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Originally Posted by SymbiSpidey

From what I understand, the issue isn't that the Slave Leia outfit exists at all. The issue is that, despite being an outfit that is mostly insignificant to the overall story of RotJ, it has become the single most marketable version of the character solely because it depicts Leia in a skimpy outfit, which is pretty bad when you consider that she wore the outfit because she was Jabba's implied sex slave. It reduces the character to the one scene in the movie where she was subjugated and held against her will. Granted, Leia DOES kick some ass in the outfit, but she also kicks ass in every other outfit she's ever worn.

And yeah, there are depictions of rape in certain films, but you don't see people fetishizing those scenes and buying all of the action figures depicting that character in that particular moment because it's "sexy".

Even still, I don't think the slave outfit by itself is necessarily offensive. I just think the obsession with it prevents other, more iconic outfits from getting the spotlight.

Another great post.