Yes, there are female Star Wars fans, but not as many as there are male Star Wars fans.
You should have said that from the beginning.
Regardless, you might ask yourself why.
Why are there more female fans of Sex in the City than there are male fans? Why were there more male fans of American football than there are female fans? Men and women sometimes have different tastes.
The latter is another one that you’re not quite as right as you think you are on. Rabid football fans are split almost evenly between men and women these days.
But is it a problem if more men than women like Star Wars?
Why should it be?
There’s no reason why Star Wars should appeal more to men than women
You don’t know that.
Star Wars is a universal story about good vs. evil, hope vs. despair, and selflessness vs. selfishness.
Honestly tell me why should Star Wars appeal to men more than women?
You boil the story down to that to suit your argument, but there’s more to the films than just that.
Yes but that’s what they’re about. There’s nothing inherent about “Star Wars” that should be more suited to a man than a woman. The films aren’t about the male experience specifically, nor should they be. They should be for everyone.
You might say, well the OT only has Leia and then only a couple very minor female roles. To which I say yes, that is definitely a problem with the OT.
It is not the job of Star Wars to cater to all.
Why the fuck not? What is it about Star Wars that requires it to cater to straight white dudes only? Star Wars is supposed to be a universal story about the human experience.
Anyone of any race or gender is free to be a Star Wars fan. If they don’t like it, they are free not to. I say let Star Wars be what it is and let it entertain whomever it entertains. It if just happens that more people of one gender and one race like it, so be it.