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Examples Of Racism In Star Wars
Racism in Star Wars
Star Wars is a highly popular science fiction movie franchise. Some people say there is racism in Star Wars especially in the prequels. From only being two African American actors in the franchise, to lots of racist stereotypes, and no diversity in the stories.
There are only two African American actors in the Star Wars Universe. The most popular would be Billy Dee Williams who played Lando who was Hans Solo’s old friend from his pre rebellion smuggling days. The character starts out as a thief, smuggler, and traitor to his friends, but in the end he switches sides and becomes a hero to the rebellion. The second African American actor is Samuel L. Jackson who played Jedi Master Mace Windu. His character starts in the movie Phantom Menace which is the first prequel. This character was leader of the Jedi council and the leader of the Jedi knights in the clone wars. He eventually handed off leadership of the Jedi council to Grand Master Yoda. In the Star Wars franchise many people believe that there should have been more diversity in the choosing of actors who played the main characters on screen. Many people believe there are lots of stereotypes in the Star Wars franchise, and here are the main stereotypes of the movies. First is Jar Jar Binxs whom it is said that with the looks of his ears like dread locks, his mannerisms and speech he is portraying stereotypical Jamaicans and African Americans. Second character is Watto from the movie The Phantom Menace whom it is said that with his big nose, owning a pawn shop, being a tight wad, and Jewish accent he is portraying a stereotypical Jewish person. The character in the …show more content…
But there was also love, friendship, and hope for the Rebellion to defeat the Evil Empire. There are people who can find racism in anything if that’s what they are looking
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