Post by yearspew on Apr 25, 2017 21:17:57 GMT
I just read an article about how some fans want Poe and Finn from Star Wars to have a romantic relationship. Apparently they want the gay community to be represented in a SW film. Kathleen Kennedy replied basically saying "Oh, the fans have many ideas indeed."
And then I saw a cast photo from the new Han Solo movie, and many people were outraged that there was only one black guy and everyone else was white. They want every race to be represented in a SW film.
All of this reminds me of the Ghostbusters fiasco last year (which presumably killed the IMDb boards) where many people were vocal online about how you were a sexist pig if you disliked a movie featuring female action leads, regardless of the quality of the actual movie.
Is this a new trend or something? The Internet's been around for about two decades now, but I don't remember ten years ago, for example, people making a big deal about diversity (or forced diversity).
Don't we all just want good movies? What's this whole thing about wanting to be represented onscreen?
And then I saw a cast photo from the new Han Solo movie, and many people were outraged that there was only one black guy and everyone else was white. They want every race to be represented in a SW film.
All of this reminds me of the Ghostbusters fiasco last year (which presumably killed the IMDb boards) where many people were vocal online about how you were a sexist pig if you disliked a movie featuring female action leads, regardless of the quality of the actual movie.
Is this a new trend or something? The Internet's been around for about two decades now, but I don't remember ten years ago, for example, people making a big deal about diversity (or forced diversity).
Don't we all just want good movies? What's this whole thing about wanting to be represented onscreen?
