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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Wants You To Know That “Friendzone” Is Misogynist

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Published: Oct 14, 2014 04:44 pm
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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel came out today for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. In addition to having 50% of their playable characters be female, the game also wants all you Nice Guy GooberGrape Bros out there to know that the concept of the “friendzone” is inherently misogynist. Way to go, Borderlands. You’re nailin’ it.

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Sam Maggs is a writer and televisioner, currently hailing from the Kingdom of the North (Toronto). Her first book, THE FANGIRL'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY will be out soon from Quirk Books. Sam’s parents saw Star Wars: A New Hope 24 times when it first came out, so none of this is really her fault.