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Scientific American [0]: The Jedi are inappropriate mascots for social justice. Although they’re ostensibly heroes within the Star Wars universe, the Jedi are
by WithinReason 5y ago
Scientific American [0]:
The Jedi are inappropriate mascots for social justice. Although they’re ostensibly heroes within the Star Wars universe, the Jedi are inappropriate symbols for justice work. They are a religious order of intergalactic police-monks, prone to (white) saviorism and toxically masculine approaches to conflict resolution (violent duels with phallic lightsabers, gaslighting by means of “Jedi mind tricks,” etc.)
[0]: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-the-term-jedi-is-problematic-for-describing-programs-that-promote-justice-equity-diversity-and-inclusion/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-the-term-jedi...
- krapp 5y ago> They are a religious order of intergalactic police-monks, prone to (white) saviorism and toxically masculine approaches to conflict resolution (violent duels with phallic lightsabers, gaslighting by means of “Jedi mind tricks,” etc.) As far as the plot of Star Wars is concerned, that's true. The corruption and zealotry of the Jedi and their contribution to the fall of the Republic and the creation of Darth Vader was one of the primary themes of the prequel trilogy, that unfortunately got lost in the awkwardness of the prequels' execution.