Outgoing Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jamaal-bowman">Jamaal Bowman</a> (D-NY) shared his thoughts on casting the upcoming “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/star-wars">Star Wars</a>” trilogy, which was just announced by Lucasfilm.
“If the lead Jedi is not a Black man I ain’t messing with yall,” Bowman posted on X. 
“Yall not about to make 12 Star Wars and have all white leads for all 12. Y’all wilding with that and I hate to say that I would not watch and will spend the rest of my days denouncing this franchise that I have loved forever. The new Jedi order better be multicultural with a Black super powerful lead. We ain’t playing yall!”
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If the lead Jedi is not a Black man I ain’t messing with yall. Yall not about to make 12 Star Wars and have all white leads for all 12. Y’all wilding with that and I hate to say that I would not watch and will spend the rest of my days denouncing this franchise that I have loved… <a href="https://t.co/f2duXRwbg9">https://t.co/f2duXRwbg9</a>
&mdash; Rep. Jamaal Bowman Ed.D. (@JamaalBowmanNY) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamaalBowmanNY/status/1859050653915488451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Bowman was replying to the announcement that Simon Kinberg would be writing and producing Episodes X, XI, and XII of the film series. There have been many “Star Wars” movies over the past four decades with varying degrees of success.
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/disney">Disney</a> acquired Lucasfilm in 2012 and immediately got to work on a new trilogy of Star Wars sequels to the existing six movies. Each of the three films had a different director attached, leading to fans saying they didn’t feel like a cohesive story was being told. 
Despite Bowman’s demand to have a black actor play the lead role, multiple outlets are reporting that Henry Cavill is in talks to star in the new trilogy, though no official casting decisions have been announced yet.
Several Disney films have featured different races and ethnicities in roles that originally had white leads. Some examples include the upcoming live-action “Snow White” starring Rachel Zegler and actress Halle Bailey playing Ariel in “The Little Mermaid” (2023).
Bowman is a leftist activist who was charged late last year with pulling a fire alarm in Congress. He’s also a member of what’s commonly referred to as “The Squad” — a group of far-left lawmakers that includes Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Cori Bush (D-MO), and others. He’s the first of The Squad to be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/far-left-democrat-jamaal-bowman-loses-primary-after-becoming-full-scale-anti-semite">ousted from Congress</a> after losing his primary race against moderate George Latimer in June.

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Jamaal ‘Fire Alarm’ Bowman Vows To ‘Denounce’ New ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy If Lead Is Not A Black Man

Jamaal 'Fire Alarm' Bowman Vows To 'Denounce' New 'Star Wars' Trilog If Lead Is Not A Black Man

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“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/star-wars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Star Wars</a>” fans blasted a new book, “Star Wars: The Secrets of the Clone Troopers,” which centers on a transgender stormtrooper named Sister, as “disgusting” and more.
“THE SECRETS OF THE CLONE TROOPERS includes a first look at Sister, a trans woman clone trooper,” a post on X from the account <a href="https://x.com/sw_holocron/status/1844029245925765550">Star Wars Holocron</a> read.
“Rex’s description of Sister in the book reads: &#8216;When one of our kind expressed her gender identity differently than her fellow troopers, she featured she’d have to hide who she truly was inside. Fortunately, her brothers in the 7th Sky Corps gave her the name Sister as a constant reminder that she belonged,'&#8221; it added.
Many <a href="https://x.com/sw_holocron/status/1844029245925765550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1844029245925765550%7Ctwgr%5E21a5176cc3a3290695c0cdc1f2f1615a5a43f2be%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tmz.com%2F2024%2F10%2F11%2Fstar-wars-fans-angry-transgender-stormtrooper%2F">fans pointed</a> out how the introduction of “Sister” broke canon in many ways, noting that the clone troopers were vat-bred killing machines that typically weren&#8217;t even given names let alone so-called “gender identities.”
“Disgusting and lore-breaking,” one person <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/10/11/star-wars-fans-angry-transgender-stormtrooper/?adid=social-tmzlikeshop-ig">wrote</a>. “Disney should be ashamed of themselves.”
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THE SECRETS OF THE CLONE TROOPERS includes a first look at Sister, a trans woman clone trooper 🏳️‍⚧️
Rex’s description of Sister in the book reads: “When one of our kind expressed her gender identity differently than her fellow troopers, she featured she’d have to hide who she… <a href="https://t.co/AaL6g2urtu">pic.twitter.com/AaL6g2urtu</a>
— Star Wars Holocron (@sw_holocron) <a href="https://twitter.com/sw_holocron/status/1844029245925765550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
Another person added, “Are we really supposed to sit here and take this at face value for canon? C’mon this is some wacky nonsense.”
“She literally has the trans flag on her amor[.] The transgender flag&#8230; this is supposed to be a galaxy far away, not downtown California,” another <a href="https://x.com/Fenrirtheicewo1/status/1844097469313057229">person</a> wrote. “These people just love to kill escapism and fantasy.”
A third person <a href="https://x.com/WBS_JStrabo/status/1844069235389235619">wrote</a>, “Is anyone else wondering just how bad it can get? We keep hitting levels where I say ‘Surely this is the lowest they&#8217;ll let Star Wars go’ and they blow right past it the next day like it&#8217;s nothing.”
While a fourth person <a href="https://x.com/AI_EmeraldApple/status/1844051700145098809">suggested</a> the book couldn’t possibly be real and wrote that it has to &#8220;be a parody … there is no freaking way!”
The transgender-identifying character was first introduced in 2022 in a tie-in novel titled “Queens Hope,” which apparently went under the radar and was not noticed by many people.
Disney’s last attempt to release a story with LGBTQ themes did not work out. In June, Disney+ released the “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte,” created by showrunner Leslye Headland — who promised it would be infused with LGBTQ themes.
Two months later, Lucasfilm had opted out of making a second season for the female-centric, Sith-focused series, sources told <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/08/the-acolyte-canceled-no-season-2-star-wars-disney-plus-1236044233/">Deadline</a>. When it launched, the eight-part series scored numerous glowing headlines that helped it land a strong opening with 4.8 million views in its first day on the streamer with its first two episodes. 
However, it struggled with <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/star_wars_the_acolyte/s01/reviews">luke-warm reviews</a> and poor ratings, falling out of the top 10 by the third week, the outlet noted. The series remained there until the finale, when it finally cracked into the 10th spot, with 335 million minutes, something that is believed to be the lowest ever for a “Star Wars” series finale, the outlet noted.

