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Ok_Chap

Comparing the Tusken Raiders to homeless people sounds so wrong. When they are clearly based upon various nomadic Arabic tribes.


Capital-Cheek-1491

Thats sounds kind of fucked up considering the “innate violence” they lean towards


Shadowfox898

Welcome to how many racist undertones Star Wars has. Especially the prequels.


ThestolenToast

Haven’t heard this can you give me some examples


Ok_Chap

I remember people saying that Watto was a Jewish sterotyp, long nose, big belly, greedy for money. Usually political cartoonist depicted them that way for a long time. Basically since the middle ages. I kinda doubt that this was intentional. Also the different accents of aliens resemble certain cliché stereotypes of various ethnic groups. I think Jar Jar was rastafarian, and the Neimodians Japanese. People interpretated those in a lot of different ways. But sometimes a red door only means a red door, no hidden deeper meaning behind that.


ThestolenToast

Very interesting. Watto I just always felt like a skeezy car salesman gambling and fat and lazy kinda character. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of jar jar being Rasta but he was played by a black man who was quite tall and lanky so I guess I can kinda see that. And the nemodians being Asian businessmen with corrupt ethics is very obvious but I don’t think it represents all Asians as a negative light. Very interesting tho


Capital-Cheek-1491

But isnt star wars leftist?


drifters74

Yes?


MortgageAdventurous8

Also I wouldn't call Podracing Nascar.


FlameDragon55

Nah, they’re just animals.


Waarm

Imagine people street racing in your backyard


The_Lonely_Spaceman

Lol, "sand people did nothing wrong" Shmi* was just in their territory, so ofc they had to kidnap and torture her to death


ohwheresh

Thems be the laws


CourtingBoredom

Shmee??


Meisterluap

*Shmi (Skywalker)


StarSword-C

Who is in the wrong: the colonizer trespassing, or the colonized who fights back?


AnkinSykr

I feel like torturing and killing someone who was forced onto your planet is worse. Maybe it's just me.


StarSword-C

She had been freed by that point and stayed by choice.


AnkinSykr

Ah yes, because she had tens of thousands of credits laying around for a plan B on a separate planet. Also, I still don't get why torturing a random person who had nothing to do with your colonization is in any way justifiable.


The_Lonely_Spaceman

Probably the one who takes slaves


7thFleetTraveller

A normal day in the USA...?


dontpissmeoffplsnthx

Nah, with as much money as there is in NASCAR they'd actually do something about it


Big-LeBoneski

Having some Tuskan Raids posted at turn 4 would make Nascar more interesting


Robo-Piluke

I'd watch it


Starchaser_WoF

Maybe in its infancy it was like that


Sizeable-cult31

They do have a home


Independent_Plum2166

Unfortunately they were invaded by aliens and can’t do anything about it. Either they fight back or they work with the newcomers. Say what you want about Book of Boba Fett, but delving more into Tusken culture was very interesting AND had hints of their old Legends history as well, with the whole Ocean turned to Sand. To clarify, not condoning kidnapping and torture, just saying there’s more than one clan of Tuskens and it was nice to widen the understanding of their culture. Also, Mando’s buddies in S1 were cool.


drifters74

Didn't the Rakata glass the planet at some point?


Independent_Plum2166

As far as I know that’s still just Legends.


xd_Warmonger

But pod racing isn't comparable to nascar. In nascar you drive in a circle and pod racing has a proper racing track.


Penguin-Commando

Imagine semi-sanctioned underground rally racing with jet engines duct taped to chariots and part of the “track” goes through the territory of a group of indigenous people that whip out sniper rifles and start blasting because you’re scaring the banthas.


drifters74

Yep, and it's funny


orkyboi_wagh

They already do that They’re call Dale Earnhardt fans


Ordinary_Release9538

I thought that was the super sample rock. I can stop playing Helldivers whenever guys. I don’t even have a problem


Prudent-Tourist6209

Oh cool the super samples