'Ending Transphobia and Patriarchal Oppression': Gender-neutral Playing Cards Take the Internet by Storm Published January 21st, 2021 - 07:26 GMT Mellink has decided to put an end to the centuries-old tradition of sexual inequality based on gender. (Shutterstock/ File Photo) Highlights A 23-year-old Duch cards fan, called Indy Mellink, has invented the new gold, silver, bronze cards instead of the king, queen, and jack cards. Have you ever wondered how the playing cards were created? And what do the king, queen, and jack’ cards represent? Or even why the king holds the top value over other cards, even the queen and jack? shouldn’t that be defined as sexism and patriarchal oppression'?