The official Facebook page of the sci-fi movie gives a perfect response to a sexist comment about Gwendoline Christie's Captain Phasma.
- Aug 29, 2015
AceShowbiz - Being a timeless sci-fi franchise is not without obstacles. The legendary "Star Wars" series recently got a sexist comment from a fan about a character in the upcoming "Star Wars: The Force Awakens". Someone dropped an unlikely comment in the movie's Facebook page, but the administrator for the official page managed respond to the comment in a perfect way.
The "Star Wars" Facebook page shared a really amazing fan art which features the future queen of the galaxy, Captain Phasma, played by "Game of Thrones" actress Gwendoline Christie. Phasma wears a silver armor with a black cape in the photo.
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Twitter user Amber Gordon noticed that someone had made a reductive comment about the character. She then uploaded the screen capture of the comment on her account because the comment has been deleted.
Not to be sexist but pic.twitter.com/1oMgXN8maW
— Amber Gordon (@missambear) August 28, 2015
The commenter left a pretty sexist comment on the photo. "Not to be sexist but it's really hard to tell that's female armor for me," wrote the dude. However, it seemed like "Star Wars" team had plenty of perfect strategies to handle that kind of problem. "It's armor. On a woman. It doesn't have to look feminine," the page replied perfectly. The reply makes a perfect sense because Phasma may not care if she looks feminine, but she cares if she's protected.
"The Force Awakens" also stars Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis and Domhnall Gleeson. The sci-fi movie will hit U.S. theaters on December 18.