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Legendary star James Earl Jones, known for voicing “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader in the franchise and his parts in movies like “Field of Dreams,” has died. He was 93.
On Monday, the actor’s representative with the Independent Artist Group confirmed to <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/09/james-earl-jones-dead-1236082801/">Deadline</a> magazine that Jones had passed away at his home in Dutchess County, NY. A cause of death has yet to be announced at the time of publication.
Born in 1931 on a farm in in Arkabutla, Mississippi, Jones is widely regarded for his work on stage and screen, becoming one of the rare EGOT winners after taking home two Primetime Emmys, a Grammy Award, an Honorary Oscar, and three Tony Awards during his career, the outlet noted.
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James Earl Jones, the prolific film, TV and theater actor whose resonant, unmistakable baritone was most widely known as the voice of “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader, died Monday. He was 93.<a href="https://t.co/k2OTXabcSa">https://t.co/k2OTXabcSa</a> <a href="https://t.co/a7Bqp914mW">pic.twitter.com/a7Bqp914mW</a>
— Variety (@Variety) <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1833244746426241295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
The star of the big and small screen’s career spans more than sixty years following his Broadway debut in 1958 at the Cort Theatre, a place that would later be renamed the James Earl Jones Theater in 2022, <a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/james-earl-jones-dead-darth-vader-lion-king-1236138656/">Variety</a> noted. His TV credits alone are more than 70 including movies and miniseries like “Roots” and “The Atlanta Child Murders&#8221; along with guest roles on shows like “Picket Fences,” “Law &amp; Order,” “The Simpsons,” “Frasier,” and “House.” 
Generations of movie goers probably first heard the iconic baritone sound of Jones voice as that of evil Darth Vader in the 1977 smash hit, a role he would revisit for years to come. Another generation of kids would first hear his voice as the King Mufasa in the classic animated Disney movie “Lion King” in 1994.
Others will likely recall seeing Jones for the first time as King Jaffe Joffer in Eddie Murphy’s 1988 hit “Coming to America,” a role he recently reprised for the highly-anticipated sequel “Coming 2 America”  in 2021.
His role as a reclusive author in 1989’s “Field of Dreams,” alongside Kevin Costner is just one of the many great roles he’s had. Others include his part in three Jack Ryan movies as CIA deputy director Vice Admiral James Greer in 1990’s “The Hunt for Red October,” 1992’s “Patriot Games,” and 1994’s “Clear and Present Danger,” Variety noted.
In addition to his Honorary Academy Award in 2011, he was honored in 2002 with a Kennedy Center Honor and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement award in 2009.
During a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/magazine/james-earl-jones-on-darth-vader-mufasa-and-natch-totes-mcgotes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Times</a> interview in 2014, Jones talked about his lengthy career and said the &#8220;secret is never forgetting that you’re a journeyman actor and that nothing is your final thing, nothing is your greatest thing, nothing is your worst thing. I still consider myself a novice.”
Jones is survived by his son, Flynn Earl Jones whom he shares with his second wife of 34 years, Cecelia Hart. Hart died in 2016, <a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/james-earl-jones-dead-darth-vader-lion-king-1236138656/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a> noted.  He was first married to actress-singer Julienne Marie.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/91-year-old-james-earl-jones-using-ai-to-keep-the-voice-of-darth-vader-alive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">91-Year-Old James Earl Jones Using AI To Keep The Voice Of Darth Vader Alive</a>

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A counter-petition to permanently bury the “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte” from the franchise is growing in numbers after fans of the series by showrunner Leslye Headland — who promised it would be infused with LGBTQ themes — started a Change.org petition to get it renewed.
Started on August 22 on <a href="https://www.change.org/p/help-de-canonize-the-acolyte">Change.org</a>, “Star Wars” fans began a petition called “Help De-canonize The Acolyte,&#8221; <a href="https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2024/09/03/the-drama-around-the-canceled-woke-star-wars-show-the-acolyte-just-got-more-hilarious-n2178858">Red State</a> reported. It came after a <a href="https://www.change.org/p/renew-the-acolyte">petition</a> began calling for signatures to save the female-centric, sith-focused series following reports that Disney+ had canceled the series after one season — amid low ratings and lackluster reviews — as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disney-cancels-star-wars-series-the-acolyte-season-2">reported</a>. 
“Like so many fans of Star Wars, I found the show ‘The Acolyte’ absolutely frustrating,” a description for the counter-petition read. “For some it might’ve been the abysmal writing, the ever-changing character motivations, or the awkward cinematography and strange jump cuts.”
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“The show was completely misdirected,” it added. “For others could be the multiple ways the show breaks canon,  jangles keys of established characters damaging them in the future or the way the show makes the prophecy of the chosen one completely insignificant.”
“Help me show Disney that we want to reset the prequel era back to George&#8217;s original vision that I know so many of us love,” it concluded.
The counter-petition earned “more signatures in its first day,” than the original one to save the series did in its first day. The counter petition currently has more than 16,000 signatures, Red State noted. The renewal petition has more than 65,000 signatures.
Lucasfilm reportedly opted out of having a second season for the series, sources previously told <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/08/the-acolyte-canceled-no-season-2-star-wars-disney-plus-1236044233/">Deadline</a>.  The eight-part series launched on June 4 after scoring numerous glowing headlines that helped it land a strong opening with 4.8 million views in its first day on the streamer with its first two episodes. 
However, it struggled with <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/star_wars_the_acolyte/s01/reviews">luke-warm reviews</a> and poor ratings, falling out of the top 10 by the third week, the outlet noted. The series remained there until the finale, when it finally cracked into the 10th spot, with 335 million minutes, something that is believed to be the lowest ever for a “Star Wars” series finale, the outlet noted.
Before the series aired, Headland announced that the show would be “coded queer.” The showrunner told <a href="https://www.advocate.com/film/2021/7/01/lesbian-leslye-headland-brings-queer-lens-star-wars-franchise">The Advocate in 2021</a> that her goal was “to allow her own personal experiences as a queer woman shine through in the finished product.”
“There’s just no way that me being a queer woman is not going to be reflected in my work. I could try not to do it, but why would I? It just feels like a natural extension of what I do,” she said at the time.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disney-cancels-star-wars-series-the-acolyte-season-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disney Cancels ‘Star Wars’ Series ‘The Acolyte’ Season</a>

