The women DESTROYING Star Wars

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[@SydneyWatson]

Sign up for a 14-day free trial and enjoy all the amazing features MyHeritage has to offer. bit.ly/SydneyWatson Guys, there were SO many clips I left out of this that would have made you insane to watch. These new Star Wars people are unhinged.

[@Zentz29]

😆 the people who took over Star Wars are literally the villains of Star Wars 🤷‍♂️

[@dickdeoreo]

Maybe you can release it still? Bonus material or something? It will give you something else to drop to the algorithm’s delight and I’m sure we will all love to see it, nonetheless

[@nickjordan8996]

At :45 I swear, I thought those were condoms at first glance!! Hahahaha.

[@theangryimp1345]

This video is the best I have seen covering this topic and this concept as a whole. I'm really pleased this video was made and I want to thank you for doing the work to show evidence and covering the story. The art of storytelling is getting lost to politics but if we hold them accountable we can defend that same art!

[@ChiTown2k69]

Sydney made a 33 minute video stating that women can’t write good Star Wars stories because according to her women can only write stories because they are low key feminists and that means they really don’t like Star Wars …. OK… And George Lucas sold this intellectual property YEARS ago and yet Disney STILL is bringing lore and expanded content into the stories and most of if not ALL of the male characters are Jedi and/or main characters alongside the ONE central female character. Yeah… ok. Thank you Sydney for telling us all what we’re supposed to watch because YOU said so.

[@Jonathan_Collins]

The best comment I've read "The people who used to bully you for liking Star Wars are now the ones in control of it."

[@wekurtz72]

I've only ever gotten eye-rolling from women when I admit I was/am (??) a Star Wars nut. But the Force is female now. And up is actually down now, apparently.

[@Jacen777]

They don't even like Star Wars. They just want to control it and ruin it because that's what they do.

[@theghostofmaximumvolume3414]

​@wekurtz72 The force is male. The 'Thread' is female.

[@bad_alien347]

Give credit where due. Star wars theory said this first LIVE on stream during the power of mannyy episode.

[@sonicsnake44]

​@theghostofmaximumvolume3414 I am not sure about that the thread did conceive a child.

[@thenickseditious]

They admit it's a male dominant Fandom. So make woke gay girl movies? This is like Nike deciding to only make high heels.

[@stephenpmurphy591]

Or using trans models for woman's athletic wear. Good judgment.

[@patrickday4206]

nice one yeah

[@BPF80MCar-vi1pg]

I can't believe Disney has allowed this

[@stephenpmurphy591]

@@thenickseditious Cartmen-Kennedy told us their game plan. If I type it out U Tooobe will remove my comment.

[@robderich8533]

"This is like Nike deciding to only make high heels." And make them gay and lame.😄

[@rmglover3191]

The cognitive dissonance of condemning men for not liking something that was not made for men is astounding.

[@joelwillems4081]

WNBA... at least before Clark. At least women's soccer figured out they had to appeal to young girls who'd grow up into adults to support them. You have to create a fanbase, not demand one or take one over.

[@bobisbob646]

Just plain old narcissism. The only reason they're involved in this project at all is because they think they can infuriate you by shitting on your favorite childhood memories. It's 100% spite from worthless, talent-free narcissistic assholes.

[@JB-ti7bl]

@@joelwillems4081 STAR WARS is doing just that. Greg Owen mentioned this week that his pre-teens love the new STAR WARS. That IS the target audience.

[@viridian8786]

@@JB-ti7blWhich shows do you mean by "New Star Wars"?

[@MrKurtfinn]

Nah cognitive dissonance is just the norm that we have to swim through

[@25meip]

Imagine there's a boy playing in a sandbox. And there's a girl next to it that's jumping rope. The girl turns to the boy and says, "hey can I play with you?" And the boy, excitedly responds, "you want to play in the sandbox with me? Sure!" So the girl gets in the sandbox and immediately starts jumping rope. The rope destroys the castle the boy was working on, flings sand and cat turds everywhere and prevents the boy from trying to make anything new. The boy, with tears in his eyes, asks, "why are you jumping rope in the sandbox?" And the girl responds, "WHY DO YOU HATE WOMEN?" That's pretty much everything in nerd culture the past few years

[@joerodriguez8627]

😂😂

[@scrbroadcast]

Accurate

[@thatpatrickguy3446]

That's a pretty brilliant analogy. Kudos!

[@TheNewSoda]

How the f*** is Star Wars patriarchal dude literally a Woman led the rebellion

[@IllisiaAdams]

So far, by my count, *3* women have led rebellions within Star Wars, and I cannot think of a single male leader.

[@lethalmantis89]

The women responsible for all these mayor franchises now have absolutely no clue what anything is about :') Everything they say feels like they are from another universe

[@wekurtz72]

That's the problem. Women led it. Remember Admiral Holdo? She wasn't so great. And Rey makes my eyes cross in anger.

[@MedalionDS9]

She doesn't know a damned thing about Star Wars, she is just mouthing what the new intended audience want to hear... YAS YAS lmao

[@Lonovavir]

Anakin destroyed the Death Star according to the Acolyte crowd. You can't expect them to remember Mon Mothma.

[@tonyclements1147]

Any woman over 21 that says “yasss yasss” or “queen” I can’t take seriously, and Disney SW is full of them.

[@wekurtz72]

Are you talking about the historically accurate Anne Boleyn woman?

[@Valendax]

Any person at any age that says those things I can't take seriously.

[@patrickday4206]

about as bad as valley girl

[@wolfen8622]

We should be legally obliged to get put yass queens into jail.

[@ukog6048]

She only had one audience there lol

[@danstrikes]

I'm so sick of those feminists claiming women action heroines are a recent thing. Old movies had plenty of women action heroines, one that comes to mind is the Annie Oakley series. She was portrayed as smart, she could shoot, and ride a horse. In my opinion the reason they don't like or acknowledge women heroine the old screen is because they don't fit the mould of modernity. They were feminine.

[@mrwiffler9942]

Annie Oakley was a genuine badass.

[@TheHalicarnassis]

Ripley

[@tomsmolinski9833]

Sarah Connor 👍

[@Cryogenius333]

@@tomsmolinski9833 Hell guys, Captain Hillers(Will Smith) wife Jasmine was a better, stronger character than any of the ones we have today, and she was a stripper. See- "Independence Day", 1996

[@shaunhibgame1090]

Xena Warrior Princess

[@What_do_I_Think]

George Lucas talked about the dangers of selfish minded people which in the end turn evil, but he did not recognize that he was talking also about one of the persons sitting with him. That finally is his own tragedy.

[@ganymede3141]

Oh, he did. It's just that the woman sitting with him was too dense to realize that he was subtly talking about her.

[@ThePoliticalBulldog]

Have you ever heard of the Tragedy of Darth Lucas the Sellout?

[@What_do_I_Think]

@@ThePoliticalBulldog I give Lucas the advantage of the doubt here, but I agree that it is his tragedy. Darth? Not so much, a sith is one that is sith by his own will, not by mistake.

[@ThePoliticalBulldog]

@@What_do_I_Think Dooku was still a sith, even if it was through folly and not malice. Also, it was for dramatic effect of the reference, which clearly flew above your head.

[@mmluon]

As a man who would have been considered a black nerd in my youth, I take great offense at the notion that sci-fi fans are all violent racists. My group of nerds were whites, blacks, Native Americans, and Jewsish. Knowledge and love of the genre was the only prerequisite.

[@brownronin]

As a brown-skinned asian nerd, i second this comment. Nerds come in all colours and they were more accepting than other people i grew up with.

[@scottneil1187]

Not all Star Wars fans were nerds either, that's what used to be great about it, it was once for everyone.

[@David-xt5ob]

I hate the constant attack that sci/fi fans wasn’t inviting / friendly etc. Absolute garbage and projection as if anything sci-fi has lead the charge in representation from before it was a thing.

[@chayftonjohnson7425]

I totally agree. At the age of 45, I've never felt threatened or whatever this professional victim is spewing. These individuals need to stop spreading this imaginary racism they've experienced all of their 20 some years of life. I have nerd friends like you guys of different ethnicities and backgrounds, and that's the way it's always been. Never once has a person ever come to me and say you don't belong because you're not the right color. These people need to stop with the foolishness.

[@HAKIMOSANARQUISTAS]

As a gypsy nerd that that make new materials for physics, I can atest that's real and we was ever diverse among us ! But we want the tales as they where before... ORIGINAL

[@DaeRiyonRStaton]

So let me get this straight…they say they want it to be less “men” focused and want to make men uncomfortable and if men don’t like then “don’t watch”…but then they’re upset when men don’t wanna watch their stuff?!

[@Chordonblue]

When they laughed about the 'gayest Star Wars' comment - they weren't laughing about that. They were laughing at what the normies would think. SOOoooo funny, eh? 🙄🙄

[@tangomoggynoengi8518]

​@@ChordonblueYou could quite literally see the cringe..! You saw they were taken aback and then realised that they had to respond somehow, because they were on camera...

[@Chordonblue]

@@tangomoggynoengi8518 It's b/c people like this literally cannot help themselves. They start to feel at ease among their kind and they talk and talk and talk. It's why O'Keefe has so many hidden camera videos of people saying stupid things they'd NEVER say normally. These people have an agenda, and it is pernicious and intentional.

