What's the most pointless Wookieepedia article? — Page 2

jedi_bendu said:

Hey guys
I really didn’t want to get off topic again, but just out of interest because we were talking about it…
The ‘breasts’ article is actually very controversial, and there are very good points made in this article about why it’s a symptom of wider sexism in the Star Wars fandom. Other non-relevant articles have been removed, but this one has stayed, and let’s be honest it’s not because of some desperate need for biological fact pages on wookieepedia.

https://clubjade.net/why-the-wookieepedia-article-on-breasts-is-a-big-deal/

Women get driven out of fandom all the time because online sites and forums start feeling like all-male spaces, and it’s usually down to immature fanboys not being considerate.
If you’re as much of a time-waster as I am, here’s a near 20-minute video by Eckhartsladder on the history of the topic.
https://youtu.be/KWuPOKWrjAk

I hereby pledge not to talk about breasts on this thread ever again. I’m an editor on wookieepedia now, but it’s fair to say I’m leaving that article well alone just in case I accidentally stir up another internet controversy.

This really isn’t worth throwing a tantrum over. Yeah, it’s dumb article that doesn’t need to exist, but I’d hardly call it offensive.

Anakin Starkiller said:

This really isn’t worth throwing a tantrum over. Yeah, it’s dumb article that doesn’t need to exist, but I’d hardly call it offensive.

Not in and of itself no, but I’m just saying that the fact it exists at all and articles for ‘penis’ or whatever don’t (and also the way the moderators threw such a tantrum over it staying), has contributed to a lot of women feeling that wookieepedia isn’t all that inclusive. But you’re right, it’s not even worth debating over, I just wanted to make a point about making sure everyone’s welcome in fandom. I’ll shut up now.