Originally posted by: Obi Jeewhyen
I must point out that, whether deserved or not, Star Wars fans have a reputation for being socially inept, borderline-retarded geeks.
I am honored to know dozens of die-hard Star Wars fans who do not fit that description at all ... but have also come across many who fit the stereotype to a "T."
I might also suggest that Lucas has had contact with or information about only the geeks who are star-struck or fantatical enough to have tried to get in contact with him, tried to break into Lucasfilm headquarters, or bothered him or his minions at public appearances. I would not be surprised if he has a skewed vision of Star Wars fans ... though I most certainly fault him for not bothering to find out the truth ... that there are tons of such fans who are wonderful people that can function just fine in society, will indeed have sex with their girlfriends, and don't need to press a button on their stormtrooper costume to have their mother come pick them up.
I must point out that, whether deserved or not, Star Wars fans have a reputation for being socially inept, borderline-retarded geeks.
I am honored to know dozens of die-hard Star Wars fans who do not fit that description at all ... but have also come across many who fit the stereotype to a "T."
I might also suggest that Lucas has had contact with or information about only the geeks who are star-struck or fantatical enough to have tried to get in contact with him, tried to break into Lucasfilm headquarters, or bothered him or his minions at public appearances. I would not be surprised if he has a skewed vision of Star Wars fans ... though I most certainly fault him for not bothering to find out the truth ... that there are tons of such fans who are wonderful people that can function just fine in society, will indeed have sex with their girlfriends, and don't need to press a button on their stormtrooper costume to have their mother come pick them up.
I don't think this is true at all. In fact, I'd suggest the exact opposite. He's shielded himself from fans because he thinks they're like that. Now that he finally came out of his hole, he's realizing that the majority of them are not like that. As an example, he's getting 200 troopers from the 501st (fan organization) to march in the Rose Parade on New Years day. That doesn't sound like a guy that's shying away from fans. He was also at C3 and got to witness thousands of fans himself, very few of which are the stereotypical fanatics. He may have had a skewed vision before, but it was only because he believed they were like that based on nothing but his own prejudices. Now that he's coming out in public more, he's finding that his prejudices were mostly wrong.