[@robotx4242]

@@Chordonblue The nervous laughter was because they didn't want to say the quiet part out loud.

[@zzzsleepingdragonzzz]

Nailed it!

[@poisonddogpoisonddog6212]

“About 50% of everyone involved is women”. “6/8 people are women on my team” What the absolute fuck that doesn’t even make sense.

[@LightBluePhoenix]

I think that's what they call "girl math"

[@thegrimharvest]

Of course you wouldn't understand. Math is a tool of the patriarchy, or something.

[@joelwillems4081]

"girl math"

[@Scroooge]

@@thegrimharvest Its racist too

[@2501vai]

I agree... But neither does adding the word "even" where it has no function

[@andyknb]

My mom was the one who got me into Star Wars, she always loved Star Wars ever since she saw the very first movie in theaters. She did NOT like the sequels, it's just not the Star Wars she fell in love with anymore. By making it more "female-centric" in their own way, they're turning the franchise into something that feels completely different and alienates even female fans.

[@llamasugar5478]

I was 11 when _Star Wars_ came out. I read the books several times, and later introduced my son and daughter to them. One of the few things we all agree on is the superiority of the originals to the later movies. They loved young Anakin in Episode 1, but didn’t really engage with 2 and 3.* *I care so little for anything after the original trilogy that I can’t remember the titles of the others.

[@nicoledoubleyou0621]

The South Park episode pretty much nailed it with their "hire a woman and make her gay" Disney/Kathleen Kennedy episode. 💯

[@IllisiaAdams]

It wasn't a Disney episode. It was a culture war episode. Yes, it had a few scenes about Disney, but that wasn't all it was. And the episode was taking the mick out of *both sides* of the "culture war" ("woke", anti-woke, etc).

[@nicoledoubleyou0621]

Part of the episode satires what's going on at Disney, and how all the wokeness is the reason for DISNEYS latest/most recent failures. (2023) via Kathleen Kennedy. In that shortened summary (obviously much more is going on, and the explanations are nuts, it is South Park). But the initial jist of the mockery is on point!! Lol that's all I was saying

[@stephenpmurphy591]

Put a chick in and make her gay.....and lame.

[@mikeguilmette776]

@@IllisiaAdams The episode focused heavily on Kathleen Kennedy and Bob Iger . . . and while it did take shots at all sides of the issue, Disney was clearly the primary target.

[@The_LightArrow]

Put a chick in it and make it lame and gay

[@blaznskais2048]

-Padme beat a grown man in an election at 14. Ruled a planet for 2 terms and then had a respected career as a senator. -Alderaan was ruled by a Queen whose adopted daughter went on to start and lead the rebellion against the Galactic Empire, the splintered remains of said empire and the First Order. -Mandalore was ruled by a Duchess and then her sister. As well as having clans lead by a Matriarch. -The Night Sisters. Who were also dominant over the Night Brothers in their society. -The Queen of Geonosis -the many female bounty hunters -all the female Jedi that served as equals to their male counterparts. -The Head scientist of the Kaminoans was a female Yes, please tell me more about the blatant and widespread patriarchy in Star Wars.

[@PeterBalko]

100%, Star Wars was well balanced and rich / realistically build universe prior 2012

[@outlaster3431]

The fact that they put luke in some random planet with a simple family while they made leia a princess , where is the fucking patriachy

[@acedelta12]

Weren't half the Jedi Council members female?

[@CountryAndProud]

All but the first 2 where added by the all women Disney team... fyi

[@canebro1]

Don't forget Mon Mothma!

[@CarportCarl]

And notice not a single one of these female Hollywood women EVER actually support the traditional role of women and support them in their own choice?

[@norka5185]

You're only a woman these days if you're actually a confused man

[@flowrebaz6189]

Ahsoka, while not originally liked actually came to be beloved because her character grew through the course of clone wars, from an annoying child, to a mature and well rounded person. She shouldn’t be compared to Rey or any of the newer lead females.

[@johnmichael2692]

Ahsoka is still an awesome character, they need to treat the others the right well written way

[@flowrebaz6189]

@@johnmichael2692 agreed, slow as it was, I enjoyed the live action show. Instead of writing a perfect character, why not give us one with humanity and a challenge ?

[@Mike_Bitcoin_X]

Women failed The Acolyte. Not men. Not the fans.

[@IllisiaAdams]

Eh?

[@wekurtz72]

Not just. Women wrecked Marvel (M-SHE-U), James Bond, Indiana Jones, Star Trek, Willow, and more recently all video games. Why can't they just leave boy-brands alone?

[@Avalanche3769]

Its not even necessarily women - you should be putting people in roles who are qualified. Having a writing team that is 75% women is fine - provided they are good collaborative writers. It shouldnt be a headline for the sake of itself.

[@wekurtz72]

@@Avalanche3769 I dunno. Maybe in the past, but now? There's no evidence to support that women can entertain anymore - they can only be activists. Unless you're talking Katherine Bigelow, there's no one left.

[@sianais]

​@IllisiaAdams I'm assuming he means the direction along with the fact most women by an overwhelming majority don't watch this sht "made for us." Hell, look at Bridgerton. They aren't struggling for viewers. Barbie (the brand more than the actual movie) damn near acted as a beacon for the bright pink girly sht my s/x never stopped loving in some way. People went crazy and were playing dressup. Women and girls haven't showed up for any of this sht. If he means the direction, I agree. As for female viewers, nope. "Women" never asked for this, these ideologically captured Hollywood modern feminists are the ones whining for this nonsense. They are a minority. They do not speak for women regardless of their delusions, and the proof of that is their constant failures.

[@cmackowick]

The insanity of the Star Wars Patriarchy statements just confirms the ladies of Disney Star Wars are utterly ignorant of past Star Wars.

[@schustererik83]

No, they are just utterly ignorant, period. . . .

[@paulbarclay4114]

@@schustererik83 they arent ignorant they are poison they destroy everything they touch

[@drumeshopeth]

Whatever they are, they're not ladies.

[@user-tr7gv2dl8r]

​@@schustererik83they're not ignorant. Star wars has a huge female fan base. The problem is is that Star wars hasn't aged well because they're so focused on all characters and haven't done a good job incorporating a new storyline. That's the issue. It's not women, black men, white men, or any other color a person. The story lines have just been sucking no matter who's playing them. The mandalorian was okay. But then they got greedy and wouldn't just in the series.

[@schustererik83]

@user-tr7gv2dl8r they are ignorant for even attempting to do that. . . . .they took a male dominated franchise that already had great representation and fucked it into oblivion, and since, as stated by Kathleen Kennedy herself, over half of those morons were women, the other half were cucks chasing the sent, praying for scraps. That means that it probably is mostly women just screwing another thing up and blaming us for not liking it. They never tried to write a good story, that's the point. . . .

[@Bonko78]

If you hypothetically threw a tennisball into a street crowd somewhere in Los Angeles, it's pretty likely that it would hit someone who was A) at least casually fond of the original Star Wars and B) somewhat competent at some form of moviemaking. With that in mind it's interesting just how many times Disney seem to find people who check neither of those boxes.

[@scrbroadcast]

Disney has an initiative in their hiring practices that for better or worse boils down to, "Don't hire any fans of the franchise"

[@frostreaper1607]

The part where the hired lady goes 'Han Solo is a guy traveling in space with a big dog" should tell everyone enough, they are deliberately hiring people who despise the IP. If she didn't know anything SW related she'd just say 'its about people swinging laser swords in space' but no, she singled out a legacy character and ridiculed him. So its worse than just not hiring fans, they only hire anti-fans.

[@crippninja4664]

Ahsoka was made to not be liked in the beginning on purpose. It was a part of her story arc and why we love her so much now because of the journey that she went through to being a total brat that was pig headed and stubborn to the wise and all-out badass that she is at the end of the Clone Wars series. This was designed on purpose by Dave Faloney, a man. Ahsoka is not as strong female character she's a strong character.

[@RoseJHibbard]

Love how George Lucas's description of a bad person was what Kathleen Kennedy turned into lol, and her response to keep characters the same and add new ones was a lie in the first half.

[@sletha2067]

I swear that clap scared her like george just did a creepy monlongue lol

[@Mindontcompute]

He literally turned his gaze to her when he finished his last statement so he knew what was going to happen.

[@zippo5294]

Ironic... 😏

[@DavidRennie-ur9dv]

No, Kennedy was always like she is. I recall some interview with Steven Spielberg and he said Kennedy was always the same throughout her career. She attached her self to talented men and rode their coat tails, working her way up the corporate ladder pretending to be loyal and supportive. She has always been waiting to take over, to twist and pervert others legacy and hardnwork to her own corrupt vision.

[@amadeuscrossing7061]

Facts

[@ryanallen6325]

What’s frustrating is how fumbled Fin’s character was. There was huge potential in a former stormtrooper as a main character, and they just made him comic relief

[@llareia]

They only care about fighting racism as long as it doesn't hurt their Chinese box office...

[@gp6738]

Read the script of colin trevorrow’s version for ep 9. He leads a stormtrooper rebellion. Best stuff

[@dremunoz2600]

The only feminists I support are characters like: Princess Leia, Jyn Erso, Nancy Thompson, Lt. Ellen Ripley, Sarah Connor, Alice Hardy, Clarice Starling, Dana Scully...the list goes on! All they had to do is write a female character that's relatable, vulnerable, suffers and rises above where you want to root for her. Not some overbearing super woman who does no wrong saving the world multiple times.

