reasons representation in star wars is important: i was at a convention this weekend where we did an in character meet and greet/playdate event with kids as disney characters where i got to be rey. children, of course, have SO MANY QUESTIONS about you (as the character) and your life, and the biggest one i got was, unsurprisingly, “where is bb-8?”
so naturally, i said that bb-8 was off with my friends finn, who used to be a stormtrooper, and poe, the pilot. normally, kids tend to question why, or push or go off about things, but this one, 6 year old girl, simply replied to me, “oh! it’s because they’re in love, right?”
so i told her yes, yes they are.
this little girl is unaffected by the outside influences of the internet, social media, ship wars, or other people making her think things that don’t just come to her mind naturally. she simply saw that movie, and without seeing the sex of these two characters as an obstacle, accepted the idea that they were in love.
and that’s incredible.