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J.J. Abrams On "Star Wars" Cast's Racial and Sexual Diversity
Yesterday at Comic-Con, director J.J. Abrams held forth on the racial and sexual diversity of the actors portraying the characters of the Star Wars franchise. From CNET's article:
For Star Wars, it's a complex debate. The franchise has included prominent and strong female characters, like Princess Leia, as well as central characters played by black actors, such as Cloud City administrator Lando Calrissian, played by Billy Dee Williams, and Jedi Mace Windu, played by Samuel L. Jackson. On the other hand, Jar Jar Binks, a computer-generated alien in 1999's "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace," drew fire from some critics, who said he called to mind demeaning black film characters such as those played by Stepin Fetchit in the 1930s.
(Not to mention other cultural stereotypes that pop up in Episodes I, II, and III.)
In other words, you're a white cis het male, and you don't see a problem with how people like you are represented in media, so everyone else should shut up, right? I mean, there was a minor black character in one Star Wars movie, and maybe five women with speaking roles in the whole series, but who gives a fuck about them? They should be damn grateful to have that much representation!
For fuck's sake, think of someone besides yourself for one second.
...but if anybody deserved a death by lynching, it is Jar Jar Binks.
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