[@andrijanastic1480]

But they are not feminists they are simple female characters

[@dremunoz2600]

@@andrijanastic1480 - and that's why we love them!!!

[@Patson20]

​@@andrijanastic1480 pretty sure Sarah Connor, Dana scully and Clarice starling are feminists. I know sully mentioned equality a few times and they had some episodes where she was mistreated for being a woman and had to push back. But they were also old school feminists and in a time where women were actually discriminated against legally.

[@sharonefee1426]

@@andrijanastic1480 I guess the meaning was that they don't need hide behind men

[@giacomomarchetti1761]

​@@andrijanastic1480 Starlight from the boys is the classic modern, strong, independent woke feminist woman, but still has flaws and pays for her mistakes

[@KarenMicha]

The people who use to Bully you for liking Star Wars are now the one's Bullying you for not liking it 🤪

[@scottneil1187]

Nobody ever bullied me about Star Wars. Everyone loved it back in the 80's.

[@thewhite8uard]

What goes around comes around. Star Wars is a war movie with elements of fantasy, but nerd funs made it full-blown fantasy, and it's ruined Star Wars as a war movie for all the rest.

[@symbiotex1751]

Never like star wars never get it its only catch my attention because ppl online back then on soul calibur 4 was hard to deal with with yoda and vader witch motivate me more to get good to counter the bs trown at me with them 😂 you couldn't grab yoda be cause he was to damn short u can grab any body except him and a good vader online was terrifying to face that knowking you down on the ground and pick u up right back with the force was a death trap 😂

[@AslanKyoya1776]

Oh how the turns have tabled

[@TheresaMayPM]

It's the same for all nerdy things that feminists have colonised - computing, comics, and tabletop gaming to name but a few things. It's the same pattern: 1. Join male-dominated interest. Complain about not being accepted on account of being female, despite little evidence to support this. 2. Realise they don't actually like the thing so they begin demanding changes to make it something they can like, typically by making it a vehicle for feminism. 3. Weak men agree, changing the thing to the point where men and women who previously enjoyed it complain. 4. Dismiss objections as misogyny. 5. The thing diminishes as people leave it, leaving feminists to rule over the ashes. People who left move to another interest. 6. Feminists join the new interest and repeat the cycle anew.

[@FrodoLundo]

The shame is that these people overshadow genuinely brilliant female writers

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

Like....?

[@sheilaarkurshicin]

@@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz Karen Traviss who created the Republic Commando series and further added to Mandalorian lore, including coming up with their language and a Lot of their culture. And while some may not like her writing style, they can't say she didn't contribute to Star Wars considering an entire Video Game based around her Delta Squad Commando characters was made. And is still considered one of the best Squad Based shooter games, even if it was a bit jank at the end due to production problems and time crunch.

[@ageeknameddavis7628]

@@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz JK Rowling, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Jennifer Kent, Agatha Christie,

[@tjroelsma]

@@ageeknameddavis7628 Ah, but you see: you can't take THOSE female writers seriously now, as they "supported" the patriarchy by creating feminine (the horror!) protagonists that used their skills and charmes to achieve what they set out to do and they were active BEFORE the LGBT-whatever community took over and therefore didn't exist as far as they are concerned. In stark contrast, modern day "writers" can only write about "the patriarchy", LGBT-whatever, The Message and how men MUST be humiliated and cucked every second they're on screen, in order to let cardboard-cutout, theoretical women, "shine".

[@ph8enix]

@@ageeknameddavis7628 Do us all a favour and don't throw Rowling and Christie in the same pot 😂

[@c-eproductions3963]

Ashoka is Dave Filoni's baby. The character was written at the beginning to be a counter to Anakin which is what made the character hated to start. But by the end of The Clone Wars, Ashoka is one of the most loved characters in the star wars universe.

[@bose5160]

When you have to hold discourse about how powerful you are, you’re not actually powerful. The only good thing about Star Wars dying is that it’s taking what’s left of Disney with it.

[@CarportCarl]

👏👏

[@SteelWheelz]

So…… Princess Leia wasn’t good enough? How many girls of Gen X age dressed up as her for Halloween or birthday parties FOR DECADES?!

[@darthbiscuit]

+Mon Mothma, Queen Amidala Politically women were the most powerful and virtuous in SW but modern women are supposed to be the most powerful warriors too so those women don't matter

[@OdinMagnus]

Where is that Austin Powers meme? "He's a man, baby!" Lol. Only explanation. All those men, playing feminine looking dudes. Like Padme, Leia, and all the rest lol

[@sarahrobertson4629]

Lots. But I could never relate to her (or Wyldstyle in The Lego Movie) and preferred Yoda. (In The Lego Movie it was Unikitty that I related to, but it's not that common that you get that kind of character in genre media.) Women aren't all one or two personality types, so it's disappointing that most female characters are either tough chicks or mumsy/looking for love.

[@sneezyfido]

But those costumes were revealing, which puts women in a subservient and objectified position - according to women who purposely dressed provocatively as a means to fight free from oppressive clothing standards. There is no logic, only whatever she feels in the moment

[@Senkoau]

Plus if they hadn't dumped legends as soon as they got ahold of it they'd have had Mara Jade an extremely skilled force user who killed a dark side clone of Luke Skywalker to break free of the Emperors control.

[@neilharbott8394]

Lucas - it's a story about the perils of selfishness and authoritarianism. Abrams - we want it to appeal to women too. Hedland - we want to alienate men and make them uncomfortable. Star Wars - where did all the fans go?

[@CT-1975]

The fans want to complain regardless of quality. Empire strikes back was hated on release and this cycle will never end. I've seen people complaining that the jedi were "too mean" in Acolyte 💀

[@alreadyblack3341]

@@CT-1975 Nah the acolyte just makes no fucking sense and you have to actually be overdosing on Ketamine to enjoy it. That shooting scene is just burned into my memory. No way she misses, and the effects look that terrible, as a several million dollar budget. No, my main gripe with the films is always what is up with the subtly coded incest.

[@RaikenXion]

Bob Iger - Where did all the Money go?

[@olliegreen3446]

the last one didnt happen, but ok. why is it an issue at all that star wars also wanna appeal to women?

[@CT-1975]

​@@alreadyblack3341 how does it not make sense. Give examples. Because all the complaints about it making no sense are just people who don't know star wars. Right off the bat we have people complaining that the jedi were too mean and lied. The jedi have always been like that and it's the biggest reason Anakin turned to the dark side. They don't want to believe the sith are back and we see this in the Bane trilogy. The woke stuff, I understand, it can be annoying; but the fans aren't helping at all with that narrative.

[@johnrobinson5156]

As an EX Boeing Engineer laid off for DEI UNDER Women Management .. No wonder why they can't build decent spacecraft or aircraft anymore

[@maximusflodin247]

What's DEI?

[@isengarde9490]

@@maximusflodin247 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

[@isengarde9490]

As for that, I doubt you'd want to work at Boeing now anyways..That's a lot of dead people under suspicious circumstances particularly related to legal suits with the company.

[@AndyHussey-el3lu]

@@maximusflodin247 It's an anagram of DIE

[@maximusflodin247]

@@isengarde9490 Ah, ok

[@RobDog-l8v]

Star Wars. A sci-fi fantasy trilogy that began in 1977 and ended in 1983. The Emperor is dead (and he didn't have kids because he's too damn ugly), the Ewoks sung "Yub Nub", Leia remains one of the only women in the universe and Han made love to her like a scruffy nerf-herder. Oh and Han shot first. The End.

[@Muljinn]

How to recover? Step 1, fire Kathleen Kennedy. Step 2, purge everyone she hired at Lucasfilm. Step 3, hire people who *care* about Star Wars, though not the insane fans. Step 4, concentrate on writing *good* stories.

[@thomaszanzal7846]

And put a few traditional Republican old school conservatives, along with the others , in the writing room.

[@khal7702]

basically white males instead DEI hires ​@thomaszanzal7846

[@greatestever8514]

@@thomaszanzal7846na. definitely very hard pass on that. The op’s idea was perfect. Conservatives will do the same thing as the people currently in charge but in the opposite direction, or just restrict any new ideas all together. Just need focus on good stories made within the lore of the show

[@thomaszanzal7846]

@@greatestever8514 Put them there for balance that is all. I assure you evryone in the Star Wars writing rooms are hard core democrat liberals.

[@lvjkb7026]

lol hire at least one insane fan

[@tonic4120]

“I can’t see myself in this franchise, so I must insert myself into it. In order to enjoy my work, you need to be able to step into my shoes, or else you’re a bigot, even though I cannot step into yours.”

[@JB-ti7bl]

"Equality = Bigotry." -Leftists

[@Arob4343]

George: Star Wars is about dictatorships ruining things Kathleen: So Star Wars needs a dictatorship ruining things?

[@itamiyouji4057]

Just today I finished reading the trilogy written by Timothy Zahn, the one that USED to have Lucas's unofficial stamp of approval as the sequel trilogy. That trilogy could've been AWESOME! Want a strong, badass female character? Timothy Zahn gave us Mara Jade, and Disney has entirely ignored her character. What a disgrace.

