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Tricia Joins RebelForce Radio’s Clone Wars Declassified: The Disappeared

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This weekend I had the pleasure of recording an episode of RebelForce Radio’s Clone Wars Declassified with host Jason Swank and guests Paul Bateman and Grant Gould. Our discussion focused on the two-part arc The Disappeared from the Lost Missions, or better known as the Mace/Jar Jar stories. Considering no one on the panel seemed to be big fans of either character, we all enjoyed the space adventure tone and the interaction between the pair.

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Let the Ladies Dance

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In the last two weeks, the topic of which Star Wars characters are recognizable to casual fans of the franchise has come up twice. Both times, it sparked fan reaction because the consequences of “recognizability” result in the representation of more male characters than female ones. That’s not to say it isn’t a longstanding truth of Star Wars that male characters have been represented in the galaxy far, far away. Having blogged about the topic for a few years now, though, it’s clearly a truth to me that because “recognizability” has been viewed through a distinctively male lens, this has created a cycle where it’s difficult for female characters to gain traction.

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