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ahsoka-in-a-hood · 1 year ago

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There's definitely something about the how the colonialism vibes of both Naboo and Tatooine, and Padme and Anakin when they discuss The Massacre, do all sort of fit together to paint a picture of some sort. (I mean Naboo was quite extraordinary really, they weren't even in contact with the indigenous people.)

and the way that fits with the whole picture of the republic and Padme's role

And it does have me sitting there squinting about how much was intentional commentary occasionally

#because of reasons a lot of my notes have been a mix of Padme love and also Padme revulsion and general tusken discourse #i get it #i get all of it #because i can see she was an actual champion of democracy and the mouthpiece of a lot of the politics and almost the hero of the republic #and so on #and then her flaws. frequently they mirror anakin's. but then they are also............. really good examples of some of the pitfalls of #american liberal politics and stuff #anyway i'm just scolling through notes sometimes and noting strong opinions and feeling generally ambivalent.#and i don't have handy author notes to consult on. how much of that was authorial racism and how much wasn't.#remember that one deleted scene where she talked about her time volunteering. god that was cringey.

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