"So, what about the women that also complain about Rey?"
If this doesn't apply to someone, then they will recognize that it doesn't apply to them, male or female. But if someone finds that this topic upsets or offends them, then they are probably recognizing that it applies to them.
"What of the many people that have enjoyed female leads in films for years, that also have a problem with Rey?"
I knew this card would be played in the first response. How can I ever possibly make a racist statement, I have two black friends!
Of course, the difference with Star Wars is that it is a traditionally male-dominated series, even though each trilogy has a separate main character.
"Why do people forget Leia was a main character of the OT?"
There is a difference between "a" main character, and "the" main character. Prequels: Anakin. OT: Luke. Sequel trilogy: Rey.
The main thrust here, though, is the highly likely theory that this conversation would not exist if Rey was Ray, a male character, but otherwise identical. There would be no "Marty Stu" complaint getting parroted back and forth.
Also, the awkwardly crafted "Marty Stu" term is still derived straight from Mary Sue, which came first, because that entire "Sue/Stu" discussion began with criticism of overpowered females.
Overpowered males were simply accepted as being stylized fiction. Females are more likely to be required to be more "justified" in stylized fiction.
It's a very basic conversation, and easy to see. It's no different from Barack Obama's unprecedented years of "birth certificate conspiracies" because some people just couldn't accept that he was American.
"Why stereotype?"
The "Mary Sue" crowd even use a term in their argument, the term "Mary Sue," that highlights Rey's GENDER.
Isn't that obvious enough?
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lordbishop34 (1442)
7 years ago
lol I am merely pointing out you are generalizing in your comment and many people do not fit your stereotype of Rey bashers. You said nothing here that changes this. Rey is just character, because she is female does not mean she is above criticism. And you don't have to look far to find the counter to your Rey was Ray comment..you merely have to look at Anakin. If you think people let his superpower/Jesus birth pass without comment because he was male you must have been either not born yet/too young or been sleeping under a rock when the PT came out.
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