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Makeveli_lives
07/22/22 6:16:54 PM
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https://twitter.com/starwars/status/1550546526119727105?s=21&t=UDJIY7-pOShlfYvcTaVR3g

This will not end well at all.

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FortuneCookie
07/22/22 6:17:36 PM
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She cute.
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Makeveli_lives
07/22/22 6:19:19 PM
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And shes once again a sith. Whats with all the black people in Star Wars being sith or thieves and then converted to being good later?

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alphagamble
07/22/22 6:20:20 PM
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did they take that pic in 1995?

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HovaRex
07/22/22 6:21:07 PM
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Is she the new R2-D2?

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ViewtifulGrave
07/22/22 6:21:56 PM
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Reva wasnt a Sith. She was an Inquisitor.

What other black people have been Sith?

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FortuneCookie
07/22/22 6:22:27 PM
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alphagamble posted...
did they take that pic in 1995?

Are they introducing time travel? 'Cause she was born in 1998.
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Makeveli_lives
07/22/22 6:25:16 PM
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ViewtifulGrave posted...
Reva wasnt a Sith. She was an Inquisitor.

What other black people have been Sith?
Same difference. Lando was a thief/hustler. Finn was a storm trooper. Reva an inquisitor. Im just saying theres a lot of notable black characters needing reformation in Star Wars live action projects.

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Weezy_Tha_Don
07/22/22 6:25:29 PM
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Makeveli_lives posted...
And shes once again a sith. Whats with all the black people in Star Wars being sith or thieves and then converted to being good later?

idk about the books or lore or anything, but when it comes to films theres been like 6 black folk I can think of off the top of my head

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Makeveli_lives
07/22/22 6:27:16 PM
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FortuneCookie posted...
Are they introducing time travel? 'Cause she was born in 1998.
She played Rue in hunger games movie.

https://youtu.be/NdEQ9ficU5U

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CelestialVoices
07/22/22 6:29:38 PM
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hope it isn't suck

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CreekCo
07/22/22 6:30:27 PM
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Whats the problem? As long as shes cool.

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Heavy_D_Forever
07/22/22 6:30:38 PM
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CelestialVoices posted...
hope it isn't suck
It's Disney Star Wars, of course it's gonna suck

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CelestialVoices
07/22/22 6:30:57 PM
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Makeveli_lives posted...

Same difference. Lando was a thief/hustler. Finn was a storm trooper. Reva an inquisitor. Im just saying theres a lot of notable black characters needing reformation in Star Wars live action projects.

lol yeah there was also the character in tros who was also an ex stormtrooper and possibly lando's grand daughter or something idk

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A_Good_Boy
07/22/22 6:31:35 PM
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Makeveli_lives posted...
Same difference. Lando was a thief/hustler. Finn was a storm trooper. Reva an inquisitor. Im just saying theres a lot of notable black characters needing reformation in Star Wars live action projects.
I don't think it's a race thing, but Star Wars has always turned pieces of shit into main characters. Han was a smuggler, Padme was a groomer, Qui-Gon bought a child slave, Jar-Jar was a bumbling oaf in exile, Luke didn't even try to get those converters for his uncle, etc etc.

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BB_mofo
07/22/22 6:55:01 PM
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Fun Story:

After Black Panther became a hit, Amandla Stenberg said on her Twitter that she was originally approached to play Shuri, but turned it down because she felt it was wrong to steal roles from dark skinned women. Black twitter dragged her for virtue signaling while stealing Letitia Wright's push. They felt there was no reason for her to volunteer that information and that she should have just kept her mouth shut.

Personally, I think Black twitter is very hard on her. The shit she went through being cast as Rue has made her very aware of black issues which she has been vocal about going back to when she was a preteen. She's made missteps when speaking out on politics, but she means well. She's also aware of and has talked about her privileges in the industry being a biracial black woman going back to before Black Panther's release.

Other than that, I can't see her as a villain. She typically plays delicate, innocent roles in those young adult movies.

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YellowSUV
07/22/22 6:57:52 PM
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BB_mofo posted...
Fun Story:

After Black Panther became a hit, Amandla Stenberg said on her Twitter that she was originally approached to play Shuri, but turned it down because she felt it was wrong to steal roles from dark skinned women. Black twitter dragged her for virtue signaling while stealing Letitia Wright's push. They felt there was no reason for her to volunteer that information and that she should have just kept her mouth shut.

Personally, I think Black twitter is very hard on her. The shit she went through being cast as Rue has made her very aware of black issues which she has been vocal about going back to when she was a preteen. She's made missteps when speaking out on politics, but she means well. She's also aware of and has talked about her privileges in the industry being a biracial black woman going back to before Black Panther's release.

Other than that, I can't see her as a villain. She typically plays delicate, innocent roles in those young adult movies.

Rule number 1 about Twitter: Don't care and listen to people on Twitter.

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JoeBurrow
07/22/22 6:57:57 PM
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Wait what is she going to be in?

Nevermind I'm dumb
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GhostFaceLeaks
07/22/22 7:02:44 PM
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Her joining Star Wars is a big mistake. We know how this fandom is to minorities and females.

Case in point: Ahmed Best and Kelly Marie Tran.

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FortuneCookie
07/22/22 7:10:21 PM
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GhostFaceLeaks posted...
Her joining Star Wars is a big mistake. We know how this fandom is to minorities and females.

Case in point: Ahmed Best and Kelly Marie Tran.

That's why the fandom needs her.

If the original trilogy came out today, the proud boys claiming the Empire are the good guys would be getting mad at Lando's inclusion.
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BB_mofo
07/22/22 7:11:24 PM
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YellowSUV posted...
Rule number 1 about Twitter: Don't care and listen to people on Twitter.

