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The Culture War Is Already Coming for Star Wars’ Rey Movie
Somehow toxic fandom has returned and at the mere mention of Star Wars and women, no less. Nonsensical virulent misogynistic notions abound as Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy and the director of the studios’ upcoming Rey film Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy have found themselves in the crosshairs of troll pundits and anti-woke platformers over women playing in the Star…
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Star Wars’ BIPOC Fans Speak Out on Lucasfilm Addressing Racism in Fandom
When racism shows up in fandom, it becomes an issue that everyone has to deal with, but the burden falls hardest on fans of colour. While social media support is great, and videos addressing racism are even better, it’s simply not enough. Something’s got to change.
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Star Wars’ Kelly Marie Tran Discusses Online Abuse From the Fandom
Asian representation in Hollywood is still hard to come by outside of the action genre, and only a few break through to explore other parts of the Hollywood machine. Vietnamese American actress, Kelly Marie Tran, is someone who broke through and made her mark on Tinseltown as Rose Tico in the latest Star Wars trilogy…
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Raya’s Kelly Marie Tran and Adele Lim Talk Heroes and Much Needed Representation
Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon is a film that’s so different from most other movies of its kind, it didn’t even have to be fully formed for writers and actors to jump at the chance to be part of it.