hello there

This is mainly a star wars blog, plus random things I enjoy.

You can call me Took or Newt, and refer to me using they/them pronouns.

Things to know about me in regards to star wars:

I love the themes and worldbuilding established by Lucas, particularly in the first 6 movies. This means that:

I love that the Force is clearly divided between the Light and the Dark, and that the Light is selflessness and goodness, while the Dark is selfishness and suffering.

I love the Jedi as they are in the movies. I love that they are modeled after Buddhist monks, that they practice non-attachment, that they practice managing one’s emotions, that they live in community together where they all look out for one another and collectively teach the younger generations while also respecting the older generations instead of getting married and raising children in nuclear families.

I love all the members of the Jedi Council, who are in the movies shown to be wise and kind and even a bit mischievous.

I have NO INTEREST in material (be it legends, disney canon, or fan-made) that erases the Eastern influences that inspired the Jedi and turns them into either a) cold, detached people sitting in a tower or b) redefines “attachment” to mean anything other than the Buddhist sense of the word or c) has Jedi get married and discover what they really need is romance and nuclear families. I have yet to see any material do any of those things without being racist or ableist or pushing amatonormativity.

Always preferring m/f ships and disliking m/m ships: possibly indicative of internalized homophobia