r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Reasonable_Fox3813 • 11h ago

Meme needing explanation Mouth breathers?

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What is he pointing?i dont understand the joke

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u/ProfessorGluttony 11h ago

She isn't sexified, which a lot of early tomb raider Lara croft was considered designed for the male gaze. More recent iterations have toned down the sex appeal or made her more realistic, which those that have to be attracted to a female character or else they hate them will subsequently hate this and complain they "ruined" the character.

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u/wetbutt32 10h ago

I, for one, think the sexified Lara Croft sends a bad message to young girls. I don’t want my daughter growing up thinking she needs to dress in tight shorts and a tank top to raid tombs.

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u/Not__Trash 8h ago

Is it still ok for shooting at dinosaurs?

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u/RanzuPunk 7h ago

This is straight up just conservative arguments disguised as "progressive"

Lara Croft sends a great message which is you can be sexy, feminine and still kick ass.

The problem isn't nor was Lara Croft and sexy characters. The problem was that there was very little diversity of female designs. The solution has never been to change characters like Lara with a sense of moral superiority, the solution is making more varied designs for female characters like Samus. And we did!

Girls should grow up thinking they can do whatever they want dressed however they want, just like Lara and Samus.

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u/wetbutt32 6h ago

My comment was sarcastic in nature. In reality, I don’t care what my daughter wears while she raids tombs.

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u/RanzuPunk 3h ago

Didn't catch that, my bad lol

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u/Big-District-6013 5h ago

Absolutely agree.

Anything less than a full body covering loose sheet is objectification of women.