people are now against slave Leia ??


yes she is chained and is captive but she then kills Jabba, don't get why some parents all of a sudden are against it

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I get the sense this is driven more by a feminist agenda than anything else. New head of Lucasfilm is a female (Kathleen Kennedy, a woman I greatly respect), and you can see in both Ep. VII and now Rogue One they seem to be trying to make up for the dearth of females in the previous six films all at once. I get the sense they feel "Slave Leia" isn't empowering or whatever.

I've noticed since the semi-announcement of no more Slave Leia merch that all previous Slave Leia merch on eBay has gone through the roof.

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Not sure what those folks are on about, Slave Leia inspired a lot of people and brought a little skin into Star Wars. She single-handed kills Jabba the Hutt after all, continuing to portray a strong female lead. We got that with Padme as well in AOTC. I expect it will still happen with Rey at one point or another, perhaps in Episode VIII or IX.

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She single-handed kills Jabba the Hutt after all, continuing to portray a strong female lead.

Those 'people' haven't bothered to watch the movie to figure out the context of the situation. they've just seen a figure with the word SLAVE on it and assumed she's just some sex slave that is being depraved. It doesn't help that this is the most popular Leia figure, appealing to both fans and 'fanboys' (you know what i mean).

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I love the fact that everyone forgets about Oola, Jabba's previous slave girl, who shows off way more nudity than Leia, and also gets sacrificed to the Rancor while everyone is laughing at her. Feminists don't seem to care about that at all, it seems. 😂

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This new gen of feminists dont care about anything but their personal agenda.

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I get the impression that a lot of people are great at generalizing and setting up a strawman.

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Yep, feminists are ruining most everything good in this world. The other post correctly pointed out that most of these people offended by it just see the slave part and overeact to it. Carrie Fisher had a great body and looked great in that outfit and she did get to kill jabba. Leia became an iconic figure because of that slave outfit.

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I've not heard that parents were against it.

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He's got her dolled up and wearing a sexy outfit and a chain collar, and says
"In time you will learn to appreciate me" before sticking his tongue in her face.
She's definitely his sex slave.

I don't have a problem with it, but it is the raciest thing that happens in these movies. I can understand some parents being put off by it, especially the action figure.

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by tenantennae » Thu May 12 2016 22:10:19
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He's got her dolled up and wearing a sexy outfit and a chain collar, and says
"In time you will learn to appreciate me" before sticking his tongue in her face.
She's definitely his sex slave.

I don't have a problem with it, but it is the raciest thing that happens in these movies. I can understand some parents being put off by it, especially the action figure.

But seriously, do you really think so though? I mean dude's a giant slug, and she's some human female hottie. They don't exactly ... "mesh", to coin a phrase.

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But seriously, do you really think so though? I mean dude's a giant slug, and she's some human female hottie. They don't exactly ... "mesh", to coin a phrase.

that doesn't mean he can't have nice things...

I'm sure it's like Trek where the Ferengi get human (and other) females to play with their ears...

or maybe Futurama where Mr Horrible Gelatinous Blob likes to eat people as punishment.
http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/villains/images/9/95/Blobfutu.png/revision/latest?cb=20120224180313

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Eww, I really wouldn't want to see that -----> 

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Social Justice warriors have to much free time, always looking for something to protest and will focus on the silliest things. I think some of us hate Rey because she's being used as a message not a interesting character. I wish these Hardcore Liberals would be objective and really think about it. Plenty of strong female characters have been used in movies and shows going back many years with a mostly male fan base.

Sarah Connor
Ellen Ripley
Leia
Wonder Woman
Alice
Just about every Horror movie

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(tongue in cheek) It's demeaning towards women, especially now that Hollywood is in full steam ahead mode trying very hard to push women as heroes. This is preparing us for Hillary as POTUS.

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The typical feminazi is ugly on the outside and ugly on the inside.

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People have become a bunch off oversensitive crybabies. Which is sad


Not only that, but this wave of pathetic correctness is killing all passion in society. Here on IMDb I've read that Romeo is a pervy stalker because he pursues Juliet, and that Melanie in Hitchcock's The Birds, of all people, is the same for pursueing Mitch. This is completely warped. Can't people recognize people in love these days?

You know what's really sad? Pretty soon some poor young boys in love will be asking for a girl's permission for absolutely everything: "May I surprise you with a romantic little unexpected present tomorrow?"

Followed by: "I notice that you seem excited sitting naked on top of me kissing and caressing me. Will you give me your consent for intercourse? May I make love to you?"

How passionate and romantic... 

No: we need MORE women in slave outfits on film, not less. We need MORE damsels in distress on film, not less. This sort of film is escapism from reality, for crying out loud, not social realism...!

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