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Star Wars Fandom, Last Jedi Backlash, and Grown Men Who Care Too Much

from The Men Behind The Boys · #102

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Tim mocks the adult fandom obsessing over Star Wars: The Last Jedi and the online harassment of an Asian actress, arguing grown men shouldn't be finding meaning in franchise media instead of building families.

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  • 23:23Disney fucked them over.
  • 23:37Tim, at 34, questions why he gives a shit about Star Wars when he should have a family and tight-knit group instead of finding meaning in basic cable.
  • 24:01Disney attacking their supposed fans by calling them racist over The Last Jedi backlash is a valid point, but it's a hot take.
  • 25:18Star Wars fans obsessively create hundreds of YouTube videos analyzing The Last Jedi, all saying the same thing.
  • 25:55Disney's Twitter feed called out fans for racism, though the actual racist tweets were from only 39 people.
  • 26:18Grown men complaining about Star Wars quality are just losers who should be doing something else in life.
  • 26:31Tim points out there's nothing better to do than go on Reddit for 90 hours, so he understands the appeal.
  • 26:46Tim doesn't want action figures from movies he likes, distinguishing himself from the obsessive fan type.
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