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

2. @A_Hint_of_Shit

3. @Triosem

4. @DavidBostock93

5. @Jamie_Brereton

6. @SethForsman

7. @Beefheart82

8. @AzEHeaD15

9. @NickFuckypu

10. @JLB_esquire

11. @MathiasKaizer

12. @About20Donuts

13. @RogerLateralus

14. @izashid29

15. @BEATandDELETE

16. @B_Razz

17. @twerk_king69

18. @Epsilon_Five

19. @Spyrolic

20. @itwasagoodtime

21. @JerkfaceMcGee

22. @patq911

23. @r0bz0rz

24. @JimPhee

25. @Pootslap

26. @Pokefan1223

27. @Aurini

28. @yutt

29. @HennersQuack

30. @GabeAsterd

31. @MundaBric

32. @DoctorWatkins

33. @xTheShad0wZ

34. @GangWarlord

35. @le_mec

36. @coolguyquietess

37. @OldMiley

38. @TheChad118

39. @dodgykebaab

40. @urafaget

41. @BJ_Dickson

42. @Bloodergo

43. @Uneternal

44. @The_Master_E

45. @TheVidyaBoy

46. @SweetVagoo

47. @ReissDJO

48. @mrdizzy

49. @IntelMiner

50. @AliAdelMohamed