Originally posted by Ressti Sexism in video games is a huge problem and i'm glad she riled y'all up. Tomb Raider is actually a great example. Lara's design used to be a bit problematic, but the new game sorta fixed that problem. She still has huge breasts and a cleavage bearing top, but it's realistic. But what do they do? They make her suffer. I've never seen any video game character go through so much suffering and abuse as in the new Tomb Raider. On the one hand, it makes for a great backstory, on the other, there's a long history of making strong female characters suffer needlessly for their strength (at the beginning of the game you get pierced through the side with this iron rod. The same happens to Joel in The Last of Us mid-way through the game. But unlike for Lara, Joel's injury is to progress the story and character. Not so much in Tomb Raider. Lara is left with a wound, but is still expected to keep on fighting). There are actually problems with the way men are portrayed too.

Lmfao I've never understood the narrative that Anita is a "con artist". She did a kickstarter to make a video series critiquing videogames. She then made a video series critiquing videogames. Where's the problem?

Did you give money to her? Why are you so upset?



And people who respond to death and rape threats by telling the person to "grow a thicker skin" are so ignorant.