I am back with both sides of the argument on if Leia's Bikini in Return of the Jedi was empowering or exploitative. And unsurpisingly, Carrie Fisher comes down on both sides. How does that work? Find out in the episode!

https://allmylinks.com/whoshotfirstswpod

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/05/slave-leia-controversy-star-wars-objectification

https://fangirlblog.com/2011/07/slave-leia-empower-women/

https://movieweb.com/star-wars-bloodlines-princess-leia-slave-huttslayer/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/carrie-fisher-slave-leia-costume-959475/

I am back! Happy Star Wars Podcast Day 2026! I am so excited to be back with you all again. I am finishing the story of Finn's representation in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. To remind you who I am, I am a Star Wars controversy podcast. I look at the biggest controversies in Star Wars and attempt to portray both sides and let you, the audience, choose which one you prefer. I will be here once a month trying to consolidate all the Star Wars controversies into one place.

Be sure to check out my sources below and find me on the internet.

https://allmylinks.com/whoshotfirstswpod

Sources:

Bad Representation

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/john-boyega-star-wars-flaws-disagreed-last-jedi-choices-1202195985/

https://fanfare.pub/the-last-jedi-and-the-death-of-a-story-8344a3d83e43

Good Representation

https://screenrant.com/star-wars-last-jedi-finn-best-movie-story/

https://www.theroot.com/in-star-wars-the-last-jedi-john-boyega-people-of-col-1821323399

Happy Orthodox Life day! Here is a bonus episode to prep you for the return of the Podcast on February 7th Star Wars Podcast Day! Check out some of my previous topics and why I am choosing to do this who shebang.

We're baaack! Or at least Alex is! New season on and new episodes start back up February 7th, 2026 Star Wars Podcasting Day! Alex Will be deep diving all the new controversies that have happened in the past 3 years. First episode will be about Finn's representation in The Last Jedi. Give us a follow or send us an email at whoshotfirstswpod@gmail.com

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Happy Star Wars Podcast Day! We are back with another topical episode about the representation of the Tusken Tribesmen on Tatooine in The Book of Boba Fett. Ethan And Alex talk about how the Tuskens get humanized from their earlier interpretations, how they are obviously representative of Native Americans and how they are discarded when they no longer served the plot. Is this acceptable? Is being better but not great good enough? All these questions and more on this weeks episode.

We are celebrating Star Wars Podcast Day 2022! In honor of the first Star Wars Podcast released on this day, Jedi Talks, we are joining a legion of other Star Wars podcasters to celebrate Podcasting about Star Wars. Follow the Hashtag #StarWarsPodcastDay or #SWPD2022 to find all the podcasts involved.

Here are the links to the articles we used in this months episode.

https://gizmodo.com/how-the-book-of-boba-fett-evolved-star-wars-view-of-the-1848361263

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/book-of-boba-fest-tusken-raider-deaths-originally-much-worse-temuera-morrison.html/

https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-book-of-boba-fett-episode-2-review-the-tribes-of-tatooine/

We Stand with the LGTBQ+ Star Wars fandom. On today's episode Ethan and Alex talk about the first High Republic era game to be made is given to a studio with a plethora of issues. We talk about the accusations of Bigotry, Racism and Sexism. We then talk about how Disney continues to fail it's most marginalized fans as they refuse to take stands about important issues.

Here are the links to the articles that we used in the episode.

https://screenrant.com/star-wars-eclipse-quantic-dream-david-cage-bad/

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-01-14-david-cage-and-quantic-dream-shocked-by-allegations-of-unhealthy-studio-culture

On today's episode, Alex and Ethan take a deep dive into the subtle microaggressions that were put on the character of Finn in The Force Awakens that might not have been seen by non-people of color. We are 2 white men talking about the problems with the portrayal of People of Color in the Star Wars Universe. We by no means speak for people or color. These are our own perceptions and would like to elevate other voices so that they may be heard.

Here are the links to the powerful articles we used in today's episode.

https://www.thestreet.com/opinion/despite-what-you-ve-heard-disney-s-star-wars-the-force-awakens-is-racist-13408065

https://medium.com/fan-fare/the-force-awakens-and-the-story-of-finn-ee9e325d8c37

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/rey-finn-romance-removed-from-star-wars-the-force-awakens-novelization

We are back after a short break with a new release schedule of once a month. On today's episode, Alex, Ethan and Sarah welcome Chris Ryons of Broaxium to talk about the false marketing of Finn to the African American Community for The Force Awakens. Was it a bait and switch? A bait and wait? Was Finn ever given the opportunity that was shown in the trailers? Find out all this and more on episode!.