Less Than 8 Months Before Star Wars Fans Harass Naomi Ackie Off Instagram

Because it looks cool!  She's a new character, she gets a different weapon.  Chewie has a crossbow, Han used a blaster, Luke used a light saber, Rey used a staff, Boba Fett and his dad used all kinds of contraptions...new girl gets something new.  They should have put a bow and arrow in Rose's hands; might have made her appealing.