A silver lining to this week s most annoying internet event.
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After a 23-tweet thread in which indie rocker and podcaster John Roderick tried to show off his parenting skills by refusing to show his hungry nine-year-old daughter how to use a can opener went viral, Twitter users are now texting their dads to see if they pass ‘the Beanchdel test’.
As a refresher, ‘Bean Dad’ truly took over the entirety of Twitter earlier this week, as Roderick’s thread gained traction for its ridiculousness, and people expressed concern about his parenting abilities. His defensive doubling-down created a further layer of controversy, as sleuths found a multitude of offensive tweets from his past, which, indirectly, may end up costing potential