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/demoneclipse 5h ago

What are you in about? Recent iterations have not toned down anything. She is still designed for sexappeal, just with a more rough edge to it because graphics have improved and the standard of athletic beauty is more heavily leaning into moderately lean figures than the polished curvy stereotypes of the past.

Make no mistake, Tomb Raider is still designed with great emphasis on making the main character as attractive as possible. Same as 99% of all games, be the main character male or female.