I’m certain I agree with the entire varied criticisms of Disney.
I’m certain they’re woke lesbians who make horrible reveals and persons are proper to hate them over it.
The place did all of it go incorrect with #StarWars ? What cues did we not give as followers to indicate what was wanted for them to generate profits? Who of their proper thoughts would greenlight #theacolyte or any present LIKE the #acolyte to EVER air in entrance of Star Wars followers? #Disney has LOST THEIR MINDS pic.twitter.com/5cfqca010O
— Xwing (@XwingsHangar) June 12, 2024
Nevertheless, I have to additionally say: making a present that everybody goes to hate after which lashing out and blaming the followers after they complain about it’s hilarious.
You gotta respect that.
The creator of the controversial Disney+ “Star Wars” present “The Acolyte” is pushing again towards those that say that her present is “woke” propaganda that includes “lesbian house witches,” slamming the criticism as “reductive.”Leslye Headland, the “first overtly queer individual to create” a serious Star Wars challenge as The Hollywood Reporter (THR) described her, spoke to the outlet this week concerning the backlash the present has gotten for its progressive themes, telling the outlet that she by no means meant to make a present with an overt political agenda, even when it accommodates some LGBTQ messaging.
“I don’t consider that I’ve created queer, with a capital Q, content material,” Headland advised the leisure outlet.
Leslye Headland
“Star Wars: The Acolyte” has confirmed to be one of the crucial divisive entries within the Star Wars franchise since its debut on Disney’s streaming platform earlier this month.
I feel we will in all probability say “the only most.”
Individuals hate this greater than the third JJ Abrams movie, and folks actually hated that quite a bit.
Regardless of being successful with critics – it at the moment options an 85% Rotten Tomatoes score amongst skilled film reviewers – it has a 14% viewers rating, the bottom score in that class amongst all Star Wars content material.
The Disney-owned movie franchise has been criticized by followers lately who declare the corporate has embraced “woke” storylines and characters, with followers slamming “The Acolyte” as probably the most progressive one but.The present’s LGBTQ fame has preceded itself, producing a now-viral second the place a journalist from The Wrap advised Headland and non-binary collection star Amandla Stenberg throughout an interview that the present is “arguably the gayest Star Wars by a substantial margin.”
Amandla Stenberg, the star of Star Wars: The Acolyte, determined to drag the racism card and “personal the haters” by flailing round like a fish out of water gasping for air whereas singing about how oppressed she is.
That is what Star Wars is now. pic.twitter.com/p35XyJXCP2
— MasteroftheTDS (@MasteroftheTDS) June 20, 2024
Headland additionally weighed in on a controversial storyline in episode three of “The Acolyte” which appeared to verify critics’ worst fears about overt LGBTQ propaganda being a part of the present.The narrative in query implied that two highly effective witches belonging to an all-female society used power magic to generate their feminine offspring, the dual most important characters of the present performed by Stenberg.
In social media circles, disgruntled followers began mocking the collection for having made “lesbian house witches” a authentic a part of the Star Wars canon.
Properly, the bitch is kinda thicc.
You already know?
However yeah, additionally I hate the colour of her pores and skin and so forth, so I assume she’s proper that I didn’t watch this present as a result of I’m hateful.
So I assume now I’ve to observe it and go away an excellent assessment so I don’t really feel responsible.
Leslye Headland actually thought she cooked with this goofy shit bruh 😂 #theacolyte pic.twitter.com/GEVtz80bU3
— Verbal Riot (@verbalriotshow) June 12, 2024
It’s a cool technique to make reveals persons are going to hate after which attempt to guilt journey them into watching them.
It’s approach funnier than simply hiring gifted folks to make entertaining media.