The entire idea of what Poe did being mansplaining is nonsense and idiotic. It really shows a lack of depth to a person’s education in film and fiction. What he did was question authority. I can’t even count the number of times that has appeared in movies, books, TV shows, etc. where both parties are men. It shows a lack of understanding of what mansplaining is. Because that ain’t it.

I think that pretty much all of the complaints about these new movies that seek to apply a political or social motive to one element or another are off the mark. Who cares what gender any character is or what race. We need to look at them objectively as a genderless and raceless character and when you do that there is nothing but good fiction in the ST. The other motives are just imagination.

And quit blaming Disney. In modern movies the Director and the writer (sometimes the same person as in TLJ) controls the film. Lucasfilm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney, but Kathleen Kennedy is running it the way Lucas wanted (and if you look at her resume she has some pretty awesome films to her credit). Blame the director because that is where the success or failure of a film (in terms of quality) lies.