{"id":10085,"date":"2012-03-14T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2012-03-14T09:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.badreputation.org.uk\/?p=10085"},"modified":"2012-03-14T09:00:22","modified_gmt":"2012-03-14T09:00:22","slug":"guest-post-ahsoka-tano-a-reader-submitted-found-feminism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badreputation.org.uk\/2012\/03\/14\/guest-post-ahsoka-tano-a-reader-submitted-found-feminism\/","title":{"rendered":"[Guest
Post] Ahsoka Tano: A Reader-Submitted Found Feminism"},"content":{"rendered":"
<p>
  <em
    >Here&#8217;s a guest post reader Michael Pereira sent us which then
    generated a mini-discussion, so there&#8217;s also a little bit of BadRep
    Towers Q&amp;A tacked on the end. <\/em><\/p>\n
    <p>
      I\u2019m a massive fan of
      <strong
        >Star Wars &#8211; <\/strong> from back when I was growing up watching
        old VHS tapes containing 1980s commercials (and that fizzy line that
        would go down the screen indicative of tape data decay), to the
        voluminous novels and graphic novels I read as an awkward teenager,
        through to the infamous new trilogy with all its flaws &#8211; and there
        definitely are many flaws. Even if we excuse the bad dialogue of
        2005\u2019s
        <strong
          >Revenge of the Sith<\/strong>, the ongoing debate about the
          canonicity of the
          <strong
            >Star Wars<\/strong> timeline, or even Jar Jar Binks, there are
            distinct flaws present in the first trilogy which make the films
            fare pretty badly in the politics of difference.<\/p>\n
            <p>
              For a fantasy science fiction world with all kinds of alien
              species, the first
              <strong
                >Star Wars<\/strong> trilogy didn\u2019t fare well in terms of
                embracing real-life social diversity. There were very few
                non-white or female characters, and when they were present as
                main characters, they weren&#8217;t exactly charitable
                representations. Leia is defined first by the fact she is female
                (gold bikini, anyone?), and (perhaps because there are so few
                women in the galaxy?) even her own brother is initially
                attracted to her. Although Leia had many heroic tendencies, the
                original trilogy would surely fail the Bechdel test since there
                are so few women visibly present in speaking roles. Don\u2019t
                get me started on the lack of (human) ethnic diversity &#8211;
                put it this way, when the species of <a
                href=\"http:\/\/starwars.wikia.com\/wiki\/Mon_Calamari\">Mon
                Cala mari<\/a> are better represented than human diversity, you
                know something\u2019s wrong.<\/p>\n
                <p>
                  This aside, I&#8217;ve quite enjoyed a recent offering from
                  the
                  <strong
                    >Star Wars<\/strong> cash empire: the animated series
                    <strong
                      >Star Wars: The Clone Wars<\/strong> (or
                      <strong
                        >TCW<\/strong>). The premise of the series is that
                        it&#8217;s supposed to take place in the couple of years
                        between Episodes II and III. The later novels and films
                        have integrated a little bit more diversity into the
                        series, even trying to retcon why there are so few women
                        around in the Empire (it&#8217;s due to the
                        Emperor\u2019s sexist ideology).<\/p>\n
                        <p>
                          <strong
                            >TCW<\/strong> is set in the period where destined
                            future villain Anakin Skywalker is now an
                            established Jedi Knight and takes on an apprentice
                            of his own. The moment of Found Feminism for me
                            arrives with the five-foot-something appearance of
                            his apprentice: the awesome
                            <strong
                              >Ahsoka Tano<\/strong>. Ahsoka (nicknamed
                              \u2018Snips\u2019) is an unruly teenage Jedi whose
                              aggression and flagrant disrespect for authority
                              is markedly similar to Anakin\u2019s.<\/p>\n
                              <p>
                                <iframe
                                src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cBuCUkrjT9c\"
                                frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\"
                                height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n
                              </p>
                              <p>
                                After some reflection, I found myself liking
                                Ahsoka more and more. She&#8217;s a
                                swashbuckling Jedi risking her life on a regular
                                basis with bravery and self-sacrifice, but
                                sometimes she also shows a capacity for
                                self-criticism and learning, and at no point do
                                the other Jedi pass demeaning comment on her on
                                the basis of her gender, nor is she defined as a
                                character by any sense of sexuality. Most of the
                                criticism she does receive comes as a result of
                                her young age and brash manner. It&#8217;s
                                refreshing to see a character like her
                                represented in a less gendered way, and that the
                                ways in which she is both awesome and flawed
                                don&#8217;t come down to essentialist concepts
                                of femininity or female sexuality. She
                                isn&#8217;t depicted in a putative gendered
                                manner &#8211; even when other Jedi such as
                                Anakin or Mace Windu are exemplars of a
                                archetypical masculinities, from &#8216;hunky
                                hearthrob&#8217; to &#8216;badass motherf*cka
                                token black guy&#8217;, Ahsoka\u2019s merits as
                                a character come from her inner resolve,
                                personal strength and her commitment to the Jedi
                                Order and the Galactic Republic, and not her
                                looks, what she wears or who she fancies.<\/p>\n
                              </p>
                              <p>
                                Granted, I suspect most episodes of
                                <strong
                                  >TCW<\/strong> fail to pass Bechdel, and there
                                  are few moments of female interaction which do
                                  not involve talking about men<sup
