Discussion Should there be a gay character in Episode VII Pt 2

How does adding people who like other people of the same gender break your suspension of disbelief? I mean they even have frigging Ferrets and Ponies if you go by the Ewoks TV Movies

 

That is really the main point I think. I don't see that there is an important reason to change this; it just isn't a part of Star Wars to explore or elude to this subject, I say maintain the spirit of what it is.

 

No.

There was no need to make a new thread about this, especially after the first one was locked.

This is tantamount to trolling.

 

OK, but strong female characters are VERY MUCH a part of what has and always will make up Star Wars (a hallmark of the story). That is different than going in another direction with a new plot point.

 

I think those things are overstating the case (it isn't the 50's anymore), it is more about whether the new story would add to quality and be really in the spirit of SW.

I am going to guess that the writer (a two time acadamy award winner) is NOT going to include a gay character because he doesn't think it will be important for the quality of the story. I think George and Kathleen are pretty liberal, I don't think they would hold out gay characters for hate. I don't know what Disney would make of it, but from what I understand, they pretty much stay out of the way creatively.

 

Was the inclusion of Jack Harkness "Going in another direction with a new plot point" about bisexuality, in Doctor Who?

 

Gay people are very important to the worlds society. If they featured at 3 gay or bi characters in these new next generation movies _d buy 5 tickets just for me & support Disneys effort.

 

That is minimizing the statement that you would be making with a gay character though, in the same way you make a statement with a strong female characters. There is very little alluding to anyone's partner/wife/girlfriend at all, so why would you allude to that? Think about all of the Star Wars characters, there are only a few that you know anything about in that way. The only time it is brought up is when it is important for the story really. They would only bring in a gay character if it was important for the story.

By going in another direction, I meant something that WASNT a part of SW, unlike the strong female character was. Strong female characters ARE an integral part of SW, gay characters are not.

 

I see the Star Wars bullies are showing their head in this topic? Now they hate the gay community?? What a shame

 

Bullies, trying to control what can & canot be talked about on the forum. Closet control freaks, pay them no mind.

 

What about Human/Twi'lek, Human/Bothan and/or Twi'lek/Bothan romances?

 

This.

 

There's a "Diversity" thread in the Literature forum- which discusses the more general question "Should LFL increase diversity"- that's not constantly being asked to be locked.

This thread is simply an Episode VII version of that, focussed on a particular subset.

 

As I said in the previous thread, I see no way in which adding more diversity is any sort of issue for the series. As someone else posted in the previous thread, simply having a character reference their same-sex partner in the context of the scene is demonstrating that the Star Wars Universe is more diverse. It was done well in the EU and I can't see why it wouldn't work just as well in the film.

In regards to the posts saying Disney might not be on board with this, as has already been said they extend full benefits to both straight and same-sex couples and they also have "Gay Day's" at their park as well as allowing same-sex weddings in their park. Add to this that recently the Marvel comics featured a same-sex marriage between a gay superhero and his male partner which is also owned by Disney and I really can't see why they would have any issue with this.

 

Well, do me a favor and try not to toss me in with your correlation, please. Speaking personally, I've no problem discussing it, but I'm simply detaching myself from the emotion inherent in a discussion such as this and saying that it has been dicussed - for many days now (so most everybody has surely had their opportunity to be heard), and apparently a forum moderator found reason enough to shut it down. Forum-wise, I see no reason to immediately begin a "Part 2" to any topic when this first topic had plenty of responses and was subsequently shut down. It shows no respect for the decision of the mods. Even if I were advocating for gays in SW, I would still feel this way about a second go at the topic, is all.

 

Considering that I want to be able to take my kids to see this movie...

No

 

They should have stayed if for no other reason than to enjoy the fact that the gay character was the villain.

 

So you're fine with taking your children to see a film that might feature torture (ESB) or torture of a droid (ROTJ) or someone having their limbs sliced off (ANH, ESB, AOTC, ROTS), people dying (All of the previous films) but this is too much?

 

I don't see why torture of a droid should bother anyone.