{"id":2290250,"date":"2024-07-07T19:11:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T23:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-peterson-responds-after-villain-in-new-star-wars-release-appears-to-quote-him\/"},"modified":"2024-07-07T19:12:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T23:12:48","slug":"jordan-peterson-responds-after-villain-in-new-star-wars-release-appears-to-quote-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-peterson-responds-after-villain-in-new-star-wars-release-appears-to-quote-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Peterson Responds After Villain in New &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; Release Appears to Quote Him"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fjordan-peterson-responds-after-villain-in-new-star-wars-release-appears-to-quote-him%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=2290250&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>Conservative \u2064Canadian psychologist and podcaster Jordan Peterson responded to a villain in the Disney+ series &#8220;The Acolyte&#8221; who quoted him during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cruz-accuses-president-trump-of-using-irresponsible-rhetoric\/\" title=\"Sen. Cruz accuses President Trump of using \u2018irresponsible rhetoric\u2019\">recent episode<\/a>. The villain, played\u2063 by Manny Jacinto, restated a quote from Peterson, saying, &#8220;Even in the revelation of our \u200dtriumph, we see the depth of our despair.&#8221; Peterson shared in \u2063an interview his experiences with people \u2063who have been helped by his\u2063 teachings, overcoming struggles \u2062like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-irreversible-consequences-of-school-closures\/\" title=\"The Irreversible Consequences of School Closures\">suicidal thoughts<\/a> and despair. \u2062Peterson reacted to the \u200duse \u200cof his words in the show,\u2064 joking that he looms large in the imagination \u200dof woke\u200b Hollywood creators. The series has\u200b faced \u200ccriticism \u200cfor its perceived woke and\u200b LGBT themes, with the\u200b creator, Leslye Headland, admitting to infusing these elements into the show. \u200dSome have \u200dlabeled \u200bthe show as a queer, Marxist interpretation \u200bof the Star Wars myth. The show seems to have taken a\u200c quote about overcoming despair and \u200dturned it into a dark saying for a villain \u2062in the\u2062 series.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/%20\"><span>Randy DeSoto<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 7, 2024 at 3:15pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Conservative Canadian psychologist and Daily Wire podcast host Jordan Peterson responded to a villain in the new Disney+ \u201cStar Wars\u201d series \u201cThe Acolyte,\u201d who apparently quoted him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1610882\/the-acolyte-episode-5-villain-final-line-jordan-peterson-quote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Looper<\/a> first reported last week that in episode 5, Qimir, played by Manny Jacinto, restated nearly word-for-word something Peterson, a bestselling author, said during a 2022 interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven in the revelation of our triumph, we see the depth of our despair,\u201d Qimir said as the episode came to an end.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview on the British podcast \u201cThe Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jordan-peterson-stuns-mahers-audience-silence-explaining-dems-pay-price\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peterson<\/a> shared, \u201cWherever I go in the world people come up to me and \u2026 I wouldn\u2019t say they\u2019re happy to see me. They\u2019re often in tears, you know. And they often have a pretty rough story to relate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They quickly share it, the psychologist explained, about how they were suicidal, homicidal, trapped, desperate, but his teaching helped them overcome their struggle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an awful thing because, you see, even in the revelation of their triumph, the initial depth of their despair,\u201d Peterson added as he began to weep. \u201cSo I wouldn\u2019t change that, but it\u2019s not nothing. And it\u2019s certainly not just happiness. It\u2019s better than happiness, but it\u2019s almost unbearable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3uLDin9A9pc?si=I_POCLRnqSfo806O&#038;start=3555\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Peterson responded to the apparent use of his words in \u201cThe Acolyte\u201d by posting on X, \u201cI loom large in the imagination of woke Hollywood villain creators.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I loom large in the imagination of<br \/> woke Hollywood villain creators<br \/> \ud83d\ude42<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sqpLGusY06\">https:\/\/t.co\/sqpLGusY06<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordanbpeterson\/status\/1808205438866931903?\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The latest iteration of \u201cStar Wars\u201d has received its fair share of criticism for being too woke and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fans-furious-disneys-star-wars-officially-jumps-shark-lesbian-witches-conceiving-babies-new-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weird<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Acolyte\u201d creator Leslye Headland, a lesbian, appeared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/acolyte-creator-slammed-making-gayest-star-wars-ever-fans-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admit<\/a> that 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> has been infused with LGBT themes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople have told me that it\u2019s the gayest \u2018Star Wars\u2019 ever, and I\u2019m frankly into it,\u201d Headland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/acolyte-creator-slammed-making-gayest-star-wars-ever-fans-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Drew Taylor of TheWrap in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Acolyte\u201d co-star Amandla Stenberg chimed in to say, \u201cI think that \u2018Star Wars\u2019 is so gay already.\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>\u201cThe Acolyte is a queer, Marxist vandalization of the myth of Star Wars,\u201d The Babylon Bee managing editor Joel Berry wrote in a post on X.<\/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>\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<p>So it makes perfect sense that the show would take a Peterson quote seeing people overcome emotional despair and make it a dark saying in a villain\u2019s mouth.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. Will you help us fight? 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservative Canadian psychologist and Daily Wire podcast host Jordan Peterson responded to a character in the new Disney+ &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; series &#8220;The Acolyte&#8221; who appeared to quote him. In episode 5, Qimir, played by Manny Jacinto, repeated something Peterson had said in a 2022 interview almost word-for-word. Peterson shared in an interview that people often approach him with emotional stories of struggle and triumph, and he was moved to tears by their experiences. He jokingly responded to the apparent use of his words in the show by saying he looms large in the imagination of woke Hollywood villain creators. The latest &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; series has faced criticism for being too woke and incorporating LGBT themes, with creator Leslye Headland and co-star Amandla Stenberg acknowledging the gay elements in the show. Some critics have described &#8220;The Acolyte&#8221; as a queer, Marxist reinterpretation of the Star Wars myth. 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