Wired's interesting review of Star Wars The Last Jedi

If only there were a thread

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THERE IS A scene in Star Wars: The Last Jedi—I won’t say too much, but you'll see it yourself—where a young Asian woman does a brave, selfless thing to help the Resistance. It’s a very sweet, very Star Wars Hero Moment, but it's also an important one. Los Angeles Times film writer Jen Yamato called out its significance for fans of color on Twitter, noting “films like these leave their mark on entire generations—representation matters.” She woke up the next morning to a stream of mentions telling her to “stop making everything about race.” Her reply? “I hope you all enjoy the new Star Wars.” The implication was obvious: They won't. The Last Jedi isn’t here to appease the old guard.

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“films like these leave their mark on entire generations—representation matters.”

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This right here is why they are clueless and bland and lame. Fortunately, in the real world, something becomes popular with or without them, and by the time it does, there's nothing they can do to alter it to fit their bullshite world view. And every time they try to shoehorn their bullshite into something, it turns to utter crap.

The only "mark" this shitty movie leaves is on the childhoods of people who loved the originals. And if this (possibly paid since she's pulling the PC guilt trip Ghostbusters ploy) chick really thinks Asians are in this movie for diversity and representation, she's not nearly the elite intellect that she thinks she is.