Wookieepedia, an online Star Wars encyclopedia owned by Fandom and private equity firm TPG Inc., tacitly condemned Leslye Headland for claiming that individuals who oppose race-based casting are not Star Wars fans.
(L-R): Mae Aniseya (Amandla Stenberg) and Qimir (Manny Jacinto) in Lucasfilm’s THE ACOLYTE, season one, exclusively on Disney+. ©.
Headland informed The New York Times in the lead-up to the release of the premiere of The Acolyte, “As a fan myself, I know how frustrating some ‘Star Wars’ storytelling in the past has been. I’ve felt it myself.”
In a follow-up text message she then declared that Star Wars fans who oppose race-based casting are not actually Star Wars fans. She said, “I stand by my empathy for ‘Star Wars’ fans. But I want to be clear. Anyone who engages” in that way, “I don’t consider a fan.”
(L-R): Director Leslye Headland and Lee Jung-jae on the set of Lucasfilm’s THE ACOLYTE, exclusively on Disney+. ©.
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Wookieepedia tacitly condemned these comments in the wake of the fourth episode of The Acolyte debuting on Disney+. The official account for the encyclopedia wrote on X, “Star Wars is for everyone. You may not like everything that gets produced, but that does not give you the right to tell others they cannot enjoy it. Not every piece of media released will resonate with every fan, and that’s okay. Enjoy what you enjoy.”
In a follow-up post, the outlet added, “If you like Star Wars, you are a Star Wars fan. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.”
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The message comes as numerous editors on the website attempted to change the birth date for Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi, who appeared in the episode despite him not being alive at the time the show takes place, 100 years before the events of The Phantom Menace.
The current entry does not list a birth date for Ki-Adi-Mundi, but rather details he took part in a meeting with other Jedi in the year 132 BBY. Previous entries and the current Legends entry list Mundi’s birth year as 93 BBY given it was established in Star Wars Episode I Insider’s Guide that the now Legends Dark Horse Comics series Star Wars Republic: Prelude to Rebellion detailed that Ki-Adi-Mundi was 60 years old just before the events of The Phantom Menace. Given the fact that he was 60 years old just ahead of the events of The Phantom Menace, which took place in 33 BBY, Mundi must have been born around 93 BBY.
Thus he would not have been born at the time of 132 BBY when The Acolyte takes place.
Ki-Adi-Mundi in Star Wars Republic: Prelude To Rebellion #4 (1999), Dark Horse Comics
Furthermore a Topps card also noted he was “born in 92 BBY.”
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— Nanu (@OriginalNanu) June 19, 2024
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Not only were numerous editors attempting to change the birth date, but at least one editor who was attempting to point out The Acolyte’s massive mishap was blocked from editing the website.
One such editor was CamoLive. An explanation for why this person was blocked was given by user Spookywilloww who claimed CamoLive was “adding unverified information to articles.” Ironically, as noted the Legends entry does indeed cite the Star Wars Episode I Insider’s Guide as a source for Mundi’s birth year of 93 BBY.
Wookieepedia user CamoLive banned from editing for correctly noting Ki-Adi-Mundi’s birth year
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