[@Annonere]

As a woman and a Star Wars fan, I am disgusted by the agenda pushing everywhere I look. When the only thing a woman can say about her character is, "She's a powerful leader... she's a powerful leader!" That tells you how shallow it all really is. I watched one episode of the Acolyte and stopped halfway through episode two because of the awful writing, the boring story line, and the overall cringe at the agendas on display. I am all for having great female characters and leads, but they have to have substance. "Powerful leader!" is not substance. Don't even get me started on the blatant racism and sexism happening in Hollywood. I'm so sick of virtue signaling in my media. One person's virtue is not everyone's, so stop forcing it down my throat, please. I will be sticking to my old films and shows, where entertainment was the goal, and good stories were king.

[@muppet-fan]

You nailed it for me as well. I've been a female fan since the original films. Did these current women Showrunners even watch them? There was diversity (hello Billy D Williams for example) and women leaders (Leia) most of all there were GOOD storylines and good writing...and originality. These new abominations have none of that.

[@2nd_Directorate]

What annoys me the most is that traits are handled as personality. The "powerful leader" you refer to or the "independant strong woman" are these. They are represented and played out as a whole personality for a character. Completly ignoring that these are traits which are the result of several different aspects of a character but are neither shown nor explained. A "powerful leader" is not a trait you just have, it is the result of many factors that need to be shown. Hence the lack of substance you talked about. Ellen Ripley from (especially) Aliens is a great example for this. Competence, perseverance, confidence. Motherly instinct and the drive to protect and overcome fear to do so. All that is shown, all that makes her a leader in that situation. Not once she had to call herself that....

[@tsjeriAu]

I find it funny how they think that simply repeating "strong powerful leader" over and over again means they don't need to actually show it... Good storytelling ca say that a thing is true, but more importantly show that it is true. I'm reminded of "Any man who must say, "I am the king" is no true king."

[@alexfriedman2152]

And yet Women keep voting in the masses for liberal, lephtist policies.

[@Isaac-tf9qv]

I'm surprised anyone even bothered watching it as soon as I heard kk was in charge and that lesbian epstein lady was running it I was like yeah no thanks

[@angeusn5240]

Star Wars has become horrible character arcs, horrible writing, and NO character progression. Disney is saying ACCEPT this or else "you are racist etc." They killed Star Wars. (FYI I am part of the female fan base pre-Disney.)

[@TVmantitan779]

What's even crazier is the entire missing era of Star wars aka the Old Republic Era. Which has strong females and interesting lore! LIKE BRO DISNEY IS JUST IGNORING THE OLD REPUBLIC ERA LIKE A FORGOTTEN CHILD!

[@jimthar17]

*Arcs.

[@RogueWraith909]

@@TVmantitan779 They even missed the post endor period where Isard takes control of the Empire and we learn about Mara Jades existence who are both strong female characters from the books. The ONLY good Starwars movie from the Disney era... Rogue One... that one was really well handled. Solo was... weird but okay I guess. Even the Lady Winter isn't mention in ANY of Disney's stuff (Leia's right hand woman and a great Rebel asset in her own right who gets multiple mentions in Rogue Squadron books).

[@MiraSubieGirl]

I was like 10 when I knew Chewie was my fave character. And Lando who my dad always laughed when I said that, now I know why 😍

[@NorkelFjols]

One thing we've learned from this very costly experiment is that women won't flock to your action-adventure franchise just because you add more women to it. Unfortunately, the people running the experiment (Hollywood) don't seem to be learning anything from it..

[@Keara113]

I really love, and appreciate the ending of your video, where you said women, in and out of the creative field, are not the problem. And female characters, and leads are not the problem; they never have been. And they’re actually doing a real disservice to women, and pretty much everyone, making such poorly written female characters. I think it’s also important to point out that the only reason they’re doing these types of things, is because they resent men, and anything they think men like.

[@Onlysharpieone]

Yes, misandry is at the root of all this ... but isn't it interesting how they claim to hate masculinity yet constantly make female characters try to emulate it onscreen? I think their envy of male creativity plays a big role in motivating them.

[@robertneal4244]

If you intentionally target a smaller audience, don't complain when your audience and the money they spend, is less than before.

[@Bgrosz1]

They assumed that men would continue to watch as long as there were light sabers and star ships.

[@Bizagro]

They’re making it for themselves and not the audience…that’s the issue. I’m in the adult beverage industry. But I can’t drink alcohol - allergies. Even then, I’m not the customer. We don’t make it for ourselves.

[@graxxor]

Nailed it! Writing it for themselves. It’s literally overpriced fanfiction.

[@tihonannenkov4114]

The real question is what audience it is they are making it for. From what I have seen, LGBT folks also dislike forced tokenism in media. Good characters can be of any sexuality or gender and people will love them, but never if sexuality or gender is their defining trait.

[@gravemind6536]

They can target the feminists and SJWs if they want but they won't watch Star Wars even when its catered to them. They don't want Star Wars they just don't want us to have it either.

[@tutuadefolalu3661]

The sad thing is they have no idea what makes a character (male or female) strong and impactful. Cersei Lannister in GOT (until season 6) was one of the most powerful and intimidating characters in modern television, and she never fought anyone. She walked around in pretty dresses, drank wine, had conversations, read letters, and gave orders. That’s it. Yet she’s infinitely better than Rey Palpatine and the entire female cast of The Acolyte.

[@bloodwing9597]

Understatement

[@Jamie_Wulfyr]

Nailed it mate. Exactly.

[@seanwilliams5826]

Based...it's that simple. Makes u wonder wats makes ppl think this way when we know that's not how the world or reality works. 😅

[@WealthandReligion]

GRRM wasnt part of a sex trafficking hollywood underground either so he used his talent naturally. No need for a lucasfilm job as he needed no such hush money.

[@dylanbaker7090]

@@seanwilliams5826 Its because the Elites that own Disney and everything else are pushing their beliefs through everything. Ancient Babylonian Talmudism AKA Modern day Satanism. "Do as why wilt", "as is above so is below" Its essentially the opposite of what we've always known.. Bad becoming Good, Men becoming Woman, Adults becoming Children... INVERSION. They hide all of this behind "love is love" and "equality" and "climate change". Research the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwabs, Yuval Noah Hararri. Blackrock and Vanguard, the history behind all these entities and the people that control them. I mean the director of the Acolyte was besties with Weinstein.. who was most definitely apart of this "group". They secretly and openly practice these occultist rituals through Music, Movies, Games and Symbols and Logos all around the world. We know how reality works, they know how it works EVEN better than us normies.. and they are actively and successfully changing it for the worst.. Think about it. Satan, Baphomet... cannot create but merely manipulate Gods creations.. This is why everything is becoming twisted until Agenda 2030. 2037 Will be HECTIC.

[@aegisforce6077]

For a bit of context on Ahsoka, she wasn't well received in her first episodes since she was represented as a bratty teenager, throughout the TV series she began to mature and grow as a character (as designed) then she became a fan favorite character.

[@arkitekbeatzify]

Princess Leia? Yeah very patriarchal smh

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

It’s 2024 and the actors still come out saying “Star wars is patriarchal” Why do these people think insulting your customers is the best approach? I’ve worked quite a few jobs in my life, never saw the approach of just insulting the customer before. Usually I’m instructed to help customers, not insult them.

[@capenjck]

It kinda feels like revenge, right? They are going to take the franchise and destroy it just to spite the patriarchy.

[@thegrimharvest]

​@@capenjckpeople who can't even run a hot dog stand and hate hot dogs buy a successful hot dog cart. You order a hotdog, get a bowl of imitation vegan gruel instead. You say, where's my hotdog? They insist that IS your hotdog. You give it back and ask for a refund. They ask why you hate them, is it because you're afraid, ignorant and intolerant? When you say you're never doing business with them again if this is how they're going to treat you as a customer, they scream at you. They don't want your business and they don't need you as a customer! They claim that they were never allowed to have a hotdog cart or to eat hotdogs before because the hotdog cart owners were all just evil and hateful. So...y'know, it's now their turn, but those are GOOD things now, and it's both right and neccessary when THEY do it. Hotdogs aren't for you anymore! But you should still buy them anyways. They deserve to have a successful hotdog cart, because of their past "injuries" from hotdogs and hotdog cart ​owners.

[@basilmcdonnell9807]

There are men in it. That makes it patriarchal. Truly eliminating patriarchy would require eliminating every single male from the story. Which may happen: note that in group photos of the makers of The Acolyte, there are no males present.

[@weedpuff]

Remember when Diablo was announced to move to your phone instead of making something on the computer? That left more of the same without the reverse sexism.

[@thegrimharvest]

@@weedpuff "Do you guys not have phones?" As always in these cases, they've already made their plans and put them into action. Now they just look for ways to justify it, or to shame and silence opposition.

[@daveo2992]

"no more gold bikinis" the show acolyte has shirtless muscle men is that not a double standard?

[@niklascarlsson2841]

It's not about logic it's about power

[@sonicsnake44]

Ya its funny how kylo & smilo can be shirt less but you can't show any part of a female character besides her face and they always have to ware baggy clothes.

[@Merchantic]

the only issue is the "Male gaze" according to them. "Rules are for thee, not for me"

[@wekurtz72]

DIsney standard. They rip Thor's clothes off for full male dudity, but MJ is dressed in a potato sack.

[@wekurtz72]

@@Merchantic You mean you don't see dressing MJ in a potato sack vs ripping off Thor's clothes as fair play?