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Counter Petition To Permanently Bury ‘Star Wars’ ‘Acolyte’ Series Growing After Fans Start One To Renew It

Counter Petition To Permanently Bury 'Star Wars' 'Acolyte' Series Growing After Fans Start One To Renew It

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“The Acolyte” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">actress</a> Amandla Stenberg is speaking out in the aftermath of the Disney+ show’s cancellation, blaming its failure on “hyper-conservative” bigots.
The 25-year-old, who played Mae and Osha in the series, posted a lengthy video on Instagram Stories expressing her frustration. 
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Blaming your shows failure on “hate from the alt-right” is crazy. The Acolyte sucked, was not marketed well, and suffered for it. Pair that with your video attacking fans and Leslye Headland’s awful writing- and you have yourself a FAILURE. Hollywood will blame FANS before they… <a href="https://t.co/y51qZHlG8s">pic.twitter.com/y51qZHlG8s</a>
— Steph Anie (@mynerdyhome) <a href="https://twitter.com/mynerdyhome/status/1828939064881356926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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“Our show, our ‘<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/star-wars">Star Wars</a>’ show, has been canceled,” Stenberg said. “I’m going to be transparent and say it’s not a huge shock for me.”
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She continued, “Of course, I live in the bubble of my own reality, but for those who aren’t aware, there has been a rampage of vitriol that we have faced since the show was even announced, when it was still just a concept and no one had even seen it. That’s when we started experiencing a rampage of hyper-conservative bigotry and vitriol, prejudice, hatred, and hateful language towards us.”
The actress said, “And, you know, this really affected me when I first got the job because it’s just not something, even though I anticipated it happening, it’s not something you can fully understand what it feels like until it’s happening to you.”
Stenberg went on to describe how she “moved through” these feelings and ultimately felt a sense of gratitude for having worked on the project. The “Acolyte” star finally thanked her supporters. 
“And I just want to let those people know out there who supported us in that way, and supported us vocally in the face of all of the vitriol that we received, and the kind of the targeted attack I would say we received by the alt-right, just that you were deeply loved and appreciated, and it made this job all the worthwhile for me,” she concluded.
It was announced on August 19 that the series would not be renewed for a second season amid low ratings and lackluster reviews, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disney-cancels-star-wars-series-the-acolyte-season-2">reported</a>. 
Before the series aired, director Leslye Headland announced that the show would be “coded queer.” Headland told The Advocate in 2021 that her goal was “to allow her own personal experiences as a queer woman shine through in the finished product.”
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“There’s just no way that me being a queer woman is not going to be reflected in my work. I could try not to do it, but why would I? It just feels like a natural extension of what I do,” she said at the time.

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Amandla Stenberg Blames ‘Hyper-Conservative Bigotry’ For ‘The Acolyte’ Being Canceled

Amandla Stenberg Blames ‘Hyper-Conservative Bigotry’ For 'The Acolyte' Being Canceled

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Disney+ has reportedly canceled the “Star Wars” series “Acolyte&#8221; created by showrunner Leslye Headland — who promised it would be infused with LGBTQ themes — after only one season amid low ratings.
Lucasfilm has opted out of having a second season for the female-centric, Sith-focused series, sources told <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/08/the-acolyte-canceled-no-season-2-star-wars-disney-plus-1236044233/">Deadline</a>.  The eight-part series launched on June 4 after scoring numerous glowing headlines that helped it land a strong opening with 4.8 million views in its first day on the streamer with its first two episodes. 
However, it struggled with <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/star_wars_the_acolyte/s01/reviews" target="_blank" rel="noopener">luke-warm reviews</a> and poor ratings, falling out of the top 10 by the third week, the outlet noted. The series remained there until the finale, when it finally cracked into the 10th spot, with 335 million minutes, something that is believed to be the lowest ever for a “Star Wars” series finale, the outlet noted.
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‘The Acolyte’ Canceled: No Season 2 For Disney+’s ‘Star Wars’ Series <a href="https://t.co/s8duAdwV3W">https://t.co/s8duAdwV3W</a>
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) <a href="https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1825672422139236432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yet-another-star-wars-show-wants-to-challenge-the-story-this-is-about-power">director</a> previously talked about how her new series wasn&#8217;t going to be like what fans have seen in shows like “The Mandalorian” or “Andor.” 

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/who-is-disneys-new-star-wars-director-the-queen-of-raunch-comedy">Headland</a> said her new series looked “at the Jedi as an institution, as a concept, as an entity that has amassed a lot of power. And that’s good, I’m not saying that’s wrong.”
“I think you’re seeing the Jedi when they are this very, very large institution – a benevolent one – but they are closer to who they are in the ‘Phantom Menace’ than obviously in the Original Trilogy where you feel like they’re almost extinct,” the director added.
“In a weird way, in the ‘Phantom Menace’ and the Prequel Trilogy, the Jedi outnumber the Sith,” Headland continued. “And then in the Original Trilogy, the Empire outnumber the Jedi, which is why a show based on the ‘bad guys’ is interesting to me. In that era, what does the underdog look like? Even if they’re the bad guy.”
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Before the series aired, Headland’s said that her “Star Wars” series would be “coded queer” like the animated children’s movie “Frozen,” as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-acolyte-showrunner-says-shes-so-into-series-being-called-the-gayest-star-wars-calls-r2-d2-a-lesbian">reported</a>.
“When I saw Frozen as a grown a** woman, I cried through the entire movie,” she said at the time. “There was just something about the relationship between the sisters, the like devillainization of the classic kind of fairy tale ‘bad guy,’ you know, the concept of true love being between two sisters and not a heterosexual relationship. It just destroyed me, completely.”
She continued, “And I thought, ‘Gosh, I would love to make something like this, for lack of a better term, Disney.’ Meaning something that like my parents would have allowed me to see when I was younger as a queer person, but I would have been able to understand as a queer person. And I think I would have had a completely different life. And so I really was inspired by it and was like, ‘God, I would love to make a story like this.’”
In 2021, Headland <a href="https://www.advocate.com/film/2021/7/01/lesbian-leslye-headland-brings-queer-lens-star-wars-franchise">spoke to</a> The Advocate about having representation on “The Acolyte” and fully intending “to allow her own personal experiences as a queer woman shine through in the finished product.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-acolyte-showrunner-says-shes-so-into-series-being-called-the-gayest-star-wars-calls-r2-d2-a-lesbian" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘The Acolyte’ Showrunner Says She’s ‘So Into’ Series Being Called The ‘Gayest Star Wars,’ Calls R2-D2 A ‘Lesbian’</a>

