Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker se two gay characters share a kiss, markg a tone anchise history. Here's what that moment means.
Contents:
- WHY SOME 'STAR WARS' FANS THK THE TWO CHARACTERS ARE GAY
- STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER’S GAY CHARACTERS EXPLAED
- 'STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER' FEATUR FIRST GAY KISS A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY
- STAR WARS WILL HAVE GAYS SAYS JJ ABRAMS & JOHN BOYEGA CONFIRMS FN AND POE GAY MOURS
- OSR ISAAC WISH POE AND FN WERE GAY ‘STAR WARS’ BUT ‘PEOPLE ARE TOO AAID’
WHY SOME 'STAR WARS' FANS THK THE TWO CHARACTERS ARE GAY
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Abrams has said “of urse” there will be more gay characters (which is to say, at least one) Star Wars, while Rian Johnson told BuzzFeed, “I thk [LBGT reprentatn] is somethg that absolutely uld have a place this universe.
And, perhaps most tertgly: Are Poe and Fn gay?
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STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER’S GAY CHARACTERS EXPLAED
Disney actually removed the kiss om The Rise of Skywalker natns wh strict laws surroundg homosexual relatnships.
In Sgapore, male homosexual acts are technilly illegal. Female homosexual acts are legal, but the The Rise of Skywalker's gay kiss was removed anyway, so that the film uld mata s PG-13 ratg.
Dubai cut the kiss too, as all homosexual relatnships are agast the law Uned Arab Emirat. On the other end of the spectm, The Rise of Skywalker's gay kiss also me unr cricism for not gog far enough.
'STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER' FEATUR FIRST GAY KISS A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY
But sce dienc had no attachment to the characters, there was no emotnal payoff to this quick reprentatn for gay characters. Marvel touted their first-ever gay character leadg up to Avengers: Endgame.
That reprentatn only end up beg -director Joe Rso meog as a gay man who discs an upg date. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's gay kiss was a baby step the right directn, but not enough to be nsired legimate LGBTQ reprentatn.
STAR WARS WILL HAVE GAYS SAYS JJ ABRAMS & JOHN BOYEGA CONFIRMS FN AND POE GAY MOURS
More: Onward’s Gay Character Prov Disney’s Reprentatn Problem. But a) at this pot, we didn’t know anythg about how Fn and Poe would teract the movie, so there was no big homoerotic subtext-y -joke to wk and nudge elbows at, and b) Osr Isaac really don’t seem like the kd of guy who would play up a no-homo bromance for lghs. I’m not actually stg here tryg to nvce you that Poe Dameron is gay.
Handsome, darg, feisty, vicly petent, sweet, elegant… and gay, some part of my own queer subnsc immediately whispered to me. I’m pretty sure he’s meant to be gay.
OSR ISAAC WISH POE AND FN WERE GAY ‘STAR WARS’ BUT ‘PEOPLE ARE TOO AAID’
My love triangle theory, if Poe is ed gay, is that he’s attracted to Fn but won’t end up wh him – through this plot, we’d learn that he’s queer, and will eher be heartbreakg or a “more (male) fish the sea, still love ya, buddy” suatn. Some people look for, or actively vent, queer pairgs to ship every fandom, and that’s fe, but ’s not me, and this scenar, I’m more vted the ia of this one character beg gay, wh no romance volved, than shippg a queer ship that will probably never e to pass. Poe should totally be gay!
We won’t fet the reactn any time soon to Marvel’s genero statement that they might be able to clu a gay character their movi… wh a .
I disvered that Sjir Rath Vel, the lead character of Chuck Wendig’s new Star Wars tie- novel Aftermath, is gay, and that Lusfilm were nothg but supportive of the first queer hero a Star Wars story.