Speaking of facts, let's take another look at this situation that has so many grown men's panties in a bunch.
The Huffinton Post, in response to interpretive commentary from a movie critic, posed the question to the Kasdans: "I asked them about Lando's possible sexual fluidity. Is he pansexual?" J. Kasdan answered, and did so in a politically sensitive way. Both Huffinton Post and The Hollywood Reporter posted articles about the interview, spinning the sexuality controversy, and it clearly worked as intended. How is Kasdan, or KK, or Disney responsible for starting the controversy, or pushing some agenda here? Because the answer was politically sensitive to current social issues? Because Kasdan *may* have actually thought about it previously? How else should the question have been answered?
How doess saying "There is a fluidity to Donald and Billy Dee's [portrayal of Lando's] sexuality" (the actual interview quote) equate to "Kasdan goes on to say, that not only is Donald Glover's Lando gay, but so is Billy Dee William's Lando"? That's a big jump from "fluidity" to straight-up "gay". Words and interpretations are being inserted/projected here, and not by the people in question. Or, is this just a total misunderstanding of the concept of sexual fluidity, combined with intolerance?
Is the term "pansexual" (again, not even introduced by either Kasdan, but the Huffinton Post interviewer) another point of confusion? In the context of Star Wars, unlike the real world, where there are endless possibilities of sentient beings, regardless of gender, humanoid or non-humanoid species, and even droid relationships to consider, I seems to me that "pansexual" is the most obvious and fitting term to use. Or is any sexuality beyond the hetero human-human situation getting lumped into the "gay" category somehow?
What about the hosts in Westworld? Is sexuality with these robots different, just because the robots are attempting to mimic humans? Does that make it kosher?
If it is back to the retcon argument, then where do we draw the line for what can be done to expand a character before it becomes a retcon? If Lando flirts with a blond humanoid female, would that be out of character or a retcon, since we only ever saw him flirt with a brunette humanoid female previously? Or, would that be acceptable because it doesn't offend certain people's personal sensibilities?
I bet some some the people crying foul over this wouldn't have any problem with an actual retcon where Lando takes the "red pill" and begins to understand how the feminist SJW forces in the galaxy are trying to marginalize him and take away his Force-given rights to dominate women the way the Force intended, and the way the humanoid females all really want it but have been brainwashed against by the Dark Side. They would be jerking off, all over their parents' basements. :lol
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