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“Star Wars” actress Daisy Ridley revealed that she’s been diagnosed with Graves’ disease, an autoimmune disorder that affects the thyroid gland, according to the <a href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15244-graves-disease">Cleveland Clinic</a>.
Speaking to <a href="https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a61690215/daisy-ridley-graves-disease-swim-training/">Women’s Health</a> magazine, the 32-year-old actress shared for the first time that she’d been diagnosed in September 2023 with the disease after suffering from major bouts of fatigue, hot flashes, and weight loss.
The Cleveland Clinic’s <a href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15244-graves-disease">definition</a> reads, “the thyroid hormones regulate body temperature, heart rate and metabolism. An overactive thyroid causes problems with organs like the heart, as well as bones and muscles.”
“I thought, ‘Well, I’ve just played a really stressful role; presumably that’s why I feel poorly,'&#8221; Ridley said after shooting her film “Magpie.”
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Daisy Ridley Reveals Graves&#8217; Disease Diagnosis <a href="https://t.co/ABYxeF5DAY">https://t.co/ABYxeF5DAY</a>
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) <a href="https://twitter.com/THR/status/1820851141984633124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
She said when she told her doctor how she was feeling, she was encouraged to visit an endocrinologist. Ridley said when the physician described the symptoms of people with Graves&#8217; disease as “tired but wired,” it hit home.
“It was funny, I was like, ‘Oh, I just thought I was annoyed at the world,’ but turns out everything is functioning so quickly, you can’t chill out,” the actress said.
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According to the <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/graves-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20356240">Mayo Clinic, </a>Graves’ disease is described as an “immune system condition that affects the thyroid gland. It causes the body to make too much thyroid hormone,” leading to hyperthyroidism, which can affect multiple organs, The <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/daisy-ridley-graves-disease-1235966996/">Hollywood Reporter</a> noted. It also noted that Graves’ disease is more commonly found in women, and people over 30.
The “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” star said following her diagnosis, she made some changes to her diet, after previously going vegan.
“I am not super strict about it, but generally cutting down on gluten makes me feel better,” she said, noting that doing so helps with inflammation for those predisposed to it.
“I’ve always been health conscious, and now I’m trying to be more well-being conscious,” she added. “I do a fair amount of the holistic stuff, but I also understand that it is a privilege to be able to do those things.”
“We all read the stats about women being undiagnosed or underdiagnosed and sort of coming to terms with saying, ‘I really, actually don’t feel good’ and not going, ‘I’m fine, I’m fine, I’m fine, I’m fine,’” Ridley continued. “It’s just normalized to not feel good.”
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The new Disney+ “Star Wars” series, “The Acolyte,” appeared to quote DailyWire+ host Dr. Jordan B. Peterson in a line from one of the show’s villains in a recent episode. 
Screenwriters and a comic book author have seemingly used Peterson as a template for villains in the past, including in Olivia Wilde’s “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jordan-petersons-daughter-responds-to-claims-he-inspired-olivia-wilde-movie-villain">Don’t Worry Darling</a>” and in a “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jordan-peterson-reacts-after-famed-woke-activist-seems-to-mock-him-in-captain-america-comic">Captain America</a>” comic. After episode 5 of “The Acolyte” dropped last week, using Peterson as the inspiration behind a story’s bad guy appears to be a trend. 
The latest example of a villain appearing to quote Peterson was first <a href="https://www.looper.com/1610882/the-acolyte-episode-5-villain-final-line-jordan-peterson-quote/">reported</a> by Looper last week. In the episode, Qimir — played by Manny Jacinto — quotes something said by Peterson in a 2022 interview nearly word-for-word. 
&#8220;Even in the revelation of our triumph, we see the depth of our despair,” Qimir says at the end of the episode. 
On January 3, 2022, Peterson appeared on entrepreneur Steven Bartlett’s podcast “<a href="https://podclips.com/et/DB9">The Diary of a CEO</a>,” and said, &#8220;Wherever I go in the world people come up to me and they often have a pretty rough story to relate. It&#8217;s an awful thing because you see, even in the revelation of their triumph, the initial depth of their despair.&#8221;
“First Red Skull, then Olivia Wilde’s movie villain, now a Dark Side villain. I can’t,” Peterson’s daughter, Mikhaila, <a href="https://x.com/MikhailaFuller/status/1807603898259218475">tweeted</a> on Sunday. 
“Also Dream Scenario with Nicolas Cage also took some ideas from dad. Too good,” she added. 
“The Acolyte” was roundly mocked just a few episodes into its first season, and after its showrunner laughed about people calling it &#8220;the gayest Star Wars.&#8221;  In one episode, a character makes an effort to use “they/them” pronouns when referring to someone. The series sits at a 14% <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/star_wars_the_acolyte">Rotten Tomatoes</a> audience score even though critics overall gave it a high rating of 83%. 
In 2021, Leftist activist Ta-Nehisi Coates created a Nazi villain in his “Captain America” comic who espoused views that echoed the titles of some of Peterson’s works.
A year later, Wilde, the director of “Don’t Worry Darling,” <a href="https://people.com/movies/jordan-peterson-emotionally-reacts-olivia-wilde-dont-worry-darling-villain/">revealed</a> that the film’s villain is based on Peterson, referring to the renowned psychologist as an “insane man” who is a &#8220;pseudo-intellectual hero to the incel community.&#8221; 
&#8220;People have been after me for a long time because I&#8217;ve been speaking to disaffected young men — what a terrible thing to do, that is,&#8221; he said in response to Wilde’s comments, adding, &#8220;I thought the marginalized were supposed to have a voice.&#8221;
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Jordan Peterson/The Acolyte

