into the stereotype there.
- I'm a little disappointed that they didn't change the jail
for something else. You're in a no cell signal area.
Mm! - There's no railroad.
Now it's bike share? That's so funny.
Where are the birds? They should've done birds instead.
- National park. Millennials love hiking.
Can't forget that. And yoga studios,
and they love rescuing animals. This is... (chuckles)
I feel so attacked right now.
I'm getting anxious how accurate this is.
- "Week-long meditation retreat?" (clicks tongue)
You think we can afford that with your baby boomer ass
[bleep] up the economy?
- I feel like the millennial thing is a combination of lazy,
like mom's basement, but also caring more
about the community and the environment
than caring about your own personal gains,
and I think that's represented in here both ways.
- (FBE) So now, we're gonna take a look at some of the Chance
and Community Chest cards. - Beautiful.
"You were looking for jobs but ended up streaming videos
for hours." I mean, that's accurate.
- "You become a meme. Not a good one.
Pay the bank 20 bucks." [Bleep] been there, dude. Retweet.
- "You took a trip to find yourself.
You didn't. Lose a turn."
(laughs)
I have one too many friends that have done that.
- "You get a fourth job. #Hustle #SideGig #NoDaysOff."
And you get $45 from the [bleep] fourth job!
- "You literally can't even pay your student loan bill."
(chuckles) This is the opposite of what I [bleep] wanted.
- "Your cellmate is sick of you V-logging about prison life."
(chuckles) "Get out of jail."
- (FBE) Did you call it V-logging? - Is that what it's--
I did call it V-logging, because I don't--
I'm not... cool. Vlogging.
- It does a little bit bother me that these stereotypes
are kind of being perpetuated, because there's a lot
of millennial hate that's not even fair or justified.
BUT... this is funny.
- (FBE) So, there are different understandings on exactly what
encapsulates a millennial, but most people generalize it
to be those who were born between 1981 and 1996.
- Oh, so I'm literally the last year of millennial.
- (FBE) Have you ever been labeled as a millennial?
And what do you think of that phrase?
- My parents have called me a millennial before.
My dad has, 'cause he was part of the baby boomers and stuff,
and I always make fun of him for ruining the world.
And then, he makes fun of me for not trying to fix it.
And I'm like, "Why'd you ruin it in the first place?"
- I don't see anything bad or insulting about it.
I mean, I love avocados, so it's fine.
- I've definitely been labeled as a millennial.
People can just spot me a mile away.
They're like, "Oh, you're a millennial."
I'm like, "Ha... okay."
I feel like it's kind of a job at who I am.
- I like being a millennial.
I would not wanna be Generation Z. [Bleep] that.
- Whenever I hear that and I think, "Oh, I'm part of that group,"
I always have this thought of, "Man, I don't really relate to that."
You can't stereotype a group of people based upon, you know,
when they were born and what they've lived through,
because everybody's lived through so many different things.
That's probably a millennial thing to say.
- (FBE) Some of the stereotypes that are paired with millennials
is that they don't like to work hard. They want a lavish lifestyle,
are entitled, never wanna be criticized,
and dependent on technology, among other things.
- There are some truths to that, but it is still just a stereotype.
- No one likes to work, but people have to work.
The thing is, we don't like to work
for something that we're not valued in.
- (FBE) Do you think that stereotyping an entire generation
like this is okay or do you not even like
to be generalized into any category?
- No, I don't. Every human being is an individual,
and everybody has their own characteristics.
- Statistically, we are the hardest working
but least paid generation. Every generation thinks
that the next kids coming up are dumb, and their music is trash,
and they're gonna ruin the world. (chuckles)
- We do have obvious trends in this generation,
'cause we're a generation. Everything has obvious trends.
But when you start attacking the generation
for what they're doing and what they believe in,
that's when it gets weirdly personal,
'cause you can't stereotype an entire age based off
of just how the world is moving.
- (FBE) When Millennials Monopoly was released it was met
with some criticism. Some millennials felt
like the game is patronizing and not accurately
representing their age group. - Oh, come on, bro.
- (FBE) Hasbro, the toy company behind Monopoly replied
to the criticism with a very cheeky response,
stating, quote, "We think the game is lit
and didn't intend for it to be salty.
Whether you hit up the artisanal coffee bar
on the weekend or live in your parents' basement
or just have a sense of humor, this game's for you."
- That's pretty good, I would say. Well done.
- (FBE) As a millennial yourself, do you think that this is
all in good fun or are you annoyed by this
version of the game? - I'm so [bleep] annoyed.
It's so stupid. - Laugh a little.
You are literally giving these people ammo
to make fun of you. You're getting roasted.
It's hilarious. They know it's funny.
- The board game thing is all in good fun.
Those kinds of things are all in good fun.
But those generational stereotypes can be a little damaging,
because an entire generation's opinions and voices
can be dismissed just because you're not taking the person seriously
because of their age group.
- (FBE) Since you have been labeled a millennial, there are a lot
of these stereotypes that may be directed towards you,
at times in a negative way. Similarly, other generations
like baby boomers or Generation X were faced
with their own negative labels during their generation.
- Exactly. Dude, exactly.
- (FBE) But when you're older, there may be a sense of pride
in these generalizations and stereotypes and more millennials
may end up embracing the labels they once saw as negative.
So, what do you think about that? - I don't think any millennial
is gonna go around saying, "Oh, yeah, I loved sitting around
in my mom's basement, not having a job,
and drinking $17 coffee. It was great!"
- It always becomes nostalgic. And I think that's what
it'll end up becoming is, "You remember that time back
when they used to think that all we all did was
drink Starbucks and go to hipster shops?"
- I think as we get older, the self-reliance and individualism
that millennials are, like, a trademark.
We'll own that as really good qualities
that made our generation a success.
- In later years, we're gonna be like,
"We changed the course of the world,
because we embraced social media, and we developed that,
and we changed the way people consume entertainment."
So many things have changed in our generation.
And I'm sure things are gonna change when we're out of it.
And then we're gonna be like, "Those darn zillennials."
- (FBE) So finally, after learning a bit more about the game
and seeing what it is based on, as a millennial,
is this something that you would buy and play?
- Yes. This would be fun if I had friends to play Monopoly.
- No, because I like classic Monopoly.
- No, because I'd be playing games made by actual millennials
like Cards Against Humanity. Maybe if Monopoly understood that
then they'd still have people playing their game.
- I don't know if I would play it, because, to be honest, I hate games.
But I would definitely buy it as a joke fun gift for people.
- This, I don't even wanna look at it anymore.
The fact that it's in the same room as me is starting to make me mad.
- Yes, I wanna play it. I definitely wanna play this game.
- Absolutely not. (chuckles) I hate Monopoly.
- Oh, yes. It's a really good game, and I think it's hilarious.
And then I think it's really important to laugh at yourself.
- Yes! Absolutely. But I'd never play it
with my parents, 'cause we'd have very different visions
of what the game is. (chuckles)
They'd be like, "You know, they have a point."
And I'd be like, "Mm..." Flip the board.
- Thanks for watching Adults React. And shoutout to Aurora Michelle.
- What do you think of the game? Let us know down in the comments.
And shoutout to arianna aycart. - Bye, everybody!
- Hey, guys! Vartuhi here, producer at FBE.
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