This topic came up when I was talking to my brother recently. He has three girls and they just finished watching the Obi-Wan show and my brother said that show was such a blatant example of pushing girl power where it made no sense and it clearly showed the writers didn't know or didn't care about Star Wars. Now my brother likes Andor and Mandalorian so he isn't at my level where I cancelled Disney plus and truly despise disney Star Wars, but around his girls I remain positive since I don't want to ruin their fun because the sequels were the first Star Wars they were exposed to and then they watched the rest. I am thinking for Christmas I may buy some EU books for his daughters to get them into that timeline.
But he was just frustrated at the endless push to get women into things that generally appeal to men and he said men and women generally like different things. It's just that simple.
I would love to be at one of the panels at a Con where someone like Anita Sarkessian or the Star Wars, RIngs of Power, Wheel of Time writers give their usual speech about not seeing many women, people of color, etc. and simply ask them why they don't understand that certain thing appeal to more guys than women or that there were always women/minorities that were into these hobbies but they think something is wrong if a large number of white guys enjoy something.
Anyway, do you see this trend waning? I'd like to think so but even with constant flops nothing changes. I really miss the days of being laughed at for reading comic books or a sci-fi novel because the worthless activists in charge of the shows or the ones winning the Hugos or Nebulas were most likely the very people who mocked nerds or thought gamers were losers until they saw those things being trendy and jumped on board.
Since everything else has already been said I would get the girls into clone wars, it's still genuenly good Star Wars. If you want to gift some EU books what was your plan? I loved the darth bane trilogy a lot but I don't know if girls will be too much into that. I am just curious as I have not read a lot of them and I have that itch.
They liked the clone wars. I’m thinking of getting them the Jedi Academy books. Has male and female Jedi plus a Luke that actually mentors. I’m 42 and I got my first EU book in 92 when I turned 12. It was Heir to the Empire and the start of the Thrawn trilogy. Takes place about 5 years after ROTJ. Also there is Truce at Bakura which takes place literally a day after ROTJ. Since I started before prequels most of what I’ve read has been after the OT. I need to get old republic and more prequel era books. I have read Kenobi which is what the show should’ve done. Also the Han Solo trilogy is good. There is a ton out there but there is also a timeline you can follow. I love it but all isn’t great however I feel it’s better than what Disney has made. Plus Luke isn’t a bitter hermit.
I forgot that he's got a trilogy, probably have to check them out now.
I didn't even know one existed, I've not looked too far into all those books, I loved Han Solo in the OT so that goes on my list, thanks!
Still the biggest betrayal in my mind and why I just cannot forgive Disney...think the only thing that would make me forgive them if they kicked out KK and she got blacklisted in the industry.
But if you want to DM I can get into more EU depth. I love it. Along with episodes 1-6 and both clone wars