Villain In New Highly Criticized ‘Star Wars’ Series Seemingly Quotes Jordan Peterson

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If you&#8217;ve been watching any significant amount of Disney content over the past few years, there&#8217;s a question that&#8217;s probably crossed your mind at some point. As you gazed upon the two lesbian mothers in the kids&#8217; show &#8220;Young Jedi Adventures,&#8221; or the nonbinary Jedi in &#8220;Tales of the Empire,&#8221; or the gay kisses in &#8220;Lightyear&#8221; and &#8220;Rise of Skywalker,&#8221; or the communist lesbian witches in &#8220;The Acolyte,&#8221; or the prominent trans character in &#8220;Baymax,&#8221; or the nonbinary &#8220;Lake&#8221; character in &#8220;Elemental,&#8221; or the gay moment in &#8220;Endgame,&#8221; or the purple gay cyclops police officer in &#8220;Onward,&#8221; or the first-ever biracial gay cartoon character in &#8220;Strange World,&#8221; you may have caught yourself thinking: What the hell is going on inside this company, if this is what they&#8217;re producing as entertainment for tens of millions of people? How dysfunctional are the inner workings of Disney, if they&#8217;re so fixated on sexuality and race that they have to ram so-called &#8220;marginalized&#8221; identities into every orifice of their films and streaming shows? What would it be like to actually work at a place like this?
We don&#8217;t have to ask those questions anymore. 
Yesterday, James O&#8217;Keefe — formerly the head of Project Veritas, and now the CEO of O.M.G. media — provided an exclusive window into the inner workings of Disney. One of O&#8217;Keefe&#8217;s undercover operatives recorded an intimate conversation with a senior vice president at the company named Michael Giordano. And it&#8217;s simultaneously an incredibly shocking piece of footage, as well as everything you&#8217;d expect it to be. 
In this clip, Giordano appears to admit, on multiple occasions, that Disney discriminates against job applicants on the basis of their skin color and gender. According to Giordano, the company will look at a white man and decide, because of immutable characteristics that he can&#8217;t control, that he&#8217;s disqualified from employment. In fact, on at least one occasion, this executive says that Disney higher-ups disqualified a half-black applicant because he didn&#8217;t look black enough.
I&#8217;ll provide the usual disclaimer here that I haven&#8217;t personally seen all of O&#8217;Keefe&#8217;s unedited footage. But here&#8217;s some of what O&#8217;Keefe aired. Watch:
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When civil rights laws were first passed — laws that mandated that businesses stop discriminating on the basis of race — there were quite a few businesses in this country that had to close. In some cases, the owners simply didn&#8217;t want to serve black customers or hire black employees. In other cases, the business did attempt to integrate, but their clientele wouldn&#8217;t stand for it. They wanted to see certain races excluded from the whole operation, and when that was no longer allowed, they stopped patronizing the business entirely.
After watching this footage, for the first time, it&#8217;s not hard to see how a major entertainment juggernaut like Disney could some day meet the same fate as all those businesses that crumbled in the aftermath of the civil rights movement. If what this executive is saying is true, then there&#8217;s a very strong case to be made that Disney is flagrantly and systematically violating civil rights law. In this country, in pretty much every case, businesses are not allowed to deny employment on the basis of race or gender. Race or gender can&#8217;t even be one of the reasons why an employee is promoted or rejected, or hired or fired. And Michael Giordano appears to realize that, which is why he says on tape that Disney is likely to face a massive lawsuit in the near future. 
Will the law actually be enforced against Disney? That remains to be seen. We all know that, for the most part, civil rights law works in one direction. It&#8217;s rare — though certainly not unheard of — for white plaintiffs to successfully sue for workplace discrimination. But in this case, there&#8217;s a Disney executive saying explicitly on tape that, in his estimation, the company discriminates on the basis of race or gender. And as of now, the only response from Disney has been that Michael Giordano has taken down his LinkedIn page. They haven&#8217;t put out any kind of explanation for why one of their senior executives would say that the company is systematically discriminating against white people. Of course, from internal Disney footage previously released by Chris Rufo, we know that Disney executives generally want to advance a culture of &#8220;racial equity&#8221; and so on. So it&#8217;s not exactly a stretch to assume they&#8217;re on board with this, at the highest levels.
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This is a very big problem for Disney. And it only gets worse when you look closely at the content they&#8217;re putting out lately. It certainly seems to back up everything this executive says, which is that Disney is a weirdly race-obsessed (and anti-white) corporation. When I last spoke about Disney&#8217;s brand collapse a few weeks ago, I hadn&#8217;t seen any footage from &#8220;The Acolyte&#8221; because it wasn&#8217;t available yet. But now that the show is out, and several episodes are available on-demand, there really is no way to sugarcoat this: Disney has produced a show that&#8217;s so bad, in every way, that it&#8217;s unwatchable. It has a 14% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes for the same reason it has an 85% Critics&#8217; Score. This show is propaganda that&#8217;s written for activists — people who care only about &#8220;representation&#8221; and &#8220;feeling seen&#8221; — not people who actually want good entertainment.
I won&#8217;t go through a ton of scenes from this show because several other YouTube channels have already done so. &#8220;The Critical Drinker&#8221; on YouTube is maybe the single most effective critic of the plotting and characterization of this garbage show, in case you&#8217;re interested in that. Instead, I&#8217;ll show you a few clips of some of the worst scenes — the ones that highlight the extent to which identity politics now consumes Disney. The scenes include a shackled white Jedi killing himself because of his guilt, a reference to another characters&#8217; pronouns, and a lesbian cult&#8217;s chant that has all the gravitas of a high school play. Watch:
