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Sideburns of BoShek
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The Unpopular Expanded Universe Opinions Thread
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Date created
15-Jun-2024, 8:35 PM

Spartacus01 said:

JadedSkywalker said:

Is it unpopular to pretty much hate everything that happened after Vision of the Future. I like Luke and Mara settling down together maybe they have one or more children based on Vision of the Future, I even like Ben. But all the grimdark stuff from the Vong, to killing Anakin Solo, making Jacen Hayden Skywalker and killing him, and killing Mara I despise.

I think that, even though you dislike the New Jedi Order series and the Vong War, you might still like the Young Jedi Knights series. It’s the series that immediately proceeds the NJO, and tells the adventures of young Jacen and Jaina when they were still young teenagers, before the Yuuzhan Vong invaded the Galaxy. There is no foreshadowing of the future Vong War, since the series was written before the NJO, the Force powers are not over the top, and Luke is portrayed as a wise Jedi master. I think that it might be a nice epilogue if you don’t want to accept the NJO.

Shit, you think people are going to take your posts or advice on here seriously after you telling a black member on here that:
 

“If you focus on the ethnicity of the characters of a movie instead of enjoying the movie itself, I honestly think you are the problem here. Who cares if the characters are white, black, green or transparent? That’s not the point. So yes, it’s a stupid criticism.”

Yeah, the italics in the “you” of the “you are the problem here” really adds the icing on top of your racist cake. And that a black man highlighting inequality in films is “a stupid criticism”.
 

When Caston then asked you in PMs if you already knew Keyan was black, and all Keyan had done is highlight some scenes that could have easily featured some non-white males, included women, or re-dressed aliens, instead being predominantly white men, in response to George’s recent statement and claims which George himself brought up at Cannes, you then replied:

“The fact that a person is black doesn’t mean he can’t be criticized, just as it doesn’t mean he can’t make the mistake of focussing excessively on the ethnicity of the characters.”

 
You then tried to deflect away from the focus of your statement accusing Keyan of “being the problem here”, by slating members on here and the site itself, by posting:

“I don’t have a problem with anyone, but I feel you’re all nitpicking just for the sake of finding something to criticize about Lucas. And look, I’m not one of those people who think Lucas never made mistakes, or is a flawed genius, but members of this forum tend to criticize him for everything, even the most insignificant and irrelevant things. If you guys don’t like the Prequels and the Special Editions, that’s fine. But there is no need to bash Lucas for everything he says and does, because it simply makes you unsure of your own opinions. We are in 2024, the Prequels and the Special Editions are past history, just get over the fact that Lucas made something you don’t like and move on.”

 
Well, good luck with that. I’ll be scrolling right past all your posts from now on. I guess others may be too. Each to their own.