Future cosplayer here…
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[Flashes of Queen Amidala and her wardrobe.]
Girl in Costume: So… who says only guys can be heroes?
[Flash of Padmé with a blaster, exclaiming “Get to your ships!”]
Girl in Costume: My goofy older brother, that’s who! I say, what about Florence Nightingale? Or that Queen Elizabeth person we read about in class? They were heroes, just like Queen Amidala.
[Girl descends stairs in full costume.]
Goofy Brother + Friends: Here she comes. She’s gonna get a lot of candy this year. Let’s follow her!
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I nearly didn’t watch this, but I’m glad I did. In part because I’m just weirdly obsessed with this era of SW marketing and products. But also because it goes to show the similarity in marketing for Padme and Rey, both overtly labeled as heroes and suggested as models for real world change in gender norms.