So glad to see Boba Fett wearing a Kama is now official.

Boba showing respect to the Tuskens that took him into their tribe while simultaneously paying homage to his Mandalorian Heritage….

After tracking down & finally regaining his Mandalorian Armor, Boba Fett's Kama was originally his Tusken robes, with an opening on the right side to allow access to his blaster pistol. Some time later, Boba styled it to look more like the traditional Mandalorian Kama.

"I did research on the culture and environment of Tusken Raiders; I researched [the] 'sand people.' That is what Luke Skywalker calls them, 'sand people.' Anyway, my goal was to avoid ASL (American Sign Language); I made sure it became Tusken sign language based on their culture and environment."

"We kept it really simple in terms of the hand shapes that were used. When the Tusken sees the Mandalorian, this is the sign: using this flat hand shape, it outlines the gaps in the Mandalorian's helmet."

Like... I like them a lot? Why do people not? Like them? Or was I just surrounded by the few people who didn't?

Hello! Yep, I think I can :)

You can see it as mirroring the real world in language and understanding a bit more of the background of the Tuskens and how they were inspired by the Indigenous People of Americas.

Basically, in the OT and Prequels, we are told they are barbaric tribes who kill the people of Tatooine. But that is very much based on old Western movies that villainized tribes. They were evil, point and stop (despite Anakin saying he killed the women and the children--Padme accepted it as fine because they were made as an evil group). As more Legends and expansions of the galaxy started (like the Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett) the background of the Tuskens came to light in that they are the natives of Tatooine but then was colonized. It's showing layers and historic context of the people and now just enslavers, kidnappers, and killers to the "innocent folk" of Tatooine and just didn't want to "share".

So, much like how people have started to stop saying "Indians" and instead say "Native Americans" or "Indigenous People" etc. people are doing the same for the Tuskens. Even within a fandom space, they are evolving in how they want to explore certain people within this universe.

No Character Bashing in the reblogs. It's a heavy subject and one of contention, but please keep all discussion of Anakin's actions civil. This is about Palpatine, not Anakin.

* this includes the kidnapping, the start of the war, Anakin's uncharacteristic visions, and the moment of death itself