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Feminist Joy at Rumored ‘First Female’ Star Wars Droid
Heat Street ^ | February 15, 2017 | Staff

Posted on 02/17/2017 10:40:35 AM PST by C19fan

Feminists were celebrating a fresh victory for equality as rumors began to circulate that the Star Wars movies will feature a female droid for the first time.

Casting for the upcoming Han Solo origin movie is underway, and reportedly involves a major part for droids who are female.

(Excerpt) Read more at heatst.com ...


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: feminism
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To: C19fan

Would a manufactured male robot who identifies as a female robot count?

How about a male human who identifies as a female robot? Given the breadth and depth of human depravity, I am sure such an individual exists.


61 posted on 02/17/2017 11:25:03 AM PST by Haiku Guy
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To: ExGeeEye

Also, wasn’t there an attending robot/droid that seems female in the scene where Padme gives birth to Luke and Leia in Ep. III?


62 posted on 02/17/2017 11:25:38 AM PST by agatheringstorm
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To: KC_Lion
"TrannyBot"


63 posted on 02/17/2017 11:25:53 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Mine says I’m driving too fast and no way was that a full stop back there...


64 posted on 02/17/2017 11:26:44 AM PST by Haiku Guy
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To: EQAndyBuzz

When I switch my GPS to a female voice, it just keeps asking me if the paint job makes the car look fat ...


65 posted on 02/17/2017 11:27:32 AM PST by BlueLancer (Ex Scientia Tridens)
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To: Haiku Guy

When I switch my GPS to a female voice, it just tells me that I only keep her because of her knobs and buttons ....


66 posted on 02/17/2017 11:29:10 AM PST by BlueLancer (Ex Scientia Tridens)
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To: agatheringstorm

You win. You are King of the Nerds.

67 posted on 02/17/2017 11:30:00 AM PST by Haiku Guy
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To: BenLurkin

Now I’m gonna have to watch Metropolis...


68 posted on 02/17/2017 11:30:45 AM PST by PLMerite
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To: ExGeeEye

Good catch!


69 posted on 02/17/2017 11:32:05 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BlueLancer

70 posted on 02/17/2017 11:35:12 AM PST by Haiku Guy
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To: Haiku Guy
Love it ... should be labeled

Stimulation control box

71 posted on 02/17/2017 11:37:21 AM PST by BlueLancer (Ex Scientia Tridens)
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To: KarlInOhio
Just look at the “data probe” picture. It’s practically roboporn. :-)

I LOL'd as soon as I saw your picture of R2D2 (I remembered that scene)

72 posted on 02/17/2017 11:39:35 AM PST by COBOL2Java (1 Tim 2:1-3)
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To: PLMerite

Best “Metropolis” trailer imo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R-aDUVgV4s


73 posted on 02/17/2017 11:40:28 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: C19fan

Imagine they’re disappointment when they find out that female Droid is actually a transgender with a bolt on/bolt of


74 posted on 02/17/2017 11:42:08 AM PST by tophat9000 (Tophat9000)
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To: C19fan
Back in 1965 there was SF-709 on TV...


75 posted on 02/17/2017 11:42:23 AM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: C19fan

I always thought of droids as asexual, until Data.


76 posted on 02/17/2017 11:43:01 AM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: C19fan
Hookerbot was ahead of her time
77 posted on 02/17/2017 11:45:15 AM PST by Emergencyawesome
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To: BenLurkin
Is that supposed to be sexy or is she having a stroke?
78 posted on 02/17/2017 11:45:47 AM PST by tophat9000 (Tophat9000)
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To: C19fan

They already had a female robot in the prequels - it was played by Natalie Portman.


79 posted on 02/17/2017 11:47:07 AM PST by thoughtomator (Purple: the color of sedition)
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To: mrsmith

Ha! There’s some videos of the old “My Living Doll’ on Youtube...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gWxyz0XemA


80 posted on 02/17/2017 11:49:16 AM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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