Parents of white children should give them more money and allow them to spend less time in jail time when playing Monopoly to teach them about racial privilege, councils have advised.
White players could also be given a ‘head start on buying property’ to convey their racial privilege while nursery rhymes such as Baa Baa Black Sheep should be avoided as they are ‘steeped in white culture’.
Called ‘how to raise anti-racist children’ the guidance was drawn up in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests for Barbie manufacturers Mattel and has since been shared by local councils in England.
The document, co authored by a BBC education consultant, tells parents it will help them ‘raise a new generation of allies with the tools needed to facilitate change’.
It suggests talking about the issues when children are playing, adding activities such as ‘bike riding, hiking,…
