{"id":2261358,"date":"2024-06-06T13:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T17:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-acolyte-creator-slammed-for-making-gayest-star-wars-ever-and-fans-have-had-enough\/"},"modified":"2024-06-06T13:20:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T17:20:51","slug":"the-acolyte-creator-slammed-for-making-gayest-star-wars-ever-and-fans-have-had-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-acolyte-creator-slammed-for-making-gayest-star-wars-ever-and-fans-have-had-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"The Acolyte&#8217; Creator Criticized for Crafting &#8216;Most LGBTQ+ Star Wars&#8217; &#8211; Fans Are Fed Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-acolyte-creator-slammed-for-making-gayest-star-wars-ever-and-fans-have-had-enough%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2261358&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The new Disney+ series &#8220;The Acolyte&#8221; has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nobel-peace-prize-the-most-controversial-winners\/\" title=\"Nobel Peace Prize: The Most Controversial Winners\">stirred controversy<\/a> \u2063for \u200dits LGBTQ+ representation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-takes-flack-and-praise-for-attending-celebration-bowl-such-a-howard-girl\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris faces criticism and admiration for attending Celebration Bowl: 'A true Howard alum\">sparking mixed reactions<\/a> among fans. Creator Leslye Headland, open about incorporating LGBT themes, received both support and criticism. Despite the show&#8217;s bold direction, it faces scrutiny \u2063for deviating from the traditional &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; narrative and introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-passes-883-7b-defense-bill-with-5-2-pay-raise-for-service-members\/\" title=\"Senate approves 3.7B Defense Bill, includes 5.2% pay raise for service members\">divisive elements<\/a>. The Disney+ series &#8220;The\u2064 Acolyte&#8221; sparked debate with\u200c its LGBTQ+ representation, leading to \u2063varied\u2062 fan responses. Creator Leslye Headland&#8217;s inclusion of LGBT \u2062themes garnered \u2064both\u2064 praise and backlash. However, the show&#8217;s departure from the traditional &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; storyline \u2062and introduction of divisive elements have come under scrutiny from viewers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/schang\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/schang\/%20\"><span>Samantha Chang<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 6, 2024 at 7:44am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The new Disney+ series \u201cThe Acolyte\u201d was scorched on social media for promoting itself as the \u201cgayest \u2018Star Wars\u2019 yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Acolyte\u201d creator Leslye Headland, a lesbian, essentially admitted the latest spinoff of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-evangelicals-are-americas-taliban-actors-journalists-equate-american-christians-to-the-taliban\/\" title=\"\u2018Christian Evangelicals Are America\u2019s Taliban\u2019: Actors, Journalists Equate American Christians To The Taliban\">sci-fi series<\/a> is infused with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disney-inserts-lgbt-jedi-childrens-star-wars-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBT themes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople have told me that it\u2019s the gayest \u2018Star Wars\u2019 ever, and I\u2019m frankly into it,\u201d Headland told Drew Taylor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/the-acolyte-gayest-star-wars-amandla-stenberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheWrap<\/a> in a recent interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Acolyte\u201d co-star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/actress-claims-new-star-wars-show-makes-franchise-safe-black-nerds-gets-roasted-black-nerds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amandla Stenberg<\/a> chimed in to say, \u201cI think that \u2018Star Wars\u2019 is so gay already.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Headland seemed to agree, saying, \u201cAre you telling me with a straight face that C-3PO is straight? I think it\u2019s canon that R2-D2 is a lesbian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, C-3PO and R2-D2 are droids from the beloved original \u201cStar Wars\u201d trilogy.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, TheWrap posted an excerpt of its interview on X with a caption that gushed, \u201cWe are happy to report that #TheAcolyte is \u201carguably the gayest #StarWars\u201d yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are happy to report that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheAcolyte?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheAcolyte<\/a> is \u201carguably the gayest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarWars?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StarWars<\/a>\u201d yet. \ud83c\udf08 Happy Pride Month! \ud83d\ude09 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3oJSykc4Kq\">pic.twitter.com\/3oJSykc4Kq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TheWrap (@TheWrap) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheWrap\/status\/1798118535987876159?\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>OutKick\u2019s David Hookstead slammed the new show for being a depraved bastardization of the iconic \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mma-fighter-rants-disney-ruining-star-wars-joe-rogans-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Star Wars<\/a>\u201d franchise.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Is wokeness ruining TV shows?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIs Disney interested in making sure nobody wants to watch anything the company produces?\u201d he wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/culture\/leslye-headland-amandla-stenberg-star-wars-the-acolyte-gay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commentary<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsn\u2019t \u2018Star Wars\u2019 supposed to be a sci-fi universe meant to entertain kids?