Star Wars defined popular, big-screen science fiction. Still, what
many viewers best recall is assertive, hilarious Leia, the
diminutive princess with a giant blaster who had to save them all.
As the 1977 film arrived, women were marching for equality and
demanding equal pay, with few onscreen role models. Leia echoed
their struggle and showed them what they could be. Two more films
joined in, though by the early eighties, post-feminism was pushing
back and shoving the tough heroine into her pornographic gold
bikini. After a sixteen-year gap, the prequels catered to a far
different audience. Queen Amidala's decoy power originates in how
dominated she is by her massive royal gowns. This obsession with
fashion but also costuming as a girly superpower fits well with the
heroines of the time. The third wavers filled the screens with
glamorous, mighty girls - strong but not too strong, like the
idealistic teen Ahsoka of Clone Wars. However, space colonialism,
abusive romance, and sacrifice left these characters a work in
progress. Finally, the sequel era has introduced many more women to
fill the galaxy: Rey, Jyn, Rose, Maz, Qi'ra, Val, L3-37, Captain
Phasma, Admiral Holdo, and of course General Leia. Making women the
central warriors and leaders while keeping them powerful and
nonsexualized emphasizes that they can share in the franchise
instead of supporting male Jedi. There's also more diversity,
though it's still imperfect. Hera and Sabine on the spinoff cartoon
Rebels and the many girls in the new franchise Forces of Destiny
round out the era, along with toys, picture books, and other
hallmarks of a new, more feminist fourth wave for the franchise.
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