#and it also says RIGHT THERE IN THERE IN THE MOVIE #that anakin is forced to risk his life podracing against his mother’s wishes #(even though he likes doing it)

October 1, 2017

Overly Devoted Archivist Uncategorized #...and...you know…it says RIGHT THERE IN THE MOVIE that slaves will be murdered if they ever try to leave, #and it also says RIGHT THERE IN THERE IN THE MOVIE #that anakin is forced to risk his life podracing against his mother’s wishes #(even though he likes doing it), #but SO MANY PEOPLE apparently just saw the (not even that great) house, anakin skywalker, shmi skywalker, star wars 2 Comments

My absolute LEAST. FUCKING. FAVOURITE Star Wars discourse ever is “Well, Anakin and Shmi live in an acceptable house and have food and sometimes have free time, so how can they possibly be real slaves? Fuck these characters for claiming an oppression they don’t have/fuck Lucas for writing slavery as something not instantly recognizable on first glance.”

I hate it, I hate it, I hate it. What the hell sort of attitude must these people have towards real slaves if they think ‘being provided with a house and food’ discounts the dehumanization???!