Let’s unpack why fans are angry this idea keeps coming up in interviews about how Tomb Raider is evolving:

1) 7 out of 11 mainline TR games had a female writer on staff, including the first four. It’s sexist to insinuate men can’t write soft characters, in any case.
2) The classic TR games were made at a time when female empowerment meant “girl power”: strength, resilience, tenacity, self-assurance, all while looking great (see Buffy, Xena, Spice Girls, Dana Scully, etc). Different era, different vibe, but that never gets acknowledged in these interviews.
3) Lara always showed compassion and empathy when she came across someone innocent/hurt (which wasn’t often), and she had a vulnerable side in TR4, so it’s not fair to just blanket statement her as “cold”.
4) Lara may cry and hug and show vulnerability and do other “feminine” things now, but she’s still a mass murderer. Why hasn’t that aspect of her character been revised, too?

That stuff notwithstanding, the full interview makes for an interesting read: https://www.ign.com/articles/tomb-raider-the-legend-of-lara-croft-showrunner-tasha-huo-says-fandom-has-led-the-way