Despite being the heroine of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the upcoming sequels, it was discovered last year that Rey had been left out of the Star Wars: Monopoly game, causing a stir on the internet. After a mother’s posting of her young daughter’s letter expressing confusion and outrage over the fact that a Rey token had been left out of her game went viral, game maker Hasbro quickly promised to rectify the situation. But a year and a half later, the Star Wars: Monopoly set still lacks the newest trilogy’s star.
When the Associated Press questioned Hasbro about missing Rey tokens, customer service spokeswoman Julie Duffy had this to say:
“In early 2016, Hasbro updated the 2015 Star Wars: Monopoly game to add a Rey token. This product was sold to retailers in several markets around the world, but is not available for sale in the U.S. due to insufficient interest.â€
Duffy did not clarify what markets the updated sets were sold to, and in April a British man that had purchased the game for his son complained that his set lacked a Rey token. Hasbro did clarify that a Rey token could be obtained by contacting the company’s customer service department, but that seems like hoping a Band-Aid will heal a gash, as misogyny has been an issue with Star Wars merchandising in the past.