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Subject: Re: THE ACOLYTE - The Death of STAR WARS?
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BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

>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.

All? Muppet racism!

>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.

This isn't real. You are watching the Babylon Bee channel.