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jeffw@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

George Lucas Defends 'Star Wars' from Criticisms That 'It's All White Men': 'Most of the People Are Aliens!'

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George Lucas Defends 'Star Wars' from Criticisms That 'It's All White Men': 'Most of the People Are Aliens!'

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jeffw@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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During a conversation with George Lucas at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, the 'Star Wars' creator addressed some longstanding criticisms of his franchise for a perceived lack of diversity in its cast. 'They would say, ‘It’s all white men.' Most of the people are aliens!' he noted.
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    If you shave Chewbacca, will he still be brown?

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      Don’t dogs have the same skin colour as their fur? I think wookies are a lot like dogs

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        Polar bears have black skin, under their white fur. But I always enjoyed the fight scenes with the gorn aliens.

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          So you think wookies are more like bears than dogs?

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