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For girls and women, storytelling has a double and triple importance. Because the stories of our lives have been marginalized and ignored… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
It's nuts that we've reached a situation where representing female characters - let alone minorities - is considered "social responsibility" and not,… — Neil Druckmann Copy Share Image
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