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Torsos vs Toddlers

After ripping up the internet over #torsogate, @jennatar asked parents to tweet why misogyny in games concerns them. I collected some here mainly so I've a link for when I don't have the energy to try and explain humanity to broken people, and as reminder that there are non-insane men in gaming.

Tweets About Torsos @jennatar
I have two more limbless torso hours to fill, and I'm beginning to think I want parents of daughters to really sound off. Hit me.
Tue, Jan 15 2013 20:10:11
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Andy Keener @reibeatall
@umilicious @oksoda @jennatar Yeah, my daughter's only 3 months old but I really hope that this shit is better by the time she's older.
Tue, Jan 15 2013 20:39:46
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Joshua Dennison @herebejoshua
@jennatar - I have two daughters who love their daddy teaching them about games. This shit scares the ever-loving piss out of me.
Tue, Jan 15 2013 20:07:29
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Mike Eaton @MrMikeEaton
@herebejoshua @jennatar If my daughter playing games comes at the cost of that kind of contempt, it's not a culture worth supporting.
Tue, Jan 15 2013 20:12:01
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Daniel Feit @feitclub
@jennatar my daughter is 3 mos old and, having seen this last night, I wanted to apologize to her future self when I held her this morning
Tue, Jan 15 2013 20:16:57
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Chris Francis @chrisfrantastic
@jennatar I love games more than anything, would be a shame to lose the next industry visionary because she sees BS like the torso 'bonus'.
Tue, Jan 15 2013 20:17:19
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Gunner McCaffrey @FalseCountry
@jennatar My niece has many bright geeky male friends. It nauseates me to think that as they grow their culture will tell them to hate her.
Tue, Jan 15 2013 20:24:46
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Johnny Kilhefner @JKilhefner
@jennatar my daughter's 18mos, and the backlash today gives me hope she won't have to deal with crap like this so much by the time shes 15.
Tue, Jan 15 2013 20:32:05
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Marc Price @mrprice33
@jennatar I am an editor at a gaming site and I have a 4 year old daughter who loves Kirby and Mario. I don't want her to deal with this.
Tue, Jan 15 2013 20:33:23
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Scott Thompson @oksoda
@jennatar but having a daughter has reminded me how imperative if it is for a total social reworking of gender relationships. I've promoted
Tue, Jan 15 2013 20:32:31
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Scott Thompson @oksoda
@jennatar gender equality on a local, personal level. But now I see everything around me and how pervasive gender roles and sexism are.
Tue, Jan 15 2013 20:32:36
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Scott Thompson @oksoda
@jennatar it's kind of frightening really. And even though my daughter is only 10 months old, I've already rehearsed conversations in my
Tue, Jan 15 2013 20:32:44
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Scott Thompson @oksoda
@jennatar head, explaining why girls don't play with certain toys in commercials. Why she can't play as a female character in a game.
Tue, Jan 15 2013 20:32:47
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Scott Thompson @oksoda
@jennatar and why the fuck there is a headless torso sitting on that store shelf. I just hope that, above all else, she knows she can do
Tue, Jan 15 2013 20:32:49
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Scott Thompson @oksoda
@jennatar or be whatever she wants. I hope she defines herself by her own beliefs and values and not what is socially expected of her.
Tue, Jan 15 2013 20:32:50
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