[@daikhairai7194]

Because the kind of woman who is good at business is simply the kind of person who's good at business. Contrastly the type of women who think she good at business merely for sake of being a woman is by default terrible for business period.

[@shanecoffey8314]

I seem to be one of very few beating this drum, but the OG fans must never allow ourselves to forget that Lucas himself lost his original vision when he started tinkering with his originals and made the prequels. losing the thread of good vs. evil in exchange for vague sociopolitical themes, yelling about democracy, and including the statement in Revenge of the Sith that Anakin "has been under a lot of stress." Twice. This dialogue would have had no place in the original trilogy, largely because Lucas DIDN'T WRITE or even DIRECT most of it. He is a man with some excellent concepts who, in the '80s, was smart enough to outsource the execution of those concepts to arguably-more-talented creators (as he would likely have done in '77 if he'd had any funding). He did ABSOLTELY bring that first film to life by sheer force of will and shepherded the next two to glorious completion, and he deserves huge accolades for that. If he'd retired in '84 he would have "died" a hero. But he "lived" long enough to become the villain and damaged his own creation starting in '97. This seemed to be the fan consensus before the Disney purchase: O.T. = Good, Everything else = "Meh" or much worse. Now the internet's lack of nuance and the horror of the Disney era has birthed the revisionist idea that Lucas = Good, Disney = Bad, when the reality is that Lucas had already lost his way and only sold Disney a ruin of his original franchise (which they promptly burned the rest of the way down, then pissed on the ashes). It is a sad fact that George does not deserve our sympathy (except the the broadest sense as a hurting human being).

[@thegrimharvest]

Good solid observations. On the one hand, some of the special fx added on were ok. Not great or wonderful. Unnecessary, really...but it was nice to be able to watch Star Wars on the big screen, since I'd only ever gotten to see it on VHS back in the day. But some of the changes were just...abysmally bad. Greedo shooting first was objectively the worst offense by far. The bar has sunk so low, so abysmally low, that indeed we have sort of smoothed over the special edits to the OT and Lucas's other less than stellar ideas. He's to be pitied, certainly, but he's not without fault.

[@shanecoffey8314]

Agreed on the chance to see O.T. on the big screen. I am just old enough to have been brought to Jedi as an infant, so seeing those films in the theater with my dad for Special Edition is a memory I cherish.

[@thekingjavy]

As Tolkien said: evil can't create anythkng, it just can corrupt what others create

[@dendanskehelt4296]

Tolkien knew the jews.

[@tristanducasse6862]

Didn't Sauron create his one ring though.

[@jrk41599]

@@tristanducasse6862 as an imitation of the 3 elven rings with the intention of corrupting them.

[@andrijanastic1480]

​@@jrk41599you are wrong about this one He created 3 elven rings too But he created the rings to trick them too He corrupted humans probably because they were greedy and easy to corrupt They only wanted power Elves were wise (Sorry for bad english)

[@andrijanastic1480]

I wanted to say that ring wasnt imitation of elven rings but yeah he wanted to corrupt them

[@gipsyundead]

We're not sexist, we love Leia, Padme/Queen Amidala and Jen Urso. We're not racist, we love Lando Calrissian, Mace Windu, Cassian Andor and Saw Gerrera. We hate movies that are more focused on being woke than having a great story and that are appealing more to the minority instead of the majority of Star Wars fans. You know the fans who've stood by the franchise for decades and have grown up with some of the some of the best female heroes in film history. Give us something that we can ALL enjoy, not just that little minority you're trying to appeal to, most likely that's never watch a Star Wars movie in their life.

[@seanwilliams5826]

Padme was my intro to Natalie Portman...I been in love with her ever since...❤😅

[@Oi-mj6dv]

Based

[@GyvonJante]

You say that but then the fandom was enraged over John boyega’s introduction. A lot of sw fans don’t want non white males to wield light sabers in the forefront.

[@FilipeSilva_FSilval007-q1]

​@@GyvonJante That's simply untrue. At least I came across no such thing... I'm pretty sure people were angry after his character was wasted

[@lightforgeddemon4476]

​@GyvonJante let s get one thing straight, ppl were not mad that a black actor wielded a lightsaber it was that a stormtrooper with little to no prior history in the movie picked up one of the best known lightsabers(anakin's) and did some moves with it. The whole context was missed on most sw fans because Disney went on a different direction than what was built by lucas. Even the actor said in interviews that he was promised a bigger and more impactful role than he got. Sure there are some racist ppl liking sw, but they are just a small fraction of the audience.

[@billx6545]

The bit about how they criticize George Lucas for not including women in his movies, tells you that they're more concerned with just seeing a girl literally be the lead and do the "cool" stuff. They don't actually care about what's happening in the world of the movie.

[@thegrimharvest]

They never did, never have, never will. It's all a grift and a bad joke.

[@galilelollel9658]

​@@thegrimharvestthese woman were probably the going on everyones nerves girls when they were young. No one wanted to talk to them but they made everyne talk. So its a constant human wave talking just to get attention and power wich is just sad if you dont got anything good coming out of youre mouth because God made it and it should be used for good things only like worshipping him and serving him with youre words. Or soreading the gospel and not lying but sadly we are just imperfect thats where repention comes in and saves us.

[@Dam-a-fence]

George's accurate description was when he described what Star Wars was to him, a way to explain why greed and selfishness are pathways to evil. The way Kathleen looks at men when they're talking... Her fear betrays her thoughts, balance in the force alright. She went there, I didn't know. Now I do. She's a Sith Lord.

[@LarsJ1977]

The most impressive thing about Disney Star Wars, is how easy it was for them to turn my LOVE of Star Wars into complete and utter APATHY. I don't even hate it. I just don't give a single fuck anymore.

[@starwarshockeyfanfl7310]

Right there with ya. I don't even care anymore. Still need to change my name here, ha!

[@Hiraghm]

Lucas did that to me. I developed apathy for the franchise when the gawdawful prequels came out. Then the sequels had to say, "here, hold my beer".

[@jpjfrey5673]

Apathy *Is death*

[@Augustborne]

Yup. The opposite of love isn’t hate, it’s apathy.

[@_Just_John]

One person in my close proximity absolutely hates Disney Star Wars. My mom. In her opinion it is "completely hollow." She grew up with it, she took me to see prequels when I was little. She has a massive frame with original trilogy Yoda in the kitchen. Not poster but a framed painting of him. She has "dark side" and "light side" stickers above and below the bedroom lightswitch. So I have no idea who is KK's target audience.

[@gravemind6536]

Its an audience that doesn't exist because none of their material is actually aimed at anyone that watches Star Wars. These people clearly never watched Star Wars because if they did they would see its full of strong female charecters like, princess Leia, Padme, Mom Mothma, Ahsoka, Sabine Wren, Bo Katan, Satine Kryze, Hera Syndulla and many female Jedis some of whom were on the Jedi Council.

[@daftmi9hty327]

My mum's in the same boat she loved Star wars but she hates the new stuff because she basically said the same thing it's become hollow

[@silverhawkscape2677]

Framed painting of Yoda. 😂

[@user-og6hl6lv7p]

KK's target audience is KK.

[@piotr7805]

The "modern audience" is the kids.. This is how they "force behaviors", by making that insufferable crap they call "entertainment" new normal and as there is always clash between generations, there is reasonable chance the seed will sprout.. The left just did their homework, in public they hate the famous angry painter, but in private, they study his lessons like "He who controls the youth, controls the future".

[@ck8191]

I was a female Star Wars nerd in Jr. High before Episode 1. The original trilogy was an amazing change to the film industry. Princess Leia was my hero growing up. There are TONS of books that were written with Lucas' approval that had strong females. There's one where Leia goes to a planet that is entirely female ran and they ride rancors even! And Mara Jade, don't get me started on them just ignoring her!

[@andykaufman7620]

0:09 Yes, R2D2 was a Lesbian and had a "Star Rod' which was essentially a vibrator used, well, for multiple purposes, and was used to insert into other Lesbian Droids who love the Vibratory Pleasure.

[@ShadyDoorags]

I got livid at 3:38. I'm not a big Star Wars fan specifically, but she said "the world of scifi and fantasy in general." Can you imagine enjoying something, a thing that brought you joy and comfort for a good portion of your life, to then have a tourist come in and tell you that it was never a "safe space" for you? The immediate thought that came into my head was "How dare you." Unlike this girl, I grew up in a time and environment where being a nerd meant the world of scifi and fantasy was sometimes the ONLY space you could feel comfortable in. I'd wager the reason it never felt like a "safe space" for her is because it wasn't a space, period, for her. (As if this girl is saying her own original thoughts and not just spouting talking points others told her to say)

[@silentjustin]

Hey Shady nice to see my favorite intellectual in the comments. For me Star Wars, Star Trek and Lord of the Rings were my escape growing up as a kid and how me and my mom bonded because she's also a massive nerd. For me this stuff was my only safe space and to see all of my favorite franchises go through this corporate bull crap just hurts.

