How Disney’s Feminist Writers Ruined ‘Star Wars’
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How Disney’s Feminist Writers Ruined ‘Star Wars’

Jacob Falach

When Disney’s new generation of “Star Wars” writers resurrected the evil Emperor Palpatine so that a female Jedi could be the new hero, they not only lost much of their fanbase, they also ruined the overall story.

Shortly after Disney purchased “Star Wars” from George Lucas in 2012, the new president of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy appeared in an interview with Lucas where she claimed, “The main thing is to protect these characters. Make sure that they continue to live in the way that you created them.”

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