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They can't both wield their own blue lightsabers? He wields one, given that she's probably related to one person or another who is strong with the Force, it was fairly evident that she would pick one up anyway. Let the story take it there, it sounds like fun.

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

I'd like to believe that artistic integrity would win the day, and that a character survives the film's plotline simply because they are supposed to, and not because it will ruffle a few people's feathers with agendas if they don't because of the character's skin color. However, with this new era of "trying to please everyone" and political correctness, it's hard to believe in anything but. Just yesterday, I was reading a story about how Captain Phasma was originally written as a male character, and was shoehorned into becoming a female character after people were nitpicking the cast of SW:TFA not having enough women roles. (For me, I really don't care if it's a man, female, or alien under the chrome armor.) I couldn't help but shake my head when I read that.

This is very well said, and I find myself agreeing with all of it. The angst leveled at Whedon especially was head scratching, being the champion of womens' rights that he is. I never thought lamenting her sterility made Widow a weaker character, I thought it gave her something for people to connect to. Motherhood is an almost supernatural force, and I thought the scene was moving.
We don't live in a time where a fictional character can be judged or killed off based on their own merits or failings. Real, actual people aren't evaluated in totality through their own qualifications. Still! It's nearly 2016 and we're not even close to that. The backlash if Finn died would be raucous, despite Abrams himself noting that the Star Wars franchise was too damn white. I don't know the character, but the actor seems like a funny and charismatic dude, so it would certainly suck to lose him. This is the gargantuan double-edged sword that is social media - people cluster together and are zealous to find something that makes them angry. There is no immediate solution to any of this because there is no method of making people less stupid.

I don't want the angst of misguided people shaping artistic endeavors. It doesn't matter how much good will Abrams has earned through his numerous success, because he still can't get others to view these characters through the same neutral prism. And that's why he has to be cautious. It's unfortunate.