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@greggd: Venture Bros is probably my favorite show. It is so good. Can;t wait for the next season.

Reminder that "AAA" is a stupid, meaningless term.

@spaceinsomniac: Kuchera is a jerk (the nicest possible way I can put it). He did her a favor. I'm sure he hasn't tweeted anything worth reading since then anyway.

When people throw FPS into their arguments it's extremely hard to take seriously

If all she said was "why hasn't there been a female protagonists?" then that would be fine (I still think it would be dumb but whatever..) but she not only misconstrues quotes to make it seem like Dan Houser and Rockstar hate the idea of women in prominent roles (stopping just short of calling them sexist) but she also shows either a complete lack of knowledge about previous Rockstar games or willful ignorance to support this:

In real life, of course, women can be drug dealers, bank robbers, gang leaders, and heartless murderers. Houser’s statement is unnervingly similar to the discussion surrounding female characters on shows like Breaking Bad, which tends to imply that in order to obtain realism, stories can’t depict gender-balanced criminal underworlds. But shows like Orange Is the New Black and Damages demonstrate that a series can feature nuanced, violent female antiheroes and villains, and that people, whoever they are, will go for it if the plot is tight and the backstories are interesting.

I’m tired of hearing this message over and over again, whether it’s stated directly or just suggested: You don’t belong here.

The underlined text can literally double as a checklist of female characters in previous Rockstar games including GTAs. Not to mention characters like Bonnie Macfarlane who was one of the best characters in RDR and a completely self sufficient, honest woman who has to take care of the family business by herself. Either she is ignoring actual facts so she can write her article or she did absolutely zero research (GTA 3 literally starts with a heartless, murderous, female bank robber!). Either way its complete BS.

PS: In looking for that quote I saw that the podcast has Leigh Alexander on it!? Holy shit am I glad I stopped listening. She's one of the most hypocritical people involved in all this.

I have my eyes on the G402 & G502.

http://gaming.logitech.com/en-us/gaming-mice

People in glass houses...

And Dan's use of "fuck you" was a little boring to listen to, yeah. Not offensive, of course; just a little boring... plus it kinda covers up others' conversations.