The Star Wars newest director, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, has made headlines for saying “it’s about time” for a woman to direct the upcoming installment of the franchise.
On a New Year’s Eve program streamed by CNN, Obaid-Chinoy said “…we’re in 2024 now, and it’s about time that we had a woman come forward to shape a story in a galaxy far, far away.”
On top of her recent comments, an older clip of Obaid-Chinoy has resurfaced where she tells the audience at the 2015 Women in the World Summit, “I like to make men uncomfortable. I enjoy making men uncomfortable.”
Following her New Year’s Eve comments, CNN bragged that Obaid-Chinoy will be the first woman and first person of color to direct a Star Wars film. However, this happens to be a misleading remark as at least five women have directed episodes of the franchise’s multiple TV series spin-offs.
This is not including the fact that far-left activist Kathleen Kennedy happens to be a woman that sits as Disney’s controversial president over Lucasfilm.
Obaid-Chinoy, a Pakistani-born director and former World Economic Forum (WEF) speaker, was reported to have been chosen last April to direct a new Star Wars film that is projected to release in 2026.
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The Canadian filmmaker became the first artist to co-chair the World Economic Forum during the organization’s 2017 annual meeting.
Moreover, Obaid-Chinoy has won several awards from nations around the world for her feminist-styled films, including the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal from the Canadian Government, and the Crystal Award from the WEF.
In 2011, she even released a documentary entitled “Transgenders: Pakistan’s Open Secret.” The film romanticizes the story of three transvestite men living in Pakistan, and has been widely praised by the transgender community.
Additionally, Obaid-Chinoy has directed two episodes for Disney’s Ms. Marvel, a series that tanked as one of Disney’s many woke flops.
Fans slam new director, call for return to good storytelling
Many, however, on social media have called out Star Wars newest Director for bigotry and a woke agenda.
YouTuber and Star Wars fan, Niatoos Dadbeh, who runs a Star Wars channel with over 3 million subscribers, admonished Obaid-Chinoy in a Tuesday video.
“This constant narrative about, ‘Is this story about a woman’ or ‘Is this story about a man?’ I simply don’t care. I only care about good Star Wars,” said Dadbeh.
“It’s this constant sort of Bulls**t that is running amok the industry,” continued Dadbeh, adding that the lack of political messaging and presence of good storytelling was what made Star Wars “timeless.”
“How about we get the best person for the job and we leave it at that, and we tell good stories, that’s it,” the YouTuber concluded.
