Have you been watching Disney+’s “The Mandalorian”?
“Species age differently.” #TheMandalorian pic.twitter.com/eFShy4RPpm
— The Mandalorian (@themandalorian) November 18, 2019
It’s getting praised not only by fans but by social justice folks who like the diversity of the crew and cast:
for ex. half of the Mandalorian eps are directed by white women and people of color, that the cast is comprised of white women and people of color – and one of the WoC directing an episode is now the director on another major TV show
— C-3PREE-O (Preeti Chhibber) (@runwithskizzers) November 19, 2019
Well, not EVERYONE is happy about it. Here’s Anita Sarkeesian on “not a single female speaking character in the first episode”:
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Am I extremely tired or is there not a single female speaking character in the first episode of #Mandelorian?? I've gotta have missed something right??? pic.twitter.com/nSo7sv4CUr
— Anita Sarkeesian (@anitasarkeesian) November 21, 2019
Sorry, folks! You’re canceled!
I guess Jon Favreau was like "well if we just make all the vehicles female like the ship and the Blurrg then we're good right? That's just the right amount of 'female'".
— Anita Sarkeesian (@anitasarkeesian) November 21, 2019
A blurrg is this creature, which according to the show, is a species where the females eat the males after mating:
Official concept art from Chapter 1 of #TheMandalorian by Christian Alzmann (6/10) pic.twitter.com/8u1YrUqm7I
— The Mandalorian (@themandalorian) November 20, 2019
Did she miss all the women who are behind the camera?
It feels especially jarring given how much the recent films have done to amplify women and women of colour who have been historically marginalized in the franchise.
— Anita Sarkeesian (@anitasarkeesian) November 21, 2019
That’s a lot of diversity in this photo:
The stars were out tonight as the cast and creative team behind #TheMandalorian attended the Fan Event in Los Angeles. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/Q9gwpoHWxa
— The Mandalorian (@themandalorian) November 14, 2019
Hang in there! A female character is coming soon:
Exclusive: Get your first look at @MingNa Wen’s new Star Wars character from #TheMandalorian⁰https://t.co/dZ9myi92Ro
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) November 4, 2019
Oh, and we question if she actually watched the show:
I still feel like I just forgot an entire scene and that in this year of our Lord 2019 an epic blockbuster television show could not be released without any female speaking parts.
— Anita Sarkeesian (@anitasarkeesian) November 21, 2019
Because there was a female speaking part in the first episode:
Shout out to @jaydedaustin for reminding me of the one scene that had a female character. Lol. Sigh. STILL. https://t.co/7l5BHU52PY
— Anita Sarkeesian (@anitasarkeesian) November 21, 2019
The “Armorer” is actually an important character or does a woman as the “spiritual leader of the Mandalorians” not even count?
Emily Swallow, who plays the Armorer, talks having a spiritual leader of the Mandalorians be a woman: "I love that she's a woman, but it's not a big deal that she's a woman" https://t.co/Bvu0PLrQQv pic.twitter.com/YhBF1ftSl0
— Variety (@Variety) November 14, 2019
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