Friday, October 2, 2015

Star Wars Episode VII: Is Finn the next Jar Jar Binks?

Before anyone gets all nuts about me comparing Finn to Jar Jar, I do in fact remember that when Jar Jar came out, everyone thought he was supposed to be Jamaican because of his crazy accent, thought he was a crude black stereotype, and compared him to Step 'n' Fetchit, Amos and Andy, and others. This isn't about that. I'm not calling Finn a token black guy or a walking stereotype or anything. I haven't seen the movie, I can't make those claims. No, I'm here talking about merchandising. Star Wars and merchandising, after all, go hand in hand.