On top of that, Ziro was painted up with so much makeup that Divine would blush.

It was pretty sad.

I also think we as people get way to sensitive sometimes.

Maybe that is the reasoning for creating a character that may, or may not, be an expression of an homophobic stereotype -

create controversy to generate an audience.

I’d concluded from the previews not to waste the money or the hours to see the film, this controversy isn’t going to get me to go either, but it might work on some people.

I have no idea. I looked it over and don’t see anything that could have triggered an anti-spam response from our software.

I just released it from moderation with my apologies.

Luke can’t kill the emperor, especially not out of anger, because the killing owuld taint him. but wiping out the death star is just fine– after all, they were bad AND anonymous. And Darth Cheney, excuse me, Vader, REDEEMS himself by doing what Luke was too delicate to do?

Anakin, because he loves too much, becomes Darth cheney, excuse me, Vader? His training as a Jedi obviously did not include any self-examination, thoughtss about loyalty, right and wrong. Sith happens. We’re supposed to be sympathetic to a sort-of hero who is obviously not all that bright?

Perhaps I should just blame myself for making that assumption based on Zero’s appearance, but his contrast to Jabba was clearly no accident, and whatever the creators’ intent, there was intent nevertheless. Perhaps their intent was merely to portray Hutts in a different light, and to diversify the species much like other species in the Star Wars universe, and the public are the only ones trying to make it offensive.

His stereotypical portrayal had no real contribution towards the story, and the plot would have worked just as well had he been portrayed in a similar style to Jabba, but achieving difference for the sake of being different is more inclusive than offensive in this particular context. Obviously the only way we, as humans, would make any connection to this difference would be to apply the stereotype with which we are all familiar.

Stereotypes are exaggerated expressions that most of us can identify, and in the context of this film, perhaps such overtness was required in order for any recognition. The purpose of such portrayal and recognition? Whatever the answers are, I won’t immediately jump to negative conclusions.

Zero’s portrayal was insignificant to his role, and there were were only two times where I thought about his portrayal over his role: the first was when I saw him being introduced into the plot, but after a few seconds it left my mind and I was back into the flow of the story; the second was when I read the content of this post, and this was when I couldn’t figure out the content by the post’s title.

But that sucks about Troi’s mom. I loved the computer voice but always hated Troi’s mom. Damn. Know how groundbreaking that would’ve been?
The Chinese-acting characters were Traders? Jesus, Lucas was really going by bigot’s rote, wasn’t he? Considering we Americans export more goods from China than anywhere else. the Jamaican laid-back goofy stepin fetchit “comic relief,” the evil Jew slave trader businessman… Why is it the first 3 movies lacked all that shit?