KARACHI, Pakistan --- Many think she’s "hot,” with some likening her to Lara Croft, the “Tomb Raider” of Internet gaming fame who Hollywood decided should be played by Angelina Jolie in a live-action blockbuster. Others, however, have argued that she makes Lara Croft “look like a candy striper.” This woman is Bloody Nasreen, a fictional
Bloody Nasreen: Pakistan’s Very Own “Tomb Raider”
She wasn’t intended as “eye candy,” but Bloody Nasreen, a sexy animated anti-hero, is making waves in Pakistan. Some say she’s hot, but others argue that she’s simply a response to a trend of “bodily empowerment.”