[@robotx4242]

Aww c'mon. Everyone knows Star Trek conventions were pretty much Klan rallies for nerds. (sarcasm off)

[@sheilaarkurshicin]

You said it, man. It sucks majorly to be a woman Sci-fi and Fantasy fan nowadays. Beforehand I could just talk for hours with a bunch of other nerds in our little corners, and it felt comfortable! I felt safe and welcomed, and no one cared I was a girl except for one or two dumb comments from some teenage boys. The only time anyone judged each other was when someone brought up a really badly thought out conspiracy or saying they liked a character everyone hated. Like Jar Jar Binks in SWs. Nowadays people are instantly wary when I tell them I'm a SWs fan that also happens to be a woman. They expect me to be vapid, narcissistic, and super political. But I just want to watch cool space-sword duels and badass dudes in armor blowing shit up.

[@Senkoau]

These people remind me of the popular girls in high school who if you weren't part of the crowd they defined as "cool" might maybe allow you to hang around the edges of their friend group. As long as you did what you were told to, didn't ask for anything and were useful to them. Soon as you breached any of those terms you were dumped on the side of the road till you'd learnt your lesson and/or were useful to her. Then you were expected to be grateful and forget walking the twenty kilometres home in the rain.

[@jordanmcdonald3358]

Yeah and she laughs while she says it. Very genuine 🙄

[@DetectiveMelon]

Ah yes, sci fi is a dangerous place for people of color, especially Star Wars. One of the most popular prequel characters, Mace Windu, is literally played by Samuel L. Jackson a black man. Not to mention he got to pick his lightsaber color and George Lucas went about finding a way to fit it into the lore. Unreal.

[@87pionia]

But haven’t you heard? HE IS MAAAAAN!!!! So not good enough. Do better, people.

[@mikeguilmette776]

Talk about a waste of talent. Samuel L. Jackson was so restrained in the role of Mace Windu, the only time he was really able to show how good of an actor he is was when he executed Jango Fett.

[@alejandropacheco7832]

Don't forget the coolest character in the galaxy Lando (OG) who almost stole the princess from Han Solo himself... 😂😂😂

[@87pionia]

@@mikeguilmette776I don’t know Mace Windu still holds a special place in my heart as a character. He could “manage” both sides of the force, which if you think about it it was kinda badass. I’m using “manage” loosely, I know it was more channeling the opponent dark force but technically he’d still be using the dark force.

[@mikeguilmette776]

@@87pionia I'm just saying so much more could have been done with the role, especially with Samuel L. Jackson playing him.

[@venomsnekko]

I've no idea where this "Star Wars is a patriarchal franchise" notion came from. My mom took me to see my first Star Wars movie. A close (female) friend of my mother had all six movies on VHS and gave me recommendations on where to start. My grandma owned a Legends novel about Jacen and Jaina Solo. Gender was never an issue until they made it one.

[@nexx410]

As a female Starwars fan I have locked the canon to the G Lucas movies and will not participate in new things. I don’t comment, watch or show any interest because you can’t get me to smell shit so many times. The Disney Star Wars is just NOT Star Wars and people writing this should first earn some credit before attaching themselves to something with history.

[@TreyofTexas]

What Disney has done to Star Wars is what happens with you force DEI compliance rather than hiring and promoting based on merit, experience, and HISTORY writing on the subject. There's entire book series from back in the 80's and 90's they could of just used to continue and wrap up the Skywalker story arch and the fans would of LOVED it.

[@tonybodlovic5825]

"Would of" is literally nonsensical. "would of" is no doubt what you thought more intelligent people say; When they say "would've". Pick between "would've" or "would have". "Would of" starkly demonstrates that you failed school.

[@aaronwalcott513]

They did the same thing to The Witcher.

[@Ragnar-Christopherson]

I cant speak english Well too because i am from Iceland and did Not really learned IT. I can speak old norse and German . He May be to from a country where English do Not Matter Like me

[@voidwalker9939]

@@tonybodlovic5825 Whenever you attack the way something is written means that you can't respond to it in any capacity. Get your head out of your ass dude

[@dom3833]

​@tonybodlovic5825 did you mean when he said "could of?" You're the one coming off trying to sound smarter. "Could've" is literally a conjecture of the words Could Of so how is it nonsensical? Not using the conjecture isn't proper English but in no way is it such a huge grammatical error you have to say he "failed school" stop hating and get a hobby. Edit: did you even read your own comment? You said "would of" is nonsensical and then said he should've used "would of" ? You should be nicer to others.

[@1977Yakko]

Destroying? No, destroyed. It's dead. Star Wars needs to be stuck in carbonite for about a decade or so and see if some sanity has returned to Hollywood at that time and then try again.

[@richtes]

Not to quibble, but doesn’t it have to be alive for the carbonite to work? If something’s dead can’t you just stick it in a jar of formaldehyde?

[@juniorxranger]

you're right. the crappy thing is, you know they'll reboot it with: Star Wars

[@leonnunhofer3453]

Yes, I agree, but it needs a whole generation. 10 years aren't enough, I think, it needs 20 years, but in the meantime, they should try to remaster episode 1 - 6 again, and hope, kids at this time watch and like it and stick around until Star Wars comes back. They should hope, people forget at least most of the things, Disney produced. Otherwise, the franchise is dead 🤷‍♂️

[@kedrprao]

I was going to comment the same. "Destorying" word was apt when Last Jedi released. After Acolyte, Star Wars is DESTROYED. Its history.

[@starscream6629]

More than a decade have the AI resurrect it in two generations

[@julianmahler2388]

03:12 If "man-centered" is bad, why would "woman-centered" be good?

[@rodgerlang884]

We've come to the point where big budget mainstream media is falling into the same writing pitfalls that most Christian movies have had for years. They're writing the message first and then bludgeoning audiences with it, rather than crafting a good story that still has a message in the theme. Good script writing is truly a dying art form

[@_MaryRose_]

I can't help but see this as paradoxical sexism, by labeling classical Star Wars "a boys thing". I was born female, still a female and there was absolutely no one stopping me from being interested in "boys things" when I grew up. These type of women are just seeing sexism where there was none based on their dumb and outdated gendersteretypeing. There is no law forbidding girls from liking stereotype boy stuff or vice versa, and it absolutely does not mean they are gay if they do.

[@xbujie_9453]

Hi Mary, most of them are just grifters, taking advantage of a trend to line their pockets with money; they do not really believe in anything, except lining their pockets with money.

[@capimages]

Exactly. Middle aged woman here. I exclusively watch Japanese anime, and read Japanese manga because I now hate the modern western “entertainment”. Japanese stuff is so much more creative. My favorite genre is shonen, which literally means for young boys, but it’s full of action, fantasy, comedy but not much romance- exactly what I like. There’s genres for young girls (shojo), middle aged men (seinen) and middle aged women (josei), but I like shonen. Now we’re starting to see western companies come after Japanese media, trying to pressure them into changing to meet western DEI standards, with companies like Netflix and Sweet Baby Inc trying to strongarm them into changing to supposed “modern western tastes” and ideals. 🙄 Blackstone just bought out a Japanese digital manga company. I fear for the downfall of Japanese manga and anime. 😢 (I’m from the US and used to live in Japan btw.)

[@_MaryRose_]

@@capimages I agree with you there! I enjoy a good and well written story without any cheesy romance just shoehorned into it. And do not get me started on the state of the gaming industry! I used to be able to create avatars that somewhat looked like me, but now my body type and scandinavian complexion is somehow problematic, unrealistic or to sexy. Funny to be a 30+ woman, enjoying games with good looking female characters and reading articles calling us virgin incels who has never seen a real naked woman before. haha ok then, I apparently do not know what a mirror is!

[@capimages]

@@_MaryRose_ 💯

[@mycatwilleatyou7569]

The Tomboy is not dead. I'm a married woman, still play in the mud, do "manly" sports, and like "manly" things. It never occurred to me as a child that I liked the "wrong" things. No adult ever said that either. I feel awful for little girls and boys trying to grow up in this nonsense

[@daytrippera]

Before the prequels were released, I skipped school with my best friend to watch the remastered versions of the original trilogy at the movies. We both were 16 year old girls from Argentina. The most girly girls as girls can be, and still Star Wars fans all the way through. Later, we also skipped school to catch the pequels at the movies as well, obviously. That was Star Wars for me. That is the only Star Wars I will ever watch. Disney Star Wars is no Star Wars. Ps. How can someone be non binary and gay at the same time?🤨

[@whatwhat98]

It's best not to question the thought process of the alphabet activists. They reject logic, critical thinking skills, and chromosomes

[@SecretMagician]

On your last point, if you're non-binary and gay, does that mean that only date non-binary people? Then you're being a contradiction when you date people who are male or female and not non-binary.

[@BigFatCone]

Is Amandla also gay or are you confusing her and Hedley with the eyebrows? The way I understand, Amandla is a girl claiming to be binary and Hedley is a gay woman.

[@leonnunhofer3453]

There is no logic behind the woke ideology. You also somehow are trans if you are non binary. It just doesn't make sense 🤷‍♂️

[@Thor-Orion]

You can watch anything before the sale. The animated series are really good, the video games can be hit or Miss but a lot of excellent, EXCELLENT games like KOTOR, Battlefield, rogue squadron, Pod-Racer, even the Force Unleashed is fun if a bit messy for the cannon. There truly was an expansive extended universe to lose yourself in. It was great growing up in the 90’s-2000’s as a Star Wars fan. I’ve been a staunch prequel defender since well before the Disney movies started coming out. Yeah, the dialogue is clunky. Metacloriens are weird. But it’s nothing that egregious, truly, and they’re beautiful films visually with a lot of heart and the same magic that made the original trilogy so special. The Star Wars FEELING is totally missing from the Disney output, with Rogue One being one of the very few bright spots, season one of Mando was pretty good, and I even thought Solo was fun. They go anywhere near Jedi and they fuck it all up. Why? Because the only thing they see in the Jedi is their power, and since they’re the centerpiece of the original story of Anakin and Luke they’re the way fans get to learn about the universe. So the Jedi therefor get the most butchered by the writers’ intentional, explicit, braindead and hamfisted political messaging. Some nobody rebellion team without any special powers who all die at the end? “Well if they all die I guess we can have a strong man… he’ll definitely die though, right?!”

