The Last of Us is making a jagged little joke about Y2K trends and the brainwashing they caused about thinness, sexiness, and power. By forcing kickass characters like Ellie into the same style of pants, The Last of Us also subverts the silhouette of oversexed, underpowered teenage girls. These young women and their zombie counterparts don’t seduce men, they murder them. And they do it in the same thong-flashing jeans.
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It hurts to even read that.