It's my way of giving a heads up that this time she'll get a lot of shit from both white racists and hoteps.

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Smashingpmkns
07/22/22 7:19:55 PM
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Star Wars has become too political

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Boombam99
07/22/22 7:20:42 PM
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alphagamble posted...
did they take that pic in 1995?

First thing I thought too
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HylianFox
07/22/22 7:21:53 PM
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I could see Mara Jade being black

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HylianFox
07/22/22 7:23:41 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
Luke didn't even try to get those converters for his uncle

Hey, that wasn't his fault. He really wanted to get those converters.

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ViewtifulGrave
07/22/22 7:40:13 PM
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Makeveli_lives posted...
Same difference. Lando was a thief/hustler. Finn was a storm trooper. Reva an inquisitor. Im just saying theres a lot of notable black characters needing reformation in Star Wars live action projects.
Finn didnt need to be reformed. He was forced into that life and obviously didnt like it.

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iwasapoetonce
07/22/22 9:49:03 PM
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GhostFaceLeaks posted...
Her joining Star Wars is a big mistake. We know how this fandom is to minorities and females.

Case in point: Ahmed Best and Kelly Marie Tran.

Until you pointed out Ahmed Best, I didn't even know his voice actor was black. Jar Jar's role in Star Wars was... well... not so cool, but Best did a good job nailing what Jar Jar was meant to be.

The internet bully Kelly Marie Tran was totally uncalled for, and she didn't deserve an ounce of that negativity. That said Rose's character was not a likeable one. And I'm sure someone will say "well, I liked her character..." well, that's good for you. I"m talking in general. People felt like her entire role in the overall storyline was pointless.

And that's not entirely Kelly Marie Tran's fault. She may not even have a grain of fault to her. The writer's to her character did her no justice at all. And since Kelly Marie Tran is the literal face to Rose, she was met with the entire ire of the internet. Again, she didn't deserve the bullying. Its just that her character was not well received in a franchise where the fan base is quite rabid (quite often in a bad way).

The general audience loved Lando and Finn. In fact, from what i've read online, people felt that Finn wasn't given enough screen time and his character potential essentially wasted.

What I'm really trying to say is that what you're trying to say may not be there. At least, its an assertion that can't be proven without equal evidence to point to the contrary. I'm all for female leads and minority characters. No doubt the general fanbase can be bad, and no doubt there's racism and a general lack of desire for minorities. But how Rose and Jar Jar was treated doesn't seem to be one of them.

Look, Hollywood and hte US in general has a problem with racism and even sexism. We just don't need to look for it where it isn't there.


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HylianFox
07/22/22 9:51:21 PM
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iwasapoetonce posted...
The general audience loved Lando and Finn. In fact, from what i've read online, people felt that Finn wasn't given enough screen time and his character potential essentially wasted.

Well, he really was. Finn and Poe are both the biggest disappointments of ST for me... they deserved a LOT better

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DGR114
07/22/22 9:52:08 PM
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Heavy_D_Forever posted...
It's Disney Star Wars, of course it's gonna suck


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Sczoyd
07/22/22 9:52:15 PM
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Smashingpmkns posted...
Star Wars has become too political

Can't tell if sarcastic joke...

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haloiscoolisbak
07/22/22 9:53:21 PM
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I don't really expect there will be an issue with this. Moses Ingram gave a great performance and was well received by fans


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iwasapoetonce
07/22/22 9:58:21 PM
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Makeveli_lives posted...


This will not end well at all.

I totally forgot to respond to this 100% racist and sexist comment. I mean, maybe its a joke, but its really in bad taste.

Who cares if she's female and black? if she's a good actor and the story is well written, then its going to be a joy to watch for the fans. Really, even the mild racist really only wants to see a fun film/series. Just like the mild racist will still watch NBA and football, and still cheer on his team who's led by black people. Not saying it justifies any type of racists, but seriously. Who cares who is in the film as long as the actor/actress can make the performance enjoyable and the writers can make a good storyline?

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lilORANG
07/22/22 10:03:58 PM
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Amandla? Is that a typo?

And is Reva getting a spinoff bc she was dope.

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Makeveli_lives
07/23/22 3:11:54 PM
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iwasapoetonce posted...
I totally forgot to respond to this 100% racist and sexist comment. I mean, maybe its a joke, but its really in bad taste.

Who cares if she's female and black? if she's a good actor and the story is well written, then its going to be a joy to watch for the fans. Really, even the mild racist really only wants to see a fun film/series. Just like the mild racist will still watch NBA and football, and still cheer on his team who's led by black people. Not saying it justifies any type of racists, but seriously. Who cares who is in the film as long as the actor/actress can make the performance enjoyable and the writers can make a good storyline?
Are you saying my comment stating the existence of racism in the genre is in itself racist?

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HylianFox
07/23/22 3:12:58 PM
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Makeveli_lives posted...
Are you saying my comment stating the existence of racism in the genre is in itself racist?

"Acknowledging racism is racist" is a right-wing stance these days.

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RiKuToTheMiGhtY
07/23/22 3:16:33 PM
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Actually there has been no other female sith character at all in the live action SW saga.

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iwasapoetonce
07/23/22 7:44:39 PM
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You know, I'm a dumbass. I'm sorry TC. I totally misinterpreted what you were trying to say. I thought by you saying "this will not end well..." that you were saying that the project will be bad because she was female and black.

I'm sorry, and I should look before I leap next time.

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Makeveli_lives
07/23/22 8:48:28 PM
#38:


RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...
Actually there has been no other female sith character at all in the live action SW saga.
Reva is essentially sith. Were fucking casuals stop arguing semantics.

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