\u201d Hookstead said. \u201cIs it really appropriate to push sexuality in a \u2018Star Wars\u2019 series on children? Absolutely not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that Headland previously worked for four years as the <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/article\/2012\/02\/28\/harvey-weinsteins-former-personal-assistant-writes-tell-all-play-sorta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">personal assistant<\/a> of convicted sex offender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disneys-new-star-wars-show-curious-creator-past-weinstein-connection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvey Weinstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hookstead said \u201cThe Acolyte\u201d is so far removed from the original \u201cStar Wars\u201d that it bears almost no resemblance to the trilogy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe original saga wasn\u2019t woke at all, and is viewed as one of the greatest achievements in cinema history,\u201d he wrote. \u201cNow, we have people from \u2018The Acolyte\u2019 claiming characters from the old movies are gay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rainbow-mouse-logo-spotted-pride-parade-reveals-disney-kleenex-gone-lgbt-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBT propaganda<\/a> being cheerfully pushed by Disney was roasted on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Acolyte is a queer, Marxist vandalization of the myth of Star Wars,\u201d The Babylon Bee managing editor Joel Berry wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn The Acolyte, the Force is a metaphor for cultural hegemonic power,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Jedi are a metaphor for cisgender white oppressors who hoard the power for themselves. Yes, it really is that obnoxious and stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Acolyte is a queer, Marxist vandalization of the myth of Star Wars. In The Acolyte, the Force is a metaphor for cultural hegemonic power. The Jedi are a metaphor for cisgender white oppressors who hoard the power for themselves. Yes, it really is that obnoxious and stupid. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kUOV2CDX15\">pic.twitter.com\/kUOV2CDX15<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joel Berry (@JoelWBerry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoelWBerry\/status\/1798332506640626023?\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another commenter pointed out the absurdity of \u201cThe Acolyte,\u201d which has a scene where a fire erupts \u2014 in outer space.<\/p>\n<p>For reference, fires can\u2019t start in space because there\u2019s no oxygen in a vacuum.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is what happens when you put a chick in it and make it lame &#038; gay.<\/p>\n<p>Fire\u2026<br \/> In space\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The Acolyte lol. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ystOPMPEbO\">pic.twitter.com\/ystOPMPEbO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ZNO \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@therealZNO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therealZNO\/status\/1798335235706519838?\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One \u201cStar Wars\u201d fan mocked \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-star-wars-no-good-bad-sets-jedi-order-oppressors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Acolyte<\/a>\u201d co-star Charlie Barnett for proclaiming that Anakin Skywalker blew up the Death Star.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Luke Skywalker was the culprit.<\/p>\n<p>This egregious faux pas was so mind-boggling that it was the subject of a lengthy and emotional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/saltierthancrait\/comments\/1d51kew\/anakin_blowing_up_the_death_star_real_quote_from\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit thread<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">During their scintillating press tour where people who worked on The Acolyte explain to everybody who the REAL Star Wars fans are, Charlie Barnett says that Anakin blew up the Death Star. It\u2019s not a slip of the tongue, he says it twice. He\u2019s proud of this insight. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GVVgzG0WMz\">pic.twitter.com\/GVVgzG0WMz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rick Worley (@bloodoftheland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bloodoftheland\/status\/1796639251326808444?\">May 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe Acolyte,\u201d which premiered Tuesday, now joins an excruciatingly long string of TV shows and films that have been destroyed by the insidious pervasion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/childrens-show-host-invites-dylan-mulvaney-songs-littles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">left-wing propaganda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How many more unwatchable bombs have to implode at the box office or on the small screen before Hollywood executives get it through their thick skulls that audiences want to be entertained, not indoctrinated?<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45423\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/schang\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45423\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45423\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45423\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45423\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Samantha Chang is a political commentator, lawyer and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teacher-investigated-after-movie-she-showed-in-classroom-takes-shot-at-christian-school-board-member\/\" title=\"Teacher Investigated After Movie She Showed in Classroom, Takes Shot at Christian School Board Member\">financial editor<\/a> in NYC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Samantha Chang is a politics writer, lawyer and financial editor based in NYC. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a commentary by Samantha Chang on June 6, 2024, at 7:44 am, the Disney+ show &#8220;The Acolyte&#8221; faced backlash online for marketing itself as the &#8220;gayest &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; to date.&#8221; Creator Leslye Headland, who is a lesbian, acknowledged that the series embraces LGBT elements, responding to feedback received on this aspect<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2011,"featured_media":2261359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Acolyte.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2261358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Acolyte.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2261358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2261358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2261358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2261359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2261358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2261358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2261358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}