An Anti Social Person Is Not A Bad Person

Quinlan sewing fox toys for Fox.

Ahsoka's dresses making more sense as she gets older because she made them herself. And as ridiculous as it was, a tube top & skirt was the easiest combo a 14 year old could make.

(In a happier world, thinking about the Jedi teaching their clones how to sew after the war, because while the clones can sew it wasn't for aesthetic purposes. Just for survival. The Kaminoans never really taught them how.

And when the clones are eventually do make their own money, and are granted their rights, refusing gifts from the Jedi when they can and actually buying their work. Because it's good fucking work.)

Imagining hours where the Jedi will sit in silence and just sew and embroidery their work. Sew together, alone.

Sew blankets, sew clothes, sew dolls, sew every and anything. Embroidery when they're done.

Teach sewing as stress relief. Teach their troopers sewing as stress relief. Do it themselves.

And years after the Fall of the Jedi, their embroidery and clothing being put in museums, respected. years of handmade and handsewn art and clothing displayed for all to see.

"Jedi Cloak by Jedi Master Shaak-Ti" "Obi-Wan Kenobi's thimble" "Stuffed Animal for a youngling by Yoda" "Mace Windu's portable sewing kit" "Gift to a trooper by Plo Koon"

I had a thought, that what if because the Jedi keep their younglins so close and secure in the Temple, that when they first get released into the world as padawans... they are the creepiest lil fuckers you will ever meet.

Cause Imagine growing up in the Jedi Temple, there probably weren't many bounderies between people. You have highly empathetic telepathic babies and children all congregated in a smallish space. The Creche Masters must be constantly stepping and helping with a child's shielding. hell telepathic communication of emotions is probably a first languange to Jedi children. Able to communicate and understand just through the emotions the other lets out into the Force.

Then you have on the more physical side of things, especially if you fall into the group that hc the Jedi younglings would sleep in little creche piles. But even outside of that, touch is a very grounding thing. And being grounded in the moment is very important when dealing with children that may experience visions, or overstimulation with all the extra sensery input the force may feed em. Big, secure, tight hugs that encompased the child like a massive pressure stim was probably a regulare occurance.

And then you take these children, who probably have not been outside the temple hardly ever, who are used to a society of contact and connection, and you toss em into universe with 1 (one) perental figure to teach them the ways of normal society.

(And depending on the Master the Padawan would get, would greatly impact their views on what "normal societal interactions" look like)

But before the Master can start to socialize the kid, just imagine how off putting they would be. They are just constantly staring, watching. and they always just know things. "I'm sorry about your father" "how did you know he died?" "You feel sad". These kids are sneaking up on everyone, they just appear suddenly. they'll just turn to you and deadpan tell you that you will die in the next month. and they are all so freaking adorable but that doesn't take away the fact that everytime you make eyecontact you have to abort a flinch and the raw power in the too knowing eyes.

To me, once they started to realize the astonishing amount of raw power Anakin had, plus the equally impressive intelligence, military strategy and flexibility, the Council also came to understand quite soon how convenient it was for them to preserve and consolidate his slave mindset, given how useful and exploitable it was, especially if juxtaposed to what Anakin could and would have been if provided with the right emotional and psychological tools to gain real mental freedom. I mean, in another world, in another life, if he hadn’t been coerced and browbeaten into deference, obedience and fear of authority since he was an infant, he would have been a fucking revolutionary. Because his original, natural temperament wasn’t a passive, indifferent or opportunistic one; it was those of an idealist, a dreamer, a freedom fighter. Do not forget how we meet him. “I am a person”. And yes, that was only a defiantly illusion, a kind of stubborn denial mechanism he was using as an anchor to keep going, ‘cause he was perfectly sure of his commodity-like status, but still it’s very telling of Anakin’s burning inner resilience. His best dream, the one that he probably whispered to the stars every night, the one he carved in his heart and branded in his mind when he left his mother and Tatooine behind—well, that dream was nothing less than freeing the slaves. I could go on and on to list all the things that would have made him a dissident and a change-igniter in a better world and a healthier situation, but I’ll keep the longer, in-depth version for when I’ll manage to conclude and publish that draft. The core is that Yoda saw this. He sensed Anakin’s fear, his anger, his attachment to Shmi and his turmoil, true, but the worst thing he sensed was his unorthodoxy. His resistance. The firm spark in his eyes when it comes to his ideals and goals. Now, if you’re asking, no. I’m not saying that Anakin Skywalker was a rebel. Here comes the sad part. The Council easily sensed something else, too: how easy it was to crush that sparkle. How prone to indoctrination and conditioning Anakin could be if only that enslaved mentality was maintained instead of healed. It’s the same vulnerability Palpatine seized upon—one of the many he fermented, at least (help, I’m going to end up blasted for this comparison). Now, I’m not saying that the Jedi Council was on the same level of Darth Sidious, nor that they were on a similar quest for power, but it’s undeniable that they were a para-governamental/religious/above the law secretive totalitarian-like organization in charge of way too many things. It’s also undeniable that pretty much everyone was a disposable asset to them, and Anakin particularly so because the general accepted belief was that he was the Chosen One indeed, thus being literally a tool to send here or there to fulfil their precious prophecy. Also, an excellent soldier to be sent here or there to win their precious battles. And so on. It was way more easy for them to keep him locked in deference and submissive behaviour through repeated abuses like the one you mentioned (or by applying the double standard according to which Ahsoka’s vision are worth acting upon while Anakin’s are just a pretext to destroy validation of his emotional state, i.e. his identity as a person and not as a Jedi).

Well, I know, I’m salty. And probably this analysis is quite gross and not so great because I feel like I haven’t explained it well and I have so many other things to add that still need to be neatly listed in my mind.

If you subscribe to the theory that the Jedi operated as a cult, it gets even more obvious.

Independent thought, obeying your master, needing permission to act or travel are things common to slaves and Jedi. they turned Anakin into a tool because that’s what the Jedi were: tools of the Council and Senate. Disposable, not unlike slaves.

If any of us were to care for a child rescued from slavery, if would do our best to make sure they understand concepts like free well, self-value, self-esteem, etc. but that was never a concern for the Jedi because they didn’t fully understand it either. They were indoctrinate to believe their individual will was meaningless compared to the will of the Force (Council). What the individual wanted didn’t matter. The Jedi were not equipped to deal with a former slaves because they knew very little about real freedom. They were as trapped as Anakin. The only difference is that the Jedi never knew they were “slaves”.

Let’s play the biggest game of kick the can on the internet.

a town called stagnation ch2

Little Obi-Wan has my entire heart I want to squish him what do you mean you won't let him keep the sheep

I think I cried like every chapter don't look at me I'm a softie