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#TheMandalorian
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the way she went โ/THIS/ is the wayโ like she was waiting for it lmao. the armorer said itโs about damn time ๐
forever obsessed w/ how Hera includes Zeb when she refers to โthe kidsโ even though heโs a grown man who is, in fact, older than both her and Kanan ๐ญ
pplโs defense for this is that Shaak Ti didnโt have to do stunts, but i find that goofy as hell bc if they canโt make it work in live action, isnโt that a sign they shouldโve left it in animation??? ๐ญ why did it NEED to be la when they canโt even get her CHARACTER DESIGN right??
โyou ppl are just looking for something to dislike!!1! ๐กโ
uhh no, iโm looking for an explanation bc how Disney gon let cosplayers make them, a billion dollar company, look a fool? ๐ญ
whatever you do, donโt think about Zebโs claws being filed down. donโt think about WHY Zebโs claws are filed down. and for the love of god, donโt you dare think about WHO they might be filed down for. just donโt do it. dontdoitdontdoitdoโ
is Lucasfilm not embarrassed by the fact that fan artists are constantly putting them to shame with gorgeous art of the clones de-whitewashed??? just absolutely eating them up in the melanin department?? like if i was them iโd be screaming & throwing up by now.
#TheMandalorian
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the absolute presence they bring whenever they enter a space ๐ฎโ๐จ the BDE radiating off of both of them is palpable
can i say something controversial yet brave? what is this fuckass haircut ? ๐ค not to mention her armor looks like plastic!! what did they do to my gf ๐
Disney canโt undo this damage, but what they can do is have characters like Hera Syndulla, a twiโlek that for once isnโt any of those things, be played by woc actresses. bc imo itโs kinda odd to have sexualized twiโleks be woc & the ones that arenโt be white ๐คฅ
(6/15)
Tech โ Belle
โข a bit โoddโ (itโs the autism)
โข could go on & on about things that no one wants to listen to (science & literature respectively)
โข intelligent, brave, ceos of coping with insane changes in circumstances ๐ตโ๐ซ
Echo โ Mulan
โข will go to extreme lengths to protect their families
โข started out kinda lame before they stepped their pussies up ๐ช๐ฝ
โข rebels ๐ผ
โข big hair changes ๐จ๐ฝโ๐ฆฒ๐ฒ + ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
โข empathetic, brave, humble
in s2e16 of Rebels, Hera sees her father for the first time in years. while arguing w/ him, she slips back into her โRylothianโ accent instead of the one she normally has.
that genuinely meant a lot to me. itโs such a small detail about her roots, yet very powerfully & relatable
Hunter โ Tiana
โข invented girlbossingโข๏ธ
โข can be inflexible at times
โข both hold themselves to crazy standards ๐ตโ๐ซ
โข heroic, passionate, strong-willed, fฬถiฬถnฬถeฬถ aฬถsฬถ hฬถeฬถlฬถlฬถ
If if Bella Ramsey has 1 million fans, I am one of them. If Bella Ramsey has 10 fans, I am one of them. If Bella Ramsey has only 1 fan, that 1 is me. If Bella Ramsey has 0 fans, then Iโm dead.
Wrecker โ Rapunzel
โข tries to enjoy life to the fullest โบ๏ธ
โข fierce yet frightens easily
โข affectionate ๐ซ
โข donโt you just wanna be their friend??
โข canโt say no to a good time ๐ผ
โข strong, spirited, sociable
โ firstly, twiโleks in general are poc-coded.
theyโve been heavily enslaved & taken over by more powerful governments. in TCW & Rebels, they were given French accents in order to draw a parallel between their plight and that of French ppl during the French Revolution.
(3/15)
Omega โ Ariel
โข has a lot of siblings ๐ฏ
โข started out not having been anywhere other than home (Kamino / under the sea)
โข โPart of Your Worldโ except itโs about Omega wanting to be friends with the Batch ๐ฅบ
โข bright, passionate, curious, adorable ๐ค๐ฝ
โ twiโlek women are often hypersexualized/enslaved. that coupled with them being poc-coded is kinda really gross. woc actresses rarely play prominent roles in Star Wars, but theyโre readily cast as twiโleks ๐ค hmm
(5/15)
however, this is a problem because French peasantry were never enslaved, so the twiโlekโs struggle ends up resembling the fight for freedom against enslaving colonizers in Haiti and Ethiopia much more ๐
(4/15)
many people of color code-switch for various reasons. it may be unintentional, or it may be because they fear calling attention to their identity will put them at a disadvantage.
//also i love this gif ๐ญ๐ญ
(10/15)
โ with that out of the way, letโs get to a major reason why Hera specifically is poc-codedโher code switching
if you donโt know what that means, hereโs a definition:
@JackManifoldTV
bts, known for having the most loyal fanbase, have over 37 mil followers, and 19 twts in the top 30 most liked & retweeted twts ever. it's not about where we draw the line, it's literally just not possible ๐
โBroadly, code-switching involves adjusting one's style of speech, appearance, behavior, and expression in ways that will optimize the comfort of others in exchange for fair treatment, quality service, and employment opportunities.โ
(8/15)
if there are any other reasons ppl would like to contribute feel free to!! ๐ซถ๐ฝ or if you feel she isnโt & want to share why go right ahead ๐๐ฝ
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(15/15)
itโs not stereotypes that lead us to these conclusions, itโs just something you have to understand yourselfโa 6th sense if you will ๐คญ
i & many others have always felt Hera was woc-coded & itโs disappointing to see her portrayed by a white woman in live-action (no hate to MEWโผ๏ธ)
personally, i code-switch mostly unintentionally. i actually used to not notice until one day i was out with my mom & a yt friend, & he told me that i sounded different when i spoke to my mom compared to him lmao ๐ญ & ofc, like Hera, when iโm angry my accent can change.
(11/15)
there is nothing funnier to me than when people type in Omegaโs strong kiwi accent ๐ญ
โi donโt want to end up an experiment in a chewb ๐ฅบโ
โnow apologize tew my frins ๐ก๐ฏโ
โbitta than iva ๐ผ๐ฟโ
this was actually kinda difficult to make lmao ๐ญ it was v hard to decide who would be who ๐ค if you disagree w/ my picks iโd love to hear your take!!!
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โ this thread is getting too long so iโll close out with this. something about poc-coded characters is that often white ppl donโt always get why a character is or isnโt. the article i linked near the top of this thread explains this well.
(12/15)
but what the โwhyโ ultimately comes down to is bc we as poc did not see ourselves and our skin in media growing up, thus we decided to see ourselves in anthropomorphic characters, aliens, fantasy creatures etc. also, these characters arenโt overtly coded as poc.
(13/15)
Lucasfilm are reportedly considering turning The Mandalorian Season 4 into a theatrically released movie
The film would most likely be directed by Dave Filoni and lead directly into the already announced MandoVerse crossover movie