While I agree booth babes are an archaic practice that needs to go away, I'm honestly more bothered by the automatic assertion that if you don't 100% agree with the views of those opposed to it, you are sexist.
For example, the Tomb Raider issue - What that producer said, if not just poorly phrased, puts a gross spin on their game. If, however, it was just poorly worded, then I don't see the issue with the game doing what it's doing.
If movies can do it and it not being found demeaning because it fits the narrative, games should be able to do it as well.
That is, again, assuming that Tomb Raider does in fact treat it as a serious subject matter and they want to put you as a player into that situation, not merely navigating a helpless girl from situation to situation so you can rescue her. It worked in Heavy Rain, it can work here too if done right.
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