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Twitter vs Female Protagonists in Video Games

Thanks #XboxOne #E3 press conference for revealing to us exactly zero games featuring a female protagonist for the next generation.

— Feminist Frequency (@femfreq)
June 10, 2013

Above is a tweet I made this afternoon in reaction to the fact that none of the games presented at Microsoft’s Xbox One E3 press conference featured female protagonists. Below are some of the Twitter replies to that observation which exemplify the male privilege and male entitlement endemic in the gaming community today. This is also a window into what it’s like to be a female video game critic on twitter.

1. @simplyflyin

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2. @A_Hint_of_Shit

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3. @Triosem

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4. @DavidBostock93

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5. @Jamie_Brereton

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6. @SethForsman

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7. @Beefheart82

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8. @AzEHeaD15

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9. @NickFuckypu

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10. @JLB_esquire

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11. @MathiasKaizer

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12. @About20Donuts

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13. @RogerLateralus

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14. @izashid29

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15. @BEATandDELETE

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16. @B_Razz

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17. @twerk_king69

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18. @Epsilon_Five

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19. @Spyrolic

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20. @itwasagoodtime

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21. @JerkfaceMcGee

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22. @patq911

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23. @r0bz0rz

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24. @JimPhee

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25. @Pootslap

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26. @Pokefan1223

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27. @Aurini

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28. @yutt

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29. @HennersQuack

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30. @GabeAsterd

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31. @MundaBric

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32. @DoctorWatkins

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33. @xTheShad0wZ

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34. @GangWarlord

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35. @le_mec

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36. @coolguyquietess

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37. @OldMiley

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38. @TheChad118

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39. @dodgykebaab

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40. @urafaget

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41. @BJ_Dickson

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42. @Bloodergo

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43. @Uneternal

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44. @The_Master_E

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45. @TheVidyaBoy

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46. @SweetVagoo

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47. @ReissDJO

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48. @mrdizzy

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49. @IntelMiner

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50. @AliAdelMohamed

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    • #xboxone
    • #microsoft
    • #twitter
    • #gamers
    • #videogames
    • #xbone
    • #e3
    • #male privilege
    • #male entitlement
    • #sexism
    • #Female Protagonists
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    These are all the same people who threw tantrums after finding out Mad Max had only one lead male protagonist
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    And look at these misogynist assholes who climbed out of the woodwork
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