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Director of next “Star Wars” movie says her goal is to “make men uncomfortable”

Wokeness overload...

Newsroom January 9 11:11

If I’m Kathleen Kennedy, then I have no choice but to fire Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. No offence to the filmmaker, but, we’re just three days into the new year, and she’s turning into a PR nightmare for Disney and LucasFilm.

Star Wars fans, the crazed, hyperventilating kind, and there are millions of them, are already scarred by the last trilogy, spearheaded by Rian Johnson’s full-on assault on their childhood. The last thing they want is to hear Obaid-Chinoy saying that her goal is to “make men uncomfortable.”

That’s literally what Obaid-Chinoy said in a recently unearthed clip that’s gone viral on social media:

I like to make men uncomfortable. I enjoy making men uncomfortable […] It’s only when you’re uncomfortable and have to have difficult conversations that you will, perhaps, look at yourself in the mirror and not like the reflection.

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I’m starting to wonder if Obaid-Chinoy has even seen a Star Wars movie, and I honestly would not be surprised if she hasn’t. Just a few days ago, she stated, “it’s about time that a woman” shaped a Star Wars movie — completely unaware of Princess Leia? Rey?

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