Speculation we need more women main characters.

You haven't been attacking my character as well? You have been saying I'm ignorant, and racist(your right to do that). But I am not attacking, the concept of you(I don't know you), but characteristics your demonstrating imo.

I also realize that this is a Star Wars forum, but I was replying to a question that Valary Scott posed. You came in later after the fact.

Perhaps, I should have run a conversation and not put it in the thread. But, I didn't think it would matter.

Curious though, don't you think it is good to have this conversation? Instead of vilifying someone. Not to dismiss someone ideas, but to fully explore them and show what is wrong(if you feel they are ignorant)?

In my opinion, if there is something that needs to be discussed. You talk about it. You don't censor it, demonize it, whatever. You don't fight ignorance with lack of thought, you fight it with more thought.

 

Let's watch the snarling at eachother, okay? Or, you know, thread locks are always a viable option.

I recommend both of you take a break from this thread and cool down.

 

The stereotypes you throw about are terrible and unacceptable. It's nothing to do with anyone being hypersensitive.

 

Underworld, The Fifth Element, a book series by Lilith St Crow(Working For The Devil), Bradamante, Joan Of Arc; there are any number of strong female characters to be drawn from.

 

I do not like the way females are portrayed of late in SW related genres. So if there are to be a wealth of them, I pray that they write them well. In reality, that goes for a number of the male characters as well, but I feel the females are more often butchered. I agree with the person above, Mara Jade was awesome - so look what happens to her.

 

How so? Knight Errant had a female prtagonist as will the new Legacy book. IB4 this post gets carted off to the ghetto

 

I agree we need more women mainys. Force sensitive even. They're trying to have normal lives even though their force-ness can sometimes overwhelm them, be it through intense verbal arguments or being pregnant.

 

Well if you wanna take Dark Empire into account if your pregnant with a powerful Force Sensitive Child you can be pretty broken

Not really. You may get weird dreams and visions and involuntary Force Use but that's it

 

Does anyone think there will be some "Harley Quinn" effect in Star Wars?

Sex appeal is a bit lacking in the SW Trilogies. Yes, we got Portman and Leia in a metal bikini, but theres not much going on the "Dark Side" of the force in the way of hot chicks.

I think it would be interesting to see whoever the main baddy is if they had a hot sidekick - kinda like Harley Quinn to the joker. Or the main baddy be a hottie.

Its also no secret that DC definitely 'sexed' Harley up when they rebooted everything. And the sex appeal definitely is paying off... she has become one of the most popular characters in the DC universe - even if they are making her a tad bit annoying...

Harley Before:




Harley After:

 

So much for women being seen as women rather than "hot sexy chicks." For every sexualized female, there should be a requirement for a sexualized male as well.

 

*every male's instinctive response*

 

I think that's the quandary: if you put a "sexy" or just "attractive" woman in a film, they run the risk of being just thrown in there as a "sexual" object.

Call me another Lucas lover, but I think he walked this fine line very well. Padme and Leia were very "headstrong" and "intelligent" women that happened to be very beautiful. The beauty of these characters were they were not OVER the top. They were very realistic, believable characters. Padme didn't need to be a ninja like Laura Croft, doing back-flips killing droids. Leia doesn't have to be a Kill Bill Samurai or a Navy Seal.

This was a problem I had with the EU, especially with Mara Jade. This character was created and was SO over the top. Basically the Emperors secret apprentice and also hot chick. She's the "Laura Croft" of the EU.

Sure, have female characters, but don't over compensate just for the sake of balance. It's not natural and doesn't flow well. I'm not even saying this from the "sexist" stand point. I don't like "indestructible" characters, bad or good. Male or Female.

 

There will be at least one female Jedi lead/main character throughout the ST, maybe even two.

 

I'm perfectly fine with a female lead. In fact, I encourage it.

 

I'd be very happy if the lead was female, probably because I'd be interested in the relationships. Star Wars so far has been mostly about Fathers and sons so a Father/Daughter *or Mother/Daughter* relationship as the main focus could be VERY interesting and allow the sequel trilogy to be something new rather than a rehash of something we've already seen. Plus Hollywood needs more strong female leads and hopefully if this character is good she can become the next big strong female movie icon

 

I want to see Mara Jade. I mean, is there a EU character out there that feels like they should be considered part of Star Wars' main cast of characters more than her?

 

Please, no... I'd rather see Jar-Jar in a gold bikini than have that particular character in the ST.

 

I find it interesting that by stating the fact I enjoy movies with a male lead more than those with a female lead, I become labeled as a sexist or misogynist. I enjoy moves such as Hunger Games, Brave and Tangled, but personally I find movies where the main character is a male more enjoyable. I don't mind strong female characters and quite enjoy movies that have such, but what annoys me is when people call for a female lead because they want one. If a female main character works with the story line than awesome, but don't alter the storyline so we get a female character. It is no different than calling for the main character being black or from another minority group.

If you look at highest-grossing films it is well-established that movies with male leads do better than those with female. This is by no means me saying that this is why there should be a male rather than female lead. I'm just pointing out the fact that in the majority of cases, money is King (or queen).

Personally my hope is a trinity or so of main characters. You will pander to a greater crowd when the lead roles are mixed between males and females. A bigger need for the Star Wars galaxy is more characters who are from non-Caucasian ethnicities. Star Wars is more of a lilly-white galaxy (with the exception of the alien species) than it is a male galaxy.

 

Ehm.