A massive GTA 6 report containing details regarding the upcoming Grand Theft Auto game surfaced online recently. This report mentions two protagonists, one of whom is a woman. Although a female protagonist is not a first for the series, it has been a while, and there haven’t been any since the show reached its current level of cultural relevance.
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— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) July 27, 2022
Other details in the article included the game’s release date and the fact that it would be set in Vice City, the series’ fictional version of Miami. That being said, the Latina female protagonist has captured the attention of a large portion of Twitter, Reddit, and other online communities. Little is known about her other than that she and the other protagonist are inspired by the notorious bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde.
People freaking over GTA 6’s female protagonist reminds a lot of back in the day when people were freaking over GTA San Andreas having a black protagonist.
You playing a game for the character’s color of skin, race, ethnicity, sexuality or for having fun?
Take it or leave it 🤷♂️— Benny (@itsbenjaminice) July 27, 2022
Following the report’s publication, Rockstar Games has come under fire for the female protagonist, particularly in light of the statement that “developers are also being cautious not to ‘punch down’ by making jokes about marginalized groups.”
https://twitter.com/InfinityBesk/status/1552337802393681920?s=20&t=aMcTk9pVbSGUAI4GEzEg2Q
Unsurprisingly, the term “woke” has been used to describe this criticism. Even though there has been some criticism of the company over the report, there has been much support for and praise of Rockstar Games’ choice to have a female protagonist and to be more sensitive when making jokes about other people.
Rockstar Games giving their 1 of 2 of their main characters in GTA 6 (A huge title) the female gender is in fact by far the best decision they could’ve ever possibly implemented towards the title, females deserve to get the spot light at least once in the GTA series it’s not woke pic.twitter.com/5pfkOPNxMx
— GTA GOLDEN⚜️🇵🇸 (@GTAGolden_) July 27, 2022
Jason Schreier of Bloomberg, one of the best and most well-known sources in the industry, is the provider of all the information that the Internet has been debating. In other words, while it’s possible that the data is incorrect and the ensuing social media uproar is pointless, it seems unlikely.
“GTA 6 female protagonist? Game is ruined!” Meanwhile they log into GTA Online with their female character 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/h679Rvkabo
— Nick (@GhillieYT) July 27, 2022
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