A Badass Woman Is More Than Just Masculine Traits In Feminine Packaging

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A Badass Woman Is More Than Just Masculine Traits In Feminine PackagingAnd a badass man could benefit from some of her movesElle Beau ❇︎Follow6 min read·Dec 18, 2019 --

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Photo by Zbysiu Rodak on Unsplash In 1996, the video game, Tomb Raider took the gaming world by storm. The main character, Lara Croft, was strong, smart, and specifically designed to counter

stereotypical female characters of the past. She was tough, self-reliant, and capable. She also had enormous breasts and wore short shorts and a tank top.

In other words, Lara Croft was the embodiment of stereotypically masculine traits in stereotypically female packaging — giving gamers what was, I suppose, considered to be the best of both

worlds — a man they could admire in a sexy woman’s body.

The character was so popular that a few years later a movie was released starring Angelina Jolie. The Lara Croft character has since gone on to be a significant one in popular culture, with

additional movies, animated films, video game spin-offs and merchandise. The popularity of Lara Croft as the Tomb Raider is what paved the way for more strong, badass female characters and

superheroes in movies and television.

Although it’s a good thing to have more media portrayals of women as strong, smart, tough, skilled in martial arts, and not only able to defend themselves but to save the day, having sexy

females who…