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I&#8217;ll admit I&#8217;m not up on my &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; lore. I’m not exactly an expert on the “canon.” But as I understand it, this stuff is not exactly consistent with the original vision for &#8220;Star Wars.&#8221; Basically, &#8220;The Acolyte&#8221; advances the idea that lesbian space witches are capable of conceiving a child with dark magic. But previously, in &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; canon, Anakin (who eventually becomes Darth Vader) was immaculately born through the Force. Which is a fact about &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; mythology that I just learned as I was preparing this monologue. It feels vaguely sacrilegious, to be honest, but anyway that&#8217;s apparently what made him special and unique. Except that now the lesbian space witches are doing it willy-nilly.
Not that this will surprise anyone, but I don&#8217;t personally care about this show &#8220;breaking&#8221; &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; lore. At the same time, I can understand how this whole debacle is frustrating to &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; fans. Disney continues to pilfer and mutilate its own intellectual property for the sake of &#8220;updating&#8221; it and making it progressive and feminist. Whatever made a pre-existing white male character special or interesting now needs to be undone, essentially — even if it completely upends the established narrative that people are supposed to become invested in. These people are not artists. They are activists. They view everything they do in the context of being brave resistance fighters against their white oppressors.
We don&#8217;t really have to guess about this. Listen to Disney&#8217;s own employees, and they&#8217;ll tell you. I&#8217;m not just talking about the vice president in O&#8217;Keefe&#8217;s video. The lead actress in &#8220;The Acolyte,&#8221; Amandla Stenberg, has just responded to the poor audience reviews of her show — as well as her unearthed viral interview with Trevor Noah about wanting to make white people &#8220;cry&#8221; — with some kind of bizarre song doubling down on her hatred of white people and men. She posted this music video on her Instagram to celebrate &#8220;Juneteenth.&#8221; Watch:
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Now if you can somehow get past just how truly godawful the song is from an artistic perspective, the message is even worse. This wealthy, famous actress is the victim, and you the audience member — who just wants to watch a good &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; show — is the oppressor, because you&#8217;re downvoting her on Rotten Tomatoes. So she won&#8217;t &#8220;F— with your discourse&#8221; and your &#8220;misinformation.&#8221;
But it&#8217;s not misinformation, and to demonstrate that, it&#8217;s worth analyzing what Stenberg says about her interview with Trevor Noah. She claims in this music video that her Trevor Noah interview is being taken out of context. She says she really just wants white people to feel the same empathy that other audience members were feeling.
Of course, already, she&#8217;s saying that white people — solely by virtue of their skin color — lack empathy. And yes that&#8217;s an explicitly anti-white statement. But if you put that aside for a second, and watch a longer clip of her interview, you&#8217;ll see that she&#8217;s not even really upset that white people supposedly lack empathy. Instead, she&#8217;s upset that they don&#8217;t buy the media&#8217;s false narratives about black victimhood. Watch:
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So in context, this footage is actually a lot more damning than the short viral clip where she says that she wants to see white people crying. What Stenberg is saying is that white people need to accept the media narrative that black people are murdered by police all the time, even when they do nothing wrong. Even when black people do everything right at traffic stops, they&#8217;re gunned down by all those white supremacist police officers. That&#8217;s what she&#8217;s saying.
In order to think that, you&#8217;d have to be completely ignorant of the statistics on police use of force, as well as wildly misinformed about the handful of high-profile incidents where the police have actually shot black suspects during traffic stops. But according to Stenberg, unless you agree with her on this point — as false as it is — then you lack empathy, like so many other vile white people.
This is apparently the only response we&#8217;re going to get from Disney and the media about the disaster that is &#8220;The Acolyte,&#8221; or their race-obsessed company culture. They&#8217;re just going to continue to attack their own fans for being racist and ignorant and misogynistic. And they have some support in the media for that position. A black supremacist website called The Root, for example, just published an article blaming the low audience scores on &#8220;racism and misogyny.&#8221; Kathleen Kennedy at Lucasfilm has already said the fans are misogynists. And now the lead actress is saying that she&#8217;s oppressed by all these horrible bigots who misunderstood her when she said she wants white people to cry.
In reality, all she&#8217;s really proven with the song is that her artistic mediocrity extends into multiple mediums. To be clear, the only person that Amandla Stenberg has to blame is herself. She&#8217;s the one who read these idiotic scripts — with the fires burning in space and the emasculated Jedi and the space lesbians — and decided to appear in this film. And she&#8217;s the one who decided to give this interview where she acted like a child, talking about how gay &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; is. I played this clip before, but it&#8217;s worth repeating because future business school classes will study this footage to learn how quickly a brand can destroy itself. Watch:
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The lesbian showrunner in that clip, Leslye Headland, is responsible for hiring all the incompetent writers on &#8220;The Acolyte&#8221; who don&#8217;t remotely understand &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; or even pretend to. She&#8217;s the one who insisted on the diversity casting, and who hid behind her boss&#8217; disgraceful attacks on her show&#8217;s fanbase. She also happens to be a Left-wing activist and former Harvey Weinstein protege. Alongside Amandla Stenberg, she&#8217;s decided to make a show that leans into all of the things that the audience hates about every &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; show or film since the prequel trilogy.
With the latest video from James O&#8217;Keefe, there&#8217;s some consolation, at least. Now we have a better idea of how an artistic catastrophe like this may have occurred in the first place. And if there&#8217;s any truth to the claims in that undercover video, there&#8217;s also some very good news for &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; fans — which is that Disney could soon face very real consequences for what they&#8217;ve done.

