autisticfinn:

thelastjedicritical:

leg-grestrade:

This is the most comprehensive critical deconstruction of the garbage that is The Last Jedi that I’ve read. Bravo to the author.

Someone has done it. They’ve written THE article that had to be written. Thank you and congrats to the writer! Please spread this!

“It’s not wrong to be a critical consumer of the media that we consume. It’s not wrong to say that we deserve something better. Minorities and women can and should demand to be treated with more respect than they were shown in this film, and the overwhelming amount of racism and misogyny in this film is something that most avid fans of the film have not provided an answer for.

People who claim that The Last Jedi is a good movie, while at the same time acknowledging how deeply misogynistic and racist it is, are contributing to the larger problem we have as a society. It’s saying, “I know it’s racist and misogynistic, but it entertained me, so I’m okay with it.”

It might just be fiction. It might just be a story. But all media we consume influences us, subconsciously or not, in ways that we may not even be aware of. Star Wars may not be real. These characters may not be real.

But it still affects how you feel, and that seems pretty real to me.”

Why The Last Jedi isn’t just Bad: It’s Toxic