[@petereames3041]

I was completely obsessed with Star wars as a child. I stopped watching after the force awakens, it all went downhill from there.

[@ryan4327]

For one, how are women and minorities actually unsafe? The claim is made that sci Fi and fantasy aren't safe spaces for them. How? How are they in peril? As for how inclusive they are, NO one is barred from these spaces, no one is discouraging women and minorities, and what it really comes down to is demographic preferences. Men tend to enjoy sci-fi and fantasy more than women. But, since feminists can't acknowledge that genders may have different tastes overall, here we are. And what it really comes down to is that they are intolerant of spaces that note men naturally gravitate to, especially if that space has a lot of money. It's OK if women have those spaces and money, but not men.

[@NeoN-PeoN]

KZbin will never hold her accountable for abusing the copyright system. She's a protected class. She's immune from accountability.

[@Xander1Sheridan]

the backlash is coming. It will be glorious.

[@nullbubble791]

Black mum and white dad, she has two types of privilege. Not including the fact that she's a celebrity working under Didney and her dad is rich. And I think (not certain) that her mum is a crystal woo woo magic person😂

[@evenberg8499]

Aside from Sydney Watson, most women does not appear to be accountable in anything.

[@RaikenXion]

​@@evenberg8499erm don't you mean Sydney Sweeney?

[@med2904]

KZbin doesn't have to. It's still a crime of frivolous copyright claim that doesn't consider fair use. She's the one committing a CRIME, regardless of what KZbin says and does. She just has to be sued for it.

[@LarisaKitten-d3u]

The one thing Kathleen is right about: "There is balance in the Force" Right. Star Wars used to be great, so now it has to be terrible

[@nullbubble791]

"Yas! Yas!"

[@bigsin781]

That shit stopped being great after the original trilogy. Truth is, Disney is trying to placate to younger generations when it wasn't needed. It was/is still a mishandling that given its a corporate structure, makes sense. Fuck the feefees, and move onto another space centered franchise.

[@dontree1977]

If George wanted a say he should have added that during the negotiations or don't sell

[@FoxGoesSquee]

Yall fell for a bot lmao cmon now it’s obvious

[@randomdude_2000]

ASS

[@poisenbery]

When I was younger, the bullied kids were told "One day, you will be in charge" Now they're in charge, and they are ruining everything. They won't listen to valid criticism, because in their eyes, it's the same negative attention they received as a school child, so they ignore it.

[@mii481]

Thing is, I am quite a feminine woman, and when I was a child I loved both fairtytale movies like The Little Mermaid etc, AND big action flicks like Demolition Man. My point is, that they had a solid story and good characters, be it female or male. That is what is important! I am so sick of this propaganda shoved in my face! I am sure others are, too.

[@riotd.r.8363]

The Empire Strikes Back (the movie most people consider the best in the set) had Leia leading the Rebellion and Han ended up being the damsel in distress.

[@Bgrosz1]

Yes, but Leia wasn't perfect in every way and the men weren't incompetent idiots who only served as comical distractions while Leia and her band of women warriors took down the Empire without breaking a sweat.

[@kaygee2121]

And it was originally written by a woman

[@wisehippo3072]

​​​@@kaygee2121Very little of Leigh Brackett's first draft was used in the movie, but she did come up with the idea of a "cloud city", although, Flash Gordon used the same idea decades prior, so she might have just copied it from there.

[@Mangolorian-je3eo]

A few years ago our overlords suddenly said "society is all racist and sexist again!". Everyone acted like it was true and started finding witches to burn under every stone. Before that, we all had a chance to be happy and get along.

[@superandroid1675]

Except the witch hunts were actually led by witches.

[@candiceerorita9505]

Facts.

[@TheGreySage0]

​@@superandroid1675What makes it different 😉

[@zadarthule]

A lot of people are racist and sexist. A lot of people are also assholes. When people have grown up it's almost impossible to change them.

[@staarfinger7322]

​@@superandroid1675there's no difference between the two

[@brianborkowski5977]

The first Gardens of the Galaxy was so loved by men and women audiences because men wanted to be like the male lead and women were interested in the male lead for various reasons. Same can be said of Aliens (the 2nd movie) as women wanted to be like the female lead and men were interested in the female lead. Need great writers and director to make this magic work

[@ToryTerminator]

Spot on. Agenda over entertainment. Makes me puke.

[@robinfox4440]

>"non-binary" >"gay" Why do I get the urge to tell them to pick one? But of course, "Non-binary" actually just means "woman who wants attention."

[@crapsound]

Non Binary is for computer language, programming stuff right?

[@acedelta12]

They call themselves non-binary because they don't conform to the patriarchial idea of there being only two genders

[@CountryAndProud]

​@@crapsoundmaybe that's their way of telling us they're actually alien androids.... 😮😮

[@crapsound]

@@CountryAndProud this makes sense when they can't comprehend there only being 2 genders.

[@stevew8513]

"Non-Binary" really means "I'm a low intelligence trend-chaser that doesn't have a personality so I try to fake one that I learned about on social media but don't know anything about".

[@flynnoldman3542]

You can tell that when George was talking to the two women in the interview, they had no idea what he was talking about.

[@huizhechen3779]

The entertainment industry used to be all about making as much money as possible, but now, as with everything else, it's also about politics & ideology; IOW, it's devolved from exploitation to pandering+exploitation. Effing boring.

[@Cr0wsMurd3r]

Gotta love it when they say "Star Wars is very patriarchal"... when the very leaders of the Rebellion were women, Leia, Mon Mothma for instance. And we also have Padmé doing plenty from a very young age, incl being the planetary leader and later a senator. But then again, all of this female representation happened in the past and unless it's an injustice that happened in the past it's quickly forgotten... whereas injustices will be brought up every five seconds to justify whatever sexist/racist agenda the "Woke" want to put in motion.

[@yakhooves]

One of my most hated elements of modern intersectional culture (and there's plenty to despise, and I'm a brown ass latino chap), is the abhorrent abuse of the concept of "safety." Having to hear someone point out that you're not a talented writer/actress/or creator or disagreeing with your self-victimization, is NOT YOU BEING UNSAFE! Your feelings do not need to be protected and if you do believe hearing people who don't validate you and your shallow belief structure, is making your "unsafe" it just SCREAMS that you have never known what being in a situation that could actually physically hurt or even kill you is like. The girl who did that insufferable... rap? spoken word? rage twerking? video, is half white, all rich, and has never experienced a day of adversity in her entire life. I'm a latino dude from the upper middle class, and I haven't been held back because of my complexion. Not once. And I can tell, she's like me. Except that I don't see myself as a victim, and I have only ever been "unsafe" in maybe three or four instances in my entire life (where my life would have been in danger). I'm sick and tired of these wealthy women lecturing us on circumstances they themselves have never once experienced and so do not understand. They make the world a worse place.

[@robotx4242]

"Rage twerking". LOL!

[@tonybodlovic5825]

A great comment. I enjoyed reading your perspective, thoroughly.

[@GaZonk100]

the fragility-narrative

[@gregallan2842]

Womens' feelings are being prioritised over the actual safety of children and men in our current culture.

[@yakhooves]

@@gregallan2842 I also think men cos- playing as women because they get sexually aroused by it, are also being put on a pedestal over both men and actual women too. But I definitely get your point!

[@aprilring4967]

45 year old single mom of 3 here. Grew up loving star wars. Never thought of it as ever being patriarchal, and highly resent being called racist given one of the reasons I've always loved it was because of all of the different races, life forms, and male to female ratio was never an issue until Disney made it one. Out of touch writers, out of touch actors with zero talent who don't care about the original material. That's why your shows failing. Quit blaming the fans that's just stupid

[@strengthandfist1294]

The sad reality is there own ignorance.

[@Dancestar1981]

Amen

[@agamemnongames886]

I think the issue with these people with Star Wars is they internally have wicked hearts. Star Wars and Lucasfilm lived outside of Hollywood as an Independent film company. It was not mainstream cinema in the 1970s. For people to put Star Wars into the same group of male dominant Hollywood system is not a reality. It is certainly not true history. Science Fiction as a genre was not taken seriously by mainstream media in the 1960s and 1970s. Star Wars was successful as a franchise in spite of Hollywood. Disney was created outside of the Hollywood system. Animated films were considered children's stories. The comic book industry lived outside of the mainstream media in the 1960s and 1970s. All of the films cited by the women who are creating the new Star Wars were created by independent film companies in the 1970s and the 1980s. The only thing these independent companies have in common are they made a lot money outside of the Hollywood system. Star Wars A New Hope cost George Lucas 13 million Dollars to make. I think Phantom Menace was 50 million dollars. So any claim to create a new Star Wars for women because men dominated the industry in the past is dishonest at the core. Science Fiction as an industry was the only part of the industry hiring women in featured roles. For example, Wilma Daring, Kathy Gale, Emma Peel, Lois Lane, and Mina Harker. The Hammer Horror Studios and the Roger Cormon Studios all had women in lead roles. Ingrid Pitt comes to mind. In the scene in Star Wars a New Hope where the people are sitting around the conference table, all the men in the scene are from the old Hammer Horror Classics. I think the women making decisions for Star Wars, Marvel, DC Comics are not stupid people. They are trying to rewrite the history of modern entertainment for some unknown reason. I feel that what the story creators are doing is criminal. They seem to be making a premeditated decision to indoctrinate children into an ideology. It is essentially fanfiction porn with clothes on and no sex. These types of stories you tend to see in porn stories mainly because no one is really paying attention to the story. This next part is a joke. As a man, I do not understand why a woman would want to watch the current Star Wars. Also, I miss the old B-movie Bimbo Industry. I hope this all makes sense. Thank you.

