Alright, there's the difference. I have friends who cosplay, and most of them just do it for fun. Some because they enjoy crafting and costuming, some for the culture of conventions, whatever. If you believe cosplay's purpose is to create a perfectly accurate representation of a role, then I can certainly see your point. The important thing here isn't the cosplay anyway. The cosplay brought attention to the picture, no doubt, but the same situation could have easily happened with her in entirely different attire. The picture is of her dressed in a manner associated with "sexy" and "beautiful," and a picture of her in an slinky dress or something could have easily elicited the same response, the costume and image text just likely made it spread more. That is to say, the real problem here is of course the degradation and humiliation of a perfectly nice lady, and not whether or not she should have been cosplaying Lara. But I suspect you'd agree with me on that.
Of course. I completely agree with your point. I'm just pointing out that some of the "hate" is actually caused by inaccurate cosplay (which can become a big deal). But I completely agree with you. People should be able to wear whatever they like without being degraded. That's actually one of my biggest complaints about society. Everyone's so scared of wearing something unique, that everyone dresses the exact same and it's just bland and boring. Along with that, I don't mind kilts/skirts on men either. Clothing is clothing. Wear whatever.