@AuntySocialQueen You make fairs points but im going to commit blasphemy and say Lucas himself is not this great writer many fans make him out to be. The prequels have shown when left to his own devices Lucas can't write a whole film by himself. But I am going to go even further to say the OG movies are just as average as well.
They are simple plots that Lucas himself admits were aimed at young kids. They are simple stories that aren't complex, deep, or even thought provoking. My point is fans make Star Wars out to be more than what it really is and that is a series of movies aimed at families about space wizards with beam swords. It should never be taken seriously as some hardcore fans try take it.
Also lets not put all the blame of racism and homophobia on Disney. I recall many fans who went full on racist over Finn and that Asian actress to the point of attacking the real life actors. As if star wars was suppose to exclusively cater only to white people despite the fact the series was always diverse. But I guess to some fans you have a quota to how many minorities can be in star wars and none them can play the lead role.
But let's face it. Stars Wars was George's greatest invention and his greatest curse. You have fans who harassed the man for years simply because they hated the prequals, they harassed the kid who played anakin, and they did the same thing to the actors of the sequel trilogy.
Star Wars is a universe that fans have turned toxic. It was suppose to be family fun movies that EVERYONE could enjoy but fans who worship these movies as the greatest masterpiece of all time, despite the fact Lucas admitted it's a series for kids have pretty much ruined Star Wars.
It wouldn't matter who had the star wars license, because toxic fans would still complain that it's not "their star wars".
I'm not defending Disney, but I also won't ignore the toxicity of the fans who have threatened, harassed anyone and everyone who was even sightly involved with Star Wars over the decades.
Stop taking this franchise so seriously. It was never meant to be anything more than a child's fantasy.
