IвЂ™ve seen several people bring up the point that by their very nature, Jedi and Force-sensitive individuals are Mary Sues. Was there the same amount of agonizing over a young slave from Tatooine who was equally proficient in constructing a protocol droid from spare parts as well as building and flying his own podracerвЂ“all at the mere age of nine? Or when his offspring, who possessed little to no X-wing flight training, managed to take down a moon-sized space station with one shot guided by his use of the Force? She just happens to be a girl, and for some thatвЂ™s apparently a problem. If Rey is a Mary Sue, sheвЂ™s far from being the very first one. In studying the preceding Star Wars films, an interesting point emerges. In the case of The Force AwakensвЂ Rey, however, thereвЂ™s no question that its current usage on the Internet is intended as a way of trivializing the importance of her characterвЂ“not just to this film but to the Star Wars franchise as a whole. WeвЂ™ve embraced the term here, obviously thereвЂ™s even a post dedicated to the reasons why.ДЄt this point, вЂњMary SueвЂќ has gone through so many iterationsвЂ“as a parody, as a tongue-in-cheek acknowledgment, as a method of trying to diminish a female characterвЂ“that it seems difficult to really pin down one true meaning anymore. The irony of it all is that the origins of the Mary Sue revolved around a satirical, self-insert fic now, the term is typically used pejoratively, to most often describe a female character who is the fictional embodiment of wish fulfillment. I wonвЂ™t go into the definition of the term вЂњMary SueвЂќ or why it actually has its own importance in the conversation TMSвЂ own Sam Maggs did a perfect job of delving into that already. There have been some who have suggested that because Rey is a strong and skilled female character, sheвЂ™s a representation of a Mary Sue. (After all, there could be any number of reasons why something is trending.) And it didnвЂ™t take me long to find this excellently written piece ( warning: spoilers for the film within) by The VergeвЂs Tasha Robinson on the character of Rey in The Force Awakens.

When I signed on the Internet last night and saw the term вЂњMary SueвЂќ was a trending topic on Twitter, I ventured in cautiously.

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