Rape of Lara Croft

[EatsBrainsAndLeaves]

Crystal Dynamics want to introduce a back scene storyline where Lara Croft gets raped - to "explain" why she became a strong female character. Obviously saying that a woman can't be strong, active, and kick ass unless she has suffered sexual violence. Can you sign this petition asking the company not to do this.
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And OMFG what are they thinking

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You can see the entirety of the 'attempted rape' in - for those who don't want to match, a man corners her, moves to put his hand on her hip, then she kicks him in the balls and shoots him.

It's sexual assault at 'best'; I think calling it a rape or attempted rape is ludicrous and offensive.

There were discussions about them doing an actual rape. I am glad if that has been scrapped. But I still think it is unacceptable. I have never seen a male kickass character's motivations explained by a backstory of an attempted rape.

Reality..... how much reality do you think is in a story line where a woman that was raped is propelled into 'strong woman'? IME rape is not a catalyst for a 'strong woman' at all.

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No, the take out message is that if a woman is raped / sexually assaulted, she can then become a kick ass warrior woman. Therefore, sexual assault can be a positive in a woman's life.

VERY dangerous and retrograde message.

Isn't shooting a man for attempting to put his hand on your hip a little... disproportionate? That's not strong, that's psychopathic. And I speak as one who is infuriated by unwanted touching or even people standing too close.

Anyway, it's totally illogical, as if she wasn't a kick-ass woman until the rape/attempted rape she wouldn't have been toting a gun at that point. Or know how to kick a guy in the balls effectively.

That ain't rape.
Yes you can be a 'strong woman' without having gone through some kind of sexual ordeal, but this is hardly a sexual assault.

It's a stupid computer game showing a woman with huge breasts wearing tiny vest tops and even tinier shorts. She's a dominatrix at best.

I'm more offended that women with small breasts or women who are larger than a size 6 aren't seen as strong, action hero types. But then it's a game for teenage boys.

There is plenty of female Tomb Raider fans, who enjoy playing as a strong female character. This is what one of them is saying: missvoltairine.tumblr.com/post/25402688644/more-tl-dr-on-the-lara-croft-thing

I'm not really a fan, but I read some news about this new game when it was revealed - Lara Croft was supposed to be more realistic now, like a person, and less like a male cartoon fantasy.

Still, the developers made it clear that the player is not meant to identify with her, their player-character, which is generally the aim of gaming for the sake of immersion. Instead the player (thought of as male, despite all the female fans) should be thinking of her as a thing to help. Turned me off from the game immediately.