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Disney’s Not So Secret Anti-White Agenda

James O'Keefe

Matt Walsh

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“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/star-wars">Star Wars</a>” actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Amandla Stenberg</a> released a video of herself singing about being oppressed.
On Wednesday, the 25-year-old star of the new spinoff series “The Acolyte” posted the song to her 2.3 million followers on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/instagram">Instagram</a>, calling it a response to the “discourse.”
Stenberg wrote in the caption, “Happy Juneteenth and to those who are flooding me with intolerable racism — since it took me 72 hours on my laptop to make this song and video, u got 72 hours to respond. and I expect choreo!!”
The song opens with the actress dancing as the word “discourse” is flashed on the screen. 
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“I’m going viral on Twitter again. Open up the news to find some interesting things. 20 million views. Interview from 2018 with Trevor the King when I was thirteen,” the lyrics say. This seems to refer to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-people-crying-was-the-goal-old-clip-of-the-acolyte-actress-goes-viral-ignites-backlash">clip that went viral</a> from an interview she did with Trevor Noah when she was 20 years old. 
Stenberg sings, “I was running from city to city to speak on a story, you know the one, police murdering a black boy. My people cried in the theaters finding release. White people cried. They could see us as human beings. Trevor ask what I want the people to know. I say white people crying was the goal. If they could take one thing what would it be? I say empathy. Ooooo that’s why they mad at me?”
The song goes on, “They splice lines, make hate they recognize, make it look like the same propaganda they spew ’cause they conflate our pain with violence and try to weaponize everything that we do. The desperation of oppressors is rising and now they holding onto any ole thing they can use. If you rely upon misinformation then that tells me you afraid of the truth.”
Then the line “We so bored, don’t f*** with your discourse” is repeated over and over.
Stenberg’s song dishes up more anger in the next lines. “And now you listening imma tell you something fascinating. They spinning woke. Bastardize it and appropriate it. Last I recall woke was something we created. Speak truth to power. Keep an eye out for you silly racists. And now they use it to describe anything they threatened by. Remember when Gambino put it in the zeitgeist? It was all about the people recognizing bigotry. The power of community not fodder for your clickbait.”
She adds, “Speaking of which, journalists I’m looking at you. Did you forget it’s your job to provide the truth? Spreading divisiveness, mining the metrics and data, seems you gave up all your ethics for money and views. And I can tell that the people are tired and the kids don’t trust anything that they view. We can learn something from their discernment. The future’s coming and it’s always the youth,” the actress sings.
Stenberg concludes, “My sis said don’t let it get to my spirit, but I’m sick and f***ing tired of suppressing my rage. 400 years of taking their bulls**t to compartmentalize like my ancestors had to encaged? If you don’t confront the pain that you live with, it’ll manifest as addiction diseases and hate. I’ve seen the infection repression can give ya. I’m not gonna be the next one sent to an early grave.”

‘The Acolyte’ Actress Sings About Being Oppressed

'The Acolyte' Actress Sings About Being Oppressed

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Earlier this month, Disney released their latest installment of the Star Wars Saga, The Acolyte. The show takes place around a century before the events of Episode I: The Phantom Menace and follows the Jedi in the High-Republic era as they investigate a series of crimes.
With a script that checks an overwhelming number of DEI boxes, the three episodes aired since the show’s debut on June 4 have already showcased an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+acolyte+fat+jedi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">obese Jedi</a> and a coven of <a href="https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/12/the-acolyte-lesbian-episode-three/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">communist lesbian space witches</a>.
While the in-your-face politics of the show has <a href="https://www.outkick.com/culture/gayest-star-wars-yet-already-most-hated-star-wars-yet-embarrassing-rotten-tomatoes-score" target="_blank" rel="noopener">overwhelmingly</a> been its largest criticism, there is a less talked about downside that deserves just as much attention — the destruction of the Saga’s most important character.
Anakin Skywalker is the central figure of the entire Star Wars story. Miraculously conceived and having a stronger connection to the Force than any other Jedi, Anakin was deemed to be the <a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Chosen_One/Legends" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prophesied chosen one</a> who would eventually defeat the evil Sith and bring balance to the Force.
<div id="attachment_751741" style="width: 485px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-751741" class="wp-image-751741 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/Phantom-M-Anakin.jpg" alt="Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Jake Lloyd, and Kenny Baker as R2D2. Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999). Copyright: Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. IMDB." width="475" height="298" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/Phantom-M-Anakin.jpg 475w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/Phantom-M-Anakin-300x188.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px" />Liam Neeson, Kenny Baker as R2D2, Jake Lloyd, and Ewan McGregor. Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999). Copyright: Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. IMDB.</div>
In George Lucas’s pre-Disney trilogies, we see Skywalker transform from a little boy to a powerful Jedi Knight before his tragic transformation into one of cinema’s most iconic villains, Darth Vader. Then finally, in Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, we see Anakin redeem himself by completing the prophecy and sacrificing himself to kill Emperor Palpatine.
To many, this was a perfect ending. Disney, however, seemingly begged to differ. In the 2019 film The Rise of Skywalker, it is revealed that Anakin never actually killed Palpatine. Despite being <a href="https://youtu.be/IMzg2X18rm0?feature=shared&amp;t=70" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thrown down</a> a reactor shaft and seemingly exploding, he survived. Unsurprisingly, his return was short-lived as the film&#8217;s openly feminist writers allowed the female lead character, Rey, to defeat him once and for all.
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Responding to the backlash of his film, filmmaker J.J. Abrams <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/jj-abrams-star-wars-last-jedi-women-1201929593/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed:</a>
<blockquote>If you are someone who feels threatened by women and needs to lash out against them, you can probably find an enemy in ‘Star Wars.’ You can probably look at the first movie that George [Lucas] did [‘Star Wars: A New Hope’] and say that Leia was too outspoken, or she was too tough. Anyone who wants to find a problem with anything can find the problem. The internet seems to be made for that.</blockquote>
The issue is, the character structures of Princess Leia and Rey are completely different. Leia was a princess who maintained her femininity throughout the original trilogy, and while she did pick up a blaster every now and then, she frequently allowed Luke, Han, and Chewbacca to do much of the heavy lifting.
Disney’s Rey, on the other hand, is a classic example of the ‘Mary-Sue’ trope. According to Author David Anderson in his <a href="https://davidandersontheauthor.com/2022/06/23/writing-tips-the-dreaded-mary-sue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">breakdown</a> of characters like Rey, a Mary-Sue is “a female character who is instantly good at everything.”
From outmaneuvering seasoned Tie-Fighter pilots moments after entering a cockpit for the first time to besting a Sith apprentice in the force without any formal training, a YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-eEKGt-26I&amp;t=50s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">compilation video</a> titled Rey being a ‘Mary Sue for 6:38’ perfectly encapsulates the absurdity of her character.  
After the nullification of Anakin’s prophecy completion, he really only had one thing remaining about him that made him unique: his miraculous conception.
Unfortunately, with the release of The Acolyte’s third episode last week, that was taken away from Anakin too. It was revealed that two of the show’s new powerful female leads <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-LkbbzSS9s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">were miraculously conceived</a> by a coven of communist lesbian space witches.
<div id="attachment_751755" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-751755" class="size-large wp-image-751755" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/Aco-tt-1024x428.jpg" alt="Lauren Brady and Leah Brady in The Acolyte (2024). Lucasfilm. Disney+. The Walt Disney Company. IMDB." width="1024" height="428" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/Aco-tt-1024x428.jpg 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/Aco-tt-300x125.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/Aco-tt-768x321.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/Aco-tt.jpg 1440w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Lucasfilm. Disney+. The Walt Disney Company. IMDB.</div>
While Disney has shown little remorse in the past for their destructive writing, the fans have made it clear they are not on board. Despite the critics of Rotten Tomatoes giving the show an 85% approval, the audience rating is now <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/star_wars_the_acolyte" target="_blank" rel="noopener">below 20%</a> and continues to drop. Similarly, IMDB users have collectively <a href="https://m.imdb.com/title/tt12262202/ratings/?ref_=tt_ov_rt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rated</a> the show a 3.8 out of 10. 
IMDB user Rethyarnold who <a href="https://m.imdb.com/review/rw9844497/?ref_=m_tt_urv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rated</a> the series 1/10 said:
<blockquote>The Acolyte, the latest installment in the Star Wars franchise, is a devastating blow to the fandom. It completely misses the essence that made Star Wars a cultural phenomenon. The characters are shallow, the plot is incoherent, and the series seems to prioritize ticking boxes over crafting a compelling story. It&#8217;s disheartening to see beloved lore mishandled so badly. The pacing is inconsistent, and the dialogue often feels forced and unnatural, lacking the wit and charm that once defined Star Wars. The decisions made in this show seem out of touch with what fans have cherished for decades. The Acolyte might be the final nail in the coffin for long-time fans, leaving us with a lingering sadness and a fear that Star Wars may never recover from this low point.</blockquote>
One can only hope Disney eventually follows companies <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/05/22/target-bud-light-boycott-pride-month-2024/73737866007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">like</a> Target and Anheuser-Busch, who have stopped pushing leftist politics on their consumers due to backlash. Until then, many Star Wars fans, including myself, will be taking a step back from the franchise entirely and remembering what once was.
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Jacob Falach is a writer and student in Nashville, TN. You can find him on Instagram at: @jacobfalach
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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Note: This article has been edited to substitute the word &#8220;immaculate&#8221; with &#8220;miraculous.&#8221;

