Here’s How Lara Croft, ‘Tomb Raider’ Can Further Improve Her Image
A new 'Tomb Raider' reboot was launched this week, and it features a very different Lara Croft from the one we’re used to. For one thing, she’s more human, more vulnerable—they’ve given her a heart and a brain. Another thing they’ve given her? Pants!
Yes, gone are the iconic booty shorts of yore. Now that she’s finally gotten herself into a pair of cargoes, we wondered—what else might this iconic female heroine want to get herself into? Here are some ways that game developer Square Enix could turn Lara Croft from a badass explorer into a feminist icon.
In the next 'Tomb Raider' installment, Lara backs Nancy Pelosi on the Violence Against Women Act.
Christine Gritmon Christine GritmonIn an act of fairness, her costar in the next 'Tomb Raider' game is 'Uncharted's' Nathan Drake in hot pants.
Christine Gritmon Christine GritmonIn order to silence critics who say she shows too much skin, Lara dons a parka for the entirety of her next game, 'Tomb Raider: An Unseasonably Chilly March.'
Christine Gritmon Christine GritmonIn her downtime, Lara becomes a regular columnist on Huffington Post Women.
Christine Gritmon Christine GritmonFollowing the lead of Facebook C.O.O. Sheryl Sandberg, Lara pens a self-help book for women in today's workplace.
Christine Gritmon Christine GritmonInstead of raiding tombs, she leads a team of researchers in discovering a cure for ovarian cancer.
Christine Gritmon Christine GritmonLara encourages female togetherness in music by bringing back Lilith Fair and blowing everyone away with her acoustic guitar skills.
Christine Gritmon Christine GritmonInspired by Feminist Ryan Gosling, Lara stars in her own meme.
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Christine Gritmon TheFW Hey Guy SandwichMichelle Obama and Lara team up in an effort to show youngsters that there are other ways of staying fit besides gouging out a thug's eyeball with a bowie knife.
Christine Gritmon Christine GritmonFinally, Lara joins Lena Dunham for a night of bar-hopping and artisanal crossbow-making in Brooklyn.
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