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For days, 4chan was the number-one supporter of the Fine Young Capitalists’ project. Soon a 4chan user suggested that 4chan take their support a step further and design a female character (warning to anyone who follows that last link: It includes material from 4chan, so expect slurs) for the Fine Young Capitalists. Other users quickly embraced the idea. One user suggested the character should be “just an average female gamer to troll everyone,” because “all the tards in the media” would (reasonably) expect something sexist and/or gross from 4chan. And so, from the muck of cynicism and spite, Vivian was born. And 4chan saw all that they had made, and behold, it was very good—according to them, and to their strange new bedfellows, the Fine Young Capitalists. TFYC tweeted that they would, indeed, work Vivian into whichever game they created. And the gamers of /v/ rejoiced, for their character, born of intolerance, had managed to become some sort of perplexing symbol for women in gaming.No really, I'm impressed that 4chan saved gaming by manufacturing a woman who agrees with them.
— Cameron Lauder (@UnarmedOracle) August 26, 2014
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If this stupidly complicated story has left you exhausted, as it has me, I have some good news: Gamers on Reddit (and plenty on 4chan) are already weighing in on whether they would have sex with this cartoon woman. At least that much is a constant in this world.Follow Allegra Ringo on Twitter.Editor's Note: A previous version of this article stated, "Gjoni alleged that Quinn traded sex with Grayson in exchange for a positive review of her game." This has been changed to convey a more nuanced version of events. Gjoni himself has relayed to VICE that such allegations were never his intent.