I remember seeing this post that talked about how black people have to put up a veneer of “friendliness”, always smiling, perpetually putting up a harmless demeanor, etc, all for the sake of not making white people uncomfortable
And this of course absolutely extends to fiction
9/10 times black characters are made to be as non-threatening as possible, always smiling, joking, being goofy, being sidekicks to the white (male) leads, and always deferring to them
And that made me realize something…
Mace Windu isn’t these things
Mace is serious, stoic, he’s powerful, a leader of his people, and does not just bend over to give the white lead whatever he wants
And for white fan stanakins who are accustomed to black characters never challenging their problematic faves, this is infuriating
star wars
I had no idea that Tales of The Jedi are going to leave me dumb from pain
“She was my friend”
“I will not be there to protect you, my old padawan”
“You need not worry, Master. Obi-Wan fills that role now”
“There was nothing you could have done. For either of them”
“Qui Gon didn’t have to die”
But once again, It’s Star Wars what else to expect
Tales of the Jedi
PREQUEL JEDI SHOW! Alright!
I really enjoyed Tales of the Jedi. It was so good to see these scenes I always assumed would never be depicted not only being depicted but rendered in gorgeous animation. And although I always appreciated Count Dooku as a character, this show made me all the more interested in him and his relationship with Qui-Gon.
Speaking of Qui-Gon, they got Liam Neeson back again to play him! And his son playing the young version of him! Seeing as how I’ve been a massive Qui-Gon fan since oooh 1999 I was THRILLED to see all that.
This show has also reminded me how much I need to read Master and Apprentice, I still haven’t and I very much should.
“Stay
afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t
have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the
confidence will follow.” – Carrie FisherI
will march into 2017 chanting her words. Thank you, Space mom. We
miss you already.>>Created
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