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Subject: THE ACOLYTE - The Death of STAR WARS?
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The first episodes of what the showrunner Leslye Headland calls 'the 
gayest STAR WARS ever' have dropped and it's really as dreadful as you 
imagine.

THE ACOLYTE is a queer Marxist vandalization of the STAR WARS mythos. 
The Force is now a metaphor for cultural hegemonic power and the Jedi 
are a metaphor for 'cisgender' white oppressors who hoard that power for 
themselves. Yes, it really is that obnoxious and stupid.

I watched it so you don't have to. Here's a summary:

1. The main character has two mothers.

2. All of the main Jedi characters are black or Asian. Zero white people.

3. In the first episode, the only speaking role for a white person was a 
   convicted criminal.

In the third episode, they plan to jettison STAR WARS canon entirely 
while writing concerns about pronouns and being 'misgendered' into the 
storyline. By that point they will have destroyed all remaining 
affection the fan base has for the STAR WARS Universe.