A bigger part of the problem is that many angry fans of an established franchise are, in fact, complaining only because there has been an increase in diversity with new installments. One of the big criticisms that right-wing grifters spouted about the star wars sequels was that Rey was a “Mary Sue”; she only survived dangerous situations because she’s a woman. I guess they’ve never heard of “plot armor”? They also claimed that the non-white, non-male cast members were given the job for “woke” reasons, like they didn’t have to audition or be able to act. If nothing else, the acting was a marked improvement in the sequels to the prequels (low bar, I know).
But many of them can’t admit that they’re mad for racist and sexist reasons because those things are bad and they don’t have the strength of character to confront their own internal bigotry (or they’re trying to avoid ToS violations on whatever platform they’re on). It’s easier to dismiss countercriticism by saying, “Oh, you think anyone who disagrees with you is racist.” No, I do not think that everyone who disagrees with me or dislikes the Last Jedi is racist. But does that mean that there are NO racists or misogynists who disliked the Last Jedi? All fan communities that used to cater to the straight whites predominantly will be infiltrated by bigots who want to “make the franchise great again”.
Some right-wing youtubers even admitted years later that the Last Jedi was a perfect opportunity to capitalize on getting more alt-right fans by making pointless video after video saying that SW is bad because of diversity. I won’t mention who those chuds are because I’m not interested in giving them exposure (anyone in the alt-right pipeline already subscribes to them). Were there problems with the SW sequels? Of course; I didn’t even watch ep 9 because they brought Papateen back. Regardless, none of the problems were because of “forced diversity” (which doesn’t exist: https://youtu.be/fMNWRqa-vGc).
That’s wise. Then again, I’m pretty baked right now. If things sound more wise when you’re high, would the smartest person never be not blitzed? Makes you think… about weed.
NFT for your thoughts? I’d rather take a swift kick in the ba—