Star Wars Is A Girl Thing Too
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Star Wars Is A Girl Thing Too

Seriously, look at Leia Organa

Lily Buder
Sep 25, 2017
Auburn University
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Star Wars Is A Girl Thing Too
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Star Wars is a girl thing too.

This past week on twitter the hashtag #SWisagirlsthing too was on the trending pages. While many probably didn't know what it meant, or even why it was important, this hashtag meant a great deal to me.

For the longest time Science Fiction has been "off limits" to girls, meaning those of us who are fans either have to prove our commitment to the fandom, or we're seen as "fake fans" simply pretending to like it for the attention of males

Unfortunately, there's this stigma surrounding women who are fans of the genre and specifically star wars, of it being something that's intended for men only. I can't even begin to say how misguided and misled that is, considering that one of the strongest female characters in cinematic history is a featured part in the films.

I'm not a fan of Star Wars because I think it'll make guys like me. I don't need to pretend to like something to gain others approval. I'm passionate about Star Wars because it's made an impact on my life and helped me form opinions on what type of person I wanted to be.

Morality, justice, and loss are all themes touched upon in the films. These are all things that touch us, affect us in some way. As a child watching the struggle between light and dark I was in awe of the incredible space fights, as an adult, I'm in awe of how deep and important messages were conveyed through films that are dismissed as only "science fiction"

Star Wars is for everyone because its message is a universal one, the films don't force the characters into gendered roles so neither should we.

As mark Hamil (aka Luke Skywalker) said himself...


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