Yeah, it’s annoying how she makes one innocuous comment about being the first female to direct a Star Wars movie, which by the way is an indisputable fact, in a fluff piece interview for New Years THAT WASN”T EVEN ABOUT STAR WARS. You know what the interview was actually about. Her documentary filmaking in her home country of Pakistan, which netted her two Academy Award wins by the way, and about how she’s inspiring, and financially supporting, the women of her country to become filmmakers like her. Like to everyone complaining about this, grow up. I mean come on, she didn’t mention any kind of political agenda or message other than, wow there hasn’t been a female who’s directed a Star Wars movie before.

Also to everyone wondering why people think you’re sexist when you complain about stuff like this let me enlighten you. The stuff about how they’re too focused on putting a message into the film and not enough time into making a good story is something that I think most people would agree with, (Heck I agree with it) if you just say that most people will probably be like, yeah they should focus on making a good story messaging is secondary. The stuff making people think you’re sexist is all this talk about the “Leftist Agenda” and calling ‘Gender equality a leftist media spewed myth” is the issue. Pretty much all of the people I see online who use this rhetoric are far right racist, sexist, homophobic, assholes who just don’t want to see women, people of color, or non straight people in main character roles. If your problem is that they’re not focused enough on telling a good story just say that and maybe don’t use sexist talking points in your comments.