Considering the relative success of the various animated shows, the Mandalorian, and even Force Awakens and Rogue One, I would argue that Star Wars isn’t being ruined overall. Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker were deeply flawed movies of course but I don’t really believe that was due to social messaging. I thought it was more Disney’s arrogance that they didn’t need to plan out the new trilogy and fans would love it no matter what. Which is odd when you consider how they have planned out the MCU.
Disney Drops Slave 1 Name in Favor Of 'Boba Fett's Starship'
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Are they trying to imply that if we, as a society, remove the WORD "Slave" from the general vocabulary, then the society will no longer want to impose the institution of SLAVERY in future versions of humanity?
That kind of change requires more than just the removal of a word. The actual IDEA- the thing that's really the impetus for putting something into action- is what should be the focus. And, America seems to be eager to remove the concept of CONTEXT as quickly as possible. The irony is; Doing that will hasten a new version of slavery!
That kind of change requires more than just the removal of a word. The actual IDEA- the thing that's really the impetus for putting something into action- is what should be the focus. And, America seems to be eager to remove the concept of CONTEXT as quickly as possible. The irony is; Doing that will hasten a new version of slavery!
Dude, quietly they changed the name of the ship on a lego box. It's not a big deal.
"Why don't you change your name to Sidney, or Irving Manzarek? It's just a word."
It's not a "big deal." It's just bullshit posturing and virtue signalling to create conflict where it never existed. And, if it were done quietly, then none of us would be participating in this discussion.
Did you read the link in the OP?
Edit: nevermind, I absolutely know you didn't read the article
First, Star Wars was a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. Not some version of the future.
Second, Darth Vader was raised slave. Never forget.
Third, I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating — and it gets everywhere.
I have an ad-blocker and that site doesn't like people who use ad-blockers.
If everyone did that they’d know the real crime that has transpired.
Alaskan probably already has this for his wife, so he didn’t care:
Nor would this be the first case of Disney removing a controversial Star Wars element from its merchandising empire. In 2015, we learned Disney was phasing out the use of the "Slave Leia" costume from Return of the Jedi.
Well here are the notes...
Star wars nerds noticed that a lego box didn't say Slave 1.
A video game journalist referred to an article Staw Wars onlibe publication confirming that Disney asked Lego to stop using the term on their merch.
Disney has given no statement on the subject.
The article explicitly points out that this doesn't mean the name has been changed "in universe".
A bunch of over the hill idiots on HROT drip confirmation bias all over it and decide that this is more proof of something diabolical.
In other works, no big deal.
I really could not care less, but this is a grade A reference that I had to acknowledge. Well done.
They asked for it to be dropped for some reason. I'd like to know. I'm not a Star Wars nerd at all. I know it enough to get through a rudimentary conversation with a true nerd... maybe. But, I was a kid when the first 3 came out and saw them at theaters. My younger brother was the SW Nerd. He actually HAD a first-version "Slave 1" ship. Somehow he managed to avoid becoming a Skinhead Nazi white supremacist.
It's not that I give a shit about Star Wars. I absolutely don't. This isn't even about Star Wars at all. It's simply a symptom of a larger disease. This aversion to, and evasion of, language has been so pervasive and out-of-fvcking-hand. Americans and their fear of reality is amusing and frustrating. It just keeps getting worse and worse. Disney must have been convinced that it was somehow offensive and might affect their bottom-line somehow.
You wanna know why Democrats lose their political power? Because they get behind (or, they appear to get behind) stupid shit like this. We literally wind up sacrificing measures to help climate change, health care, job market, anything that REALLY MATTERS, because Democrats get labeled as the perpetrators of goofy-ass (no pun intended), petty nonsense like this. These little disruptive euphemism crusades are exactly why a vast majority of independent American voters avoid the Democrat platforms and candidates. I'm sick of Republicans, and their obsolete, antiquated, DANGEROUS ideas and policies continuing to be relevant because Democrats shrug their shoulders when wealthy SJW asswipes- who are hardcore lefty supporters- pull shit like this. It has not one damned thing to do with Star Wars being compromised. It's about the culture being held-back because of some "overly-sensitive" white people.
Kids who will use this toy won’t care about this at all, it’s only adults like you getting upset about this. Dems don’t care about this at all. It’s just a name Disney didn’t want on their toys, get over it.
It’s not a big deal....it’s a ridiculous deal.
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I heard they're also going to change Return of the Jedi - instead of becoming Jabba the Hutt's prisoner/slave, Princess Leia is going to go on a picnic with him prior to taking her friends to be executed.
It was referred to in Star Wars the Clone Wars TV show twice, which is the only TV/Video reference. It was always in comics, RPGs, books, toys, etc.
They should stop calling it Star WARS. War is such a harsh term. Maybe Star Disputes with Potential Military and/or Combat Activities.
Just do away with all combat and war and reimagine it as Starbitration.
Being honest, you know that Blazing Saddles would be a vastly different movie if made today. If only because humor changes over time.
Disney has been slowly shifting the Boba Fett character from mindless villian to almost a good guy recently. I would guess that this move has a lot more to do with future plot lines and toys sales targeting the youngest generation than it does the 1984 thought-police angle that so many anti-culture war warriors like to make it.
Star Wars got screwed up when Jar-Jar Binks happened.
I haven't set foot in a movie theater since then.
Yeah, the people that project the idea that a culture war has been foisted upon them, and their only choice is to stand up in the face of tyranny. They talk a lot about virtue signaling and identity politics without much awareness at their participation in those very things.
I don't think it's a "war" at all. There's just sort of a collective preference for euphemistic language in America. It's sad.
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