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Sex, Politics, and ‘Star Wars’: How Disney’s $4 Billion Fandom Turned Socially Radioactive — Opinion

IndieWire 23 May 2026 17h ago
Sex, Politics, and ‘Star Wars’: How Disney’s $4 Billion Fandom Turned Socially Radioactive — Opinion
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Lucasfilm’s mishandling of the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy didn’t create fandom radicalization, but it did let women become scapegoats for a film culture that was already crumbling.
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