[@fanshaw]

The irony of the Lucas interview... "Its a story about people thinking they are doing good by creating a dictatorship to override what people have indicated they want, and how people go along with that." The people in charge are there because of central planning and quotas. We can look at history to see how that works out. These people have a materialist philosophy, the believe in force and matter, power and resources. We see multiple financial and social capital failures and no there is no accountability for the people in charge. I'm all for allowing people to learn from their mistakes, but they are not learning because they don't see themselves as having made a mistake. They see the world in terms of power struggles and the bigoted male fans are still oppressing the female production with their patriarchal finances. The way we used to manage things is to give people small responsibilities and see how they handle those, before moving them up. When a company is so large that failure can be hidden, this is what we get: power without responsibility and thus arbitrary decisions based on the whims of those involved.

[@M00nlord]

Why are these people so obsessed with the concept of "safety". What does it mean? Like how are you unsafe at this very moment. Amandla comes from a rich family and is a hollywood actor. She is highly privileged and better off than 99.9% of us. In what reality does being in this position make someone feel unsafe? way does she feel unsafe? unsafe to do what? to be what?

[@ardentglazier2867]

X (for some X) is 'unsafe' because somewhere somewhen some activist told them it was 'unsafe' for some-unrelated-person (precisely how is never revealed; it's all about feels) that said activist was speaking for. It's like asking mexican-americans and spanish speakers what they think of 'latinx': none of them use the word and they all think it's stupid. The whole 'safety' schtick is just for activists and Karen-types to virtue signal about to show how Do Goodly they are.

[@gregorysteimel5165]

It's the internal struggle with one's sinful nature. Those without a Christian worldview, (the understanding that all are sinful), believe that there's nothing wrong with themselves and think that any criticism of their own actions is an attack.

[@senormarston]

is the eager need to make herself the victim. weak people

[@AxelordSMIJES]

It's precisely because she grew up with ridiculous privilege and wealth that she has such a skewed sense of "safety." She is 100% out of touch w reality.

[@thegrimharvest]

Because victimhood is held now to be the highest virtue. The more points you claim on the punch card, the more moral you become. The more moral, the more you should be given control and influence. Victimhood as a pathway to privilege and entitlement, masked as virtue. Those who have actual power, control, influence and wealth must pretend and present themselves as if they had nothing. Otherwise the roving hordes of moral cannibals will descend on them and they will be eaten next. This is obviously not a desirable outcome, so they join the movement and try to guide the horde so that they eat someone else. As long as there's someone else to eat, they think they are safe. It's self preservation. They are the characters in the movie who will shoot the other survivors and leave them to the zombies in order to get more for themselves Then when confronted, claim they had no choice.

[@mudbutton2]

Glad I grew up in the Golden Age of Star Wars in the 70's and 80's.

[@bbtank3000]

And I in the late Golden Age--the 1990s, where I got to experience the perfection of the original trilogy on VHS, and then see all the premieres of the prequel trilogy films.

[@IllisiaAdams]

How was that the golden age?

[@tsipher]

there was some golden moments with Republic Commando and Knights of the Old Republic, but everything else seems to be a drop off.

[@wekurtz72]

@@IllisiaAdams Because that's the only time ever that Star Wars was any good?

[@mikeguilmette776]

@@IllisiaAdams Not only was it pre-Disney sellout, it was pre-Jar Jar and pre-Greedo shot first. Not to mention we got see Star Wars literally change the culture.

[@dabhidhm4093]

Lucas hits the nail on the head. What many people today do not understand, because they were not around at the time, is that Princess Leia was the breakout character of Star Wars back in 1977. Everyone LOVED her. They loved her attitude, her cleverness and her fortitude. They loved it when she sparred with Han Solo and Luke. She was the very image of defiance against tyranny. Her characterization was a feminism that worked. KK/Disney-brand Feminist Star Wars does not work. It's jealous people colonizing a legendary franchise for personal gain and self-aggrandizement, and it's every bit as ugly as the ideas that motivate it.

[@TheWerewolfOfNorway-mf5jz]

When I saw The Empire Strikes Back as a teenager in the early 80s, I didn't once think anything about Lando Carlrissian being black, never crossed my mind for a second.

[@Danbearpig]

You nailed it when you said they can’t identify with people who don’t look like them and they think nobody else can either. When they say that having a black woman in a lead role means it’s finally for black women, they’re also saying that it wasn’t okay for black women to like it before, or that it isn’t okay for a white man like me to appreciate and look up to Princess Leia or Lando Calrissian, etc.

[@Jcdaking81]

these wokies are the iggest Racists and BIGOTS off all its the commie way

[@reapersasmr5483]

Which is dumb .. I love spawn he is black so I guess I can't relate to him it's so dumb

[@CaptainRetroStation]

How many dudes have you heard of assembling an army of males to ensure that romantic comedies represent men better? How many hoards of men are demanding that there should be Disney Princes, too? Why are there ONLY Princesses?! Honestly, these "women" aren't looking for equality at all. They're just looking for REVENGE over something they didn't give a crap about in the first place.

[@kaygee2121]

and yet here you are, upset that not every lead in Star Wars now, is male. Hilarious hypocrisy. Admit it or not, authentic representation matters....even to you.

[@DrDeen1828]

I don't think we have a need for more "female characters" because I don't buy into the notion that you can only resonate with a character if you are of that same person's race/ethnicity/sex/orientation/socioeconomic background etc.

[@ironclad4451]

I agree, I think the idea of "representation" being where you can only identify with someone or empathize if they're a clone of you has become absurd. I am native american, and I never saw protagonists who were indigenous growing up. I resonated with han solo, peter parker, and other characters that aligned with my beliefs and character, not my ethnic background. the color of your skin, or who you want to bang, aren't what defines a person. We aren't just jugs you fill up with 1 trait, we're human beings, and the fake "representation" that boils a life down to a specific factor "black, white, gay, trans" is a disgusting mistake.

[@chenoir]

I can only resonate with a fat white guy with long hair and a beard. Anything less than that and I cannot watch a movie or play a videogame because I don't feel represented.

[@gunnerycaptain6158]

Their creativity starts and stops with the mirror!! That one's going down on my list of favorite quotes! Well done!

[@ThePathOfFire]

ahsoka has been so hugely loved. you missed the mark on that one

[@elderwitch8632]

"Not a safe space for women" in a franchise all about blasting and light-sabering each other to death...

[@kingcosworth2643]

Those people are cultists, reality has no place in their world view

[@amaanarain2774]

I’m a guy who played the KOTOR games when I was a kid. And the character I loved the most was Bastila Shan. She was powerful in the force but was also flawed. Her leadership skills were lacking and she had an overconfidence which led to her temporary fall to the dark side. Star Wars fans love female characters! We just want them to be relatable and well written

[@rwalaerea9130]

And, someone from KOTOR II has many, many hour-long video essays on why they're one of the best characters ever made. Coincidentally, they're a Woman. Disney doesn't actually care about identity, they just want to use it to deflect criticism.

[@Dancestar1981]

I played them too and yes loved Bastilla

[@Kingsley_Shat]

Kreia and Atris were pretty good villians/conflicted heros.

[@amaanarain2774]

@@Kingsley_Shat Loved them both as well!

[@Oi-mj6dv]

@@amaanarain2774 Darth traya was goated. Woman sith. But these people are clowns and will still claim sw is patriarchal. You cant reason with stupid

[@ericmailer6722]

It’s a shame that these ‘writers’ can’t make a strong empowered female character without making all the male ones around them weaker...

[@ThePathOfFire]

as an lgbt woman, i find 90% of new star wars to be insulting and ridiculous

[@jflanagan9696]

“Looking to increase the number of women in executive positions” Well, it’s great to know that Disney isn’t a meritocracy.

[@dxsoulstone9040]

Do these people never heard of Windu? That bad-ass black character who, as a kid, didn't care that he was black, but only that he was a bad-ass character.

[@BeanieDoggerson]

You think any of these writers have even seen any of the star wars movies? Based on what I see, its like they read the cliff notes of star wars and made it into a LGBTQxyz show

[@Elthenar]

@@BeanieDoggerson Forget Mace, how about Lando? The coolest brother in space!

[@jonathangodin7649]

I love the juxtaposition of the music clip you use in the intro and your tagline "Hi my name is Sydney, WELCOME BACK TO HELL." Gets me every time hahaha.

[@bailysawyer804]

When did it become a problem for men and women to like different things?