The choice to incorporate a transgender character in a brand new ‘Star Wars’ venture has sparked a robust response from its tremendous vocal fanbase … with some being extra supportive than others.
The house saga dropped a brand new ebook in its franchise Tuesday, titled “Star Wars: The Secrets and techniques of the Clone Troopers,” during which readers get nicely acquainted with a Stormtrooper named Sister.
It did not take lengthy for Sister’s character description and film to pop up on X … together with the tidbit that Sister “expressed her gender identification in another way than her fellow troopers.”
THE SECRETS OF THE CLONE TROOPERS features a first have a look at Sister, a trans lady clone trooper 🏳️⚧️
Rex’s description of Sister within the ebook reads: “When one among our sort expressed her gender identification in another way than her fellow troopers, she featured she’d have to cover who she… pic.twitter.com/AaL6g2urtu
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Unsurprisingly, this prompted followers to flock to social media to supply their 2 cents on the character … and plenty of are outraged over Sister’s presence within the ebook.
At first, many thought the character picture was created utilizing synthetic intelligence … with one particular person asking if it was “a parody.” One other voiced disdain for the brand new plot, suggesting the franchise had modified to change into extra “woke.”
Whereas the outrage at Sister could also be new, the character has truly been round since 2022 … making her preliminary debut within the ebook, “Queen’s Hope.” Sister was featured preventing alongside Anakin Skywalker (the longer term Darth Vader) and Obi-Wan Kenobi amid the collection’ Clone Wars.
So, it appears these followers are a bit late to the sport to be so upset … as Sister is now a recurring character within the ‘Star Wars’ universe.
Others are much more welcoming to Sister’s addition to the ‘SW’ canon … with many applauding the Stormtrooper’s cool armor. Supporters are additionally thrilled to see such inclusivity within the house odyssey… even with a fandom that has a status for being poisonous.
Remember, racists review-bombed Disney+’s “The Acolyte,” after it debuted with a Black-led forged, together with Amandla Stenberg and Jodie Turner-Smith. John Boyega, who performed Finn within the new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, has voiced his frustration with followers after they expressed outrage over his Black Stormtrooper character.
So, it is secure to say we must always take this new criticism with a grain of salt … because the followers seem like a gaggle that is simply riled up.