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Actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gina-carano" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gina Carano&#8217;s</a> wrongful termination lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm might be able to move forward three years after she was fired from the “Star Wars” spinoff series “The Mandalorian,” a judge indicated on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett noted that she would soon make a ruling in Carano&#8217;s case against the company despite Disney’s attorney asking for the case to be dismissed on the basis of First Amendment rights, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-gina-carano-first-amendment-lawsuit-mandalorian-firing-1235921512/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Hollywood Reporter.
Disney had argued it has a “right not to associate with a high-profile performer on a high-profile show who’s imbuing” the &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; series with “views it disagrees with” that could turn fans away from the show, the outlet noted.
According to Bloomberg, Carano&#8217;s claim is that her termination, while mostly about her political views, was also in relation to Disney attempting to &#8220;deflect from criticisms&#8221; of Disney+ and the leadership of then-CEO Bob Chapek. Regarding Disney&#8217;s claims clashing with Carano&#8217;s, Judge Garnett said, &#8220;Wouldn&#8217;t that suggest there&#8217;s a factual dispute as to why Disney actually terminated her?&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gina-carano-sues-disney-elon-does-gods-work-pays-for-her-lawyers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gina Carano Sues Disney. Elon Does God’s Work, Pays For Her Lawyers</a>
After her appearance in court, Carano took to <a href="https://x.com/ginacarano/status/1801021407792624054">X</a> and wrote, &#8220;Disney should not have carte blanch authority to fire any actor just because Disney disagrees with something they say outside of work. No actor would be free to have a voice if that were true. I look forward to this case moving forward and proving Disney’s blatant discriminatory actions.&#8221;
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In the beautiful halls of the federal court in Los Angeles I was quite amazed at its splendor. I half expected to see Tom Cruise come sailing down the center like in the Mission Impossible movies.
Having just left court, the judge said she would issue a ruling in the near…
— Gina Carano 🕯 (@ginacarano) <a href="https://twitter.com/ginacarano/status/1801021407792624054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2024</a></blockquote>
In February, the star of DailyWire+ film “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/terror-on-the-prairie">Terror on the Prairie</a>” filed a lawsuit against Disney, after the entertainment giant <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disney-cancels-gina-carano-over-tweets-while-ignoring-far-worse-from-others">cut ties</a> with the actress over what it deemed “offensive” social media posts, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gina-carano-sues-disney-after-elon-musk-offers-legal-help">reported</a>.
The <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24410222/gina-carano-disney.pdf">lawsuit</a> alleges that Carano was wrongfully terminated, losing millions of dollars in income, and seeks to force Lucasfilm to recast her.
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The actress was axed by Disney after she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gina-carano-to-produce-and-star-in-upcoming-film-for-the-daily-wire">posted</a> a screenshot of another social media post that warned of the current political climate resembling Nazi Germany. Her post read, “Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers but by their neighbors … even by children. Because history is edited, most people today don’t realize that to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews, the government first made their own neighbors hate them simply for being Jews. How is that any different from hating someone for their political views?”
Disney faced massive backlash for its actions against Carano, while some of the actress’ fellow castmates <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gina-caranos-former-mandalorian-co-star-speaks-up-for-her-calls-cancel-culture-baffling">defended</a> her “gracious” character. Shortly after the high-profile termination, The Daily Wire announced that it had partnered with the former mixed martial artist for a movie deal that resulted in the feature film “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/terror-on-the-prairie">Terror on the Prairie</a>,” which premiered in June 2022.
Editor&#8217;s note: This article has been updated to more accurately reflect the status of the case.

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