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Another contrarian one from 2002
Sam F — (archived)

Enjoy.

And now for something completely different - Psssst! Lucas is a RACIST!

Check the sidebar. As a Kiwi who's never met a Latino, but seen plenty on TV and on the big screen, could people here please let know if part-Maori Temuera Morrison, who plays Jango Fett, looks "totally Latino"? I don't really see it myself.

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On the other hand, there's Kiwi actor, Cliff Curtis, who's also at least part-Maori and can look Latino (like in Collateral Damage) or Arab (like in Three Kings).

This I don't get, though:

A flabbergasted Lucasfilm spokeswoman, Jeanne Cole, says "This is the first we've heard of this. Star Wars," she says, "is a fantasy movie filled with creatures and aliens from all different planets and universes and galaxies."

Well, it can't be argued this is the first time it's been alleged the new Star Wars movies perpetuate racist stereotypes, since the article itself refers to the controversy over "Jar Jar The Rasta".

Also, she doesn't seem to know her Star Wars very well - it takes place in a galaxy far, far away, and there is no indication the creatures featured come from other galaxies, let alone, other universes.

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