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This is the kind of hostility I’m talking about.
You asked for examples, I gave examples, but they’re not good enough because they were telling the truth that Kylo is more important and the examples aren’t fans specifically saying “I want to see Finn sidelined because he’s black and I hate black people. White power!” That’s not how the vast majority of fandom racism works. It’s about implicit prioritization of whiteness, which is exactly what has been happening in the Star Wars fandom since January ‘16.
Wanting Finn to be treated like the main character he is is not using him as a weapon. Neither is noticing that, like Black characters in virtually every fandom, Finn is treated like he doesn’t matter, is boring, and is unnecessary. That’s not a weapon.
Reylo shippers saying Finn should have his “own movie” when he’s already the male protagonist in the ST (yes, including TLJ) is not supporting Finn, it’s supporting the idea that Finn doesn’t matter to the ST and would be a better character if he was cut out of it to focus on a character who just happens to be a white guy (what.are.the.odds). It’s not pro Finn. It’s same shit, different day.
To the person you’re replying to, literally the entire structure of The Last Jedi is based on the idea that Rey, Finn, and Poe are the new trio and the main characters. They are split up, each getting their own storyline, then brought back together for the big finale, with a camera panning over them saying they have everything they need…
Like, jeepers, Kylo exists to be the central conflict of Rey’s storyline just as Holdo is for Poe’s, and the unjust economic systems + Phasma is for Finn’s. And yeah, he got more screentime this time around because Rey’s story wound up becoming Luke’s story as well, and Kylo got to play double-villain as well. But stop looking at the awful posters and marketing and actually pay attention to how the film was built. Rey, Finn, and Poe are the main characters. Kylo is the villain who serves as the primary antagonist and foil to the main characters. That makes him important, yes, but he’s not a part of the new trio. Which is, again, Rey, Finn, and Poe.
Luke’s big speech spells it out, too. “This is not the end of the Resistance” (shot of Poe), “The war isn’t over” (shot of Finn), and “I am not the last jedi” (shot of Rey).
Oh, so Finn, Poe, and Rey were expressly made the heroic trio unlike what dipshits were saying about Finn, Rey, and “Ben” being a trio? 😂
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