Rian Johnson Epic Response To Misogynistic Fan With Sexist Fan Edit Of The Last Jedi

Lucasfilm has taken a more feminist approach to the Star Wars franchise after Disney acquired the rights to the studio and its films, and while many appreciate the progressive strides that the studio's been making, some fanboys have done nothing but complain.

One certain misogynistic fanboy decided to express his distaste for the presence of female heroes by uploading his own fan-edit of The Last Jedi where he removes every scene featuring women like Rey (Daisy Ridley), Leia (Carrie Fisher), Admiral Holdo (Laura Dern) and Rose (Kelly Marrie Tran) on an illegal downloading site.

Uploaded by "the chauvinist cut," the edit of the film is only 47 minutes long and comes along with the description:

• "No whiny/reluctant/murderous psycho Luke.
• NO HALDO! [sic] She simply doesn't exist. Her whole subplot doesn't exist. The Kamikaze is carried out by Poe. ( = Poe dies.)
• Leia never scolds, questions nor demotes Poe.
• Lea dies. Kylo kills her.
• Kylo is more badass and much less conflicted and volatile.
• Kylo takes on more of Snoke's guards, Rey struggles with a single one.
• No bomber heroism by china girl in the beginning.
• No Canto Bight.
• No superpowered Rey.
• Luke is not a semi-force-ghost and is smashed by the first laser cannon shot. (sorry, I just had to!)
• Phasma is finished after the first blow by Finn. (Women are naturally weaker than men, she isn't force-sensitive, and we know nothing about any exo-skeleton in her suit)
• Asian chick speaks less, doesn't bully Finn, Finn doesn't try to escape, she is never formally introduced. She is just there and occasionally smiles at Finn or screams 'Finn!'. She has no sister. Serves her right for all the heinous stuff she did.
• Lots of little cuts reducing the number of female facial shots. Too many to count. (Pun intended.)
• Quite a few scenes rearranged so that the flow of the shortened movie is still somewhat coherent."

Johnson got wind of the fan-edit yesterday and decided to share his eloquent response to the misogynistic video by retweeting a post made by a female Star Wars fan and laughing at the fanboy's fragile sense of masculinity.

Mark Hamill also saw Johnson's tweet this morning and then added his own response littered with a hundred of cry-laughing emojis.

There's definitely a few misogynistic fanboys in the Star Wars fanbase, and it's good to see how Johnson and Mark Hamill reduce their efforts to laughter. It really isn't worth the time dealing with hardcore chauvinists like these.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is currently screening in cinemas.

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