I remember when racists were getting upsed that John Boyega was in Star Wars
and at least one news outlet reported that their problem was "an African American character". Seeing as how the actor is from London and the character is from a galaxy far, far away, I'm not quite sure how they came up with that description.
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The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Mon 12 Jun 2023, 9:45,
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People with only a casual understanding of Star Wars and a feeling that all the stormstroopers should be identical clones of the Polynesian guy from Shortland Street.
Thanks, Lucas with your ill-advised shit prequels.
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Turtle Power & Knuckles, Mon 12 Jun 2023, 9:54,
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I've not watched any of it
The "first" three and then the "other" three (maybe. Not even sure I've seen all of those). That'll do fine, story told.
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mr horrible up yours, dickface, Mon 12 Jun 2023, 9:59,
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I also haven't watched any of the Disney ones.
Terminator 3 taught me to be wary about watching modern sequels to things I liked.
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Oooh_cuntroversial Where have I been?, Mon 12 Jun 2023, 10:04,
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That one looks good compared to everything since.
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Turtle Power & Knuckles, Mon 12 Jun 2023, 10:09,
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He really should have stopped after Empire, left everyone hanging.
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Turtle Power & Knuckles, Mon 12 Jun 2023, 10:11,
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Star Wars was a bit crap tbh
Cowboys in space
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President of the lighthouse Organised the Trumpton riots, Mon 12 Jun 2023, 10:27,
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A kids film about space wizards fighting Nazis.
Thank christ the likes of Rogue One made it clear that this is all Very Serious Entertainment For Adults.
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Turtle Power & Knuckles, Mon 12 Jun 2023, 10:36,
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Americans think "African-American" means "black", and that if you speak Spanish, you must be brown.
Variety got justifiably ribbed a few years ago when they called Anya Taylor-Joy a 'woman of color' because her first language is Spanish, despite her having 100% European ancestry and being literally the palest person who's ever lived.
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Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Mon 12 Jun 2023, 10:36,
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Has Sacha Baron Cohen been cancelled yet, by idiots missing the point?
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Turtle Power & Knuckles, Mon 12 Jun 2023, 10:48,
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^ upsed
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The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Mon 12 Jun 2023, 14:12,
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Upside + your head
Stand out from etc
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Turtle Power & Knuckles, Mon 12 Jun 2023, 14:37,
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