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Star Wars robots #1

Open Floppy opened 7 years ago

Floppy commented 7 years ago

I disagree with the classification of R2D2 and C3PO. OK, yeah, threepio sounds middle class, but droids in the Star Wars universe appear to have no rights, no recognition, no respect. Droids are basically intelligent machines that are treated like kitchen appliances by all the humans, even those on the "good" side. I'd definitely put them more in a "slavery" class, myself.

peterkwells commented 7 years ago

I think that goes for most robots in this particular historic story but R2D2 and C3P0 seem to be emancipated, Luke in particular gives them freedom. C3P0 seems like a reasonably high-class butler and free to wander even if he keeps going back to his "master".

Floppy commented 7 years ago

But do they get a medal at the end of ANH? Do they bollocks.

Floppy commented 7 years ago

medalsfordroids

peterkwells commented 7 years ago

+1 to #medalsfordroids but Chewie didn't get no medal and is clearly no slave (Wookiepedia). I think the lack of medals suggests caste structures or racism/speciesm rather than the type of informal class definitions we see in the UK.

Floppy commented 7 years ago

Yes, caste structure makes more sense. They're definitely second or third class citizens. If they are even citizens at all. #votesfordroids