                                    ><a href=\"#footnote_0_10085\"
                                    id=\"identifier_0_10085\"
                                    class=\"footnote-link
                                    footnote-identifier-link\" title=\" Examples
                                    of this include Ahsoka working with Jedi
                                    Apprentice Barriss Offee on a difficult
                                    mission where they are on their own without
                                    support, and an instance where Senator
                                    Amidala works with head of state Duchess
                                    Satine of Mandalore to solve a corruption
                                    scandal, each expressing their political
                                    values along the way. \">1<\/a><\/sup>
                                    It\u2019s hard to call TCW a
                                    \u2018feminist\u2019 show by most stretches,
                                    but it is refreshing that this action-packed
                                    show, which has little to do with romance,
                                    does not exclude women from roles of
                                    leadership and armed conflict.<\/p>\n
                                    <p>
                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\"
                                      src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.badreputation.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/AhsokaTano_TheCloneWars.jpg?resize=271%2C445\"
                                      alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"445\"
                                      data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n
                                    </p>
                                    <p>
                                      <em
                                        ><br \ />\n<strong
                                          >BadRep Towers:<\/strong> Thinking
                                          about Star Wars continuity for a
                                          moment, Ahsoka obviously isn&#8217;t
                                          in the movies. Although LucasFilm
                                          isn&#8217;t exactly famous for
                                          continuity, what do you think will
                                          happen to her at the end of the
                                          series? <\/em><\/p>\n
                                          <p>
                                            I think she&#8217;s going to die,
                                            but the question of her fate will
                                            probably be answered in the final
                                            (perhaps 5th?) season. The show
                                            builds up a positive and somewhat
                                            simplistic view of the Republic,
                                            partly because it&#8217;s a
                                            kid&#8217;s show, but there&#8217;s
                                            a sense of pathos for the older
                                            audience who know all the
                                            relationships between the clones and
                                            Jedi will break down &#8211; and
                                            that Palpatine is really the bad
                                            guy. Ahsoka&#8217;s death is
                                            prophesised between the episodes
                                            3&#215;09-13, but these episodes
                                            were very weird and hard to
                                            interpret.<\/p>\n
                                          </p>
                                          <p>
                                            <em
                                              ><strong
                                                >BadRep Towers:<\/strong> We
                                                found <a
                                                href=\"http:\/\/boards.theforce.net\/live_action_clone_wars_classics\/b10467\/31082856\/r31083502\/\">some
                                                forum posts<\/a> from parents
                                                saying how much their daughters
                                                admire Ahsoka &#8211; though
                                                there are a few questions about
                                                her costume being raised which
                                                we also thought were interesting
                                                &#8211; do you think her bare
                                                midriff is a less applaudable
                                                design decision, or does it fit
                                                well with her teenage tearaway
                                                identity? <\/em><\/p>\n
                                                <p>
                                                  This is one subject that I
                                                  didn&#8217;t want to
                                                  acknowledge because it&#8217;s
                                                  so complicated &#8211; but it
                                                  is a critical consideration if
                                                  we&#8217;re looking at this as
                                                  feminists. I just did a Google
                                                  image search to remind myself
                                                  of her different outfits, and
                                                  I found some fanart,
                                                  &#8216;sexy&#8217; cosplay
                                                  outfits, and a few actual
                                                  pictures from the series. In a
                                                  way, I think that reinforces
                                                  the answer I was originally
                                                  going to give to you. My view
                                                  is this: the show is expressed
                                                  through a male gaze in the
                                                  sense that in a series about
                                                  war, technology, weaponry and
                                                  realpolitik, almost all of the
                                                  people in positions of
                                                  authority (clone commanders,
                                                  Jedi generals, Palpatine,
                                                  Dooku, Yoda etc) are men. To
                                                  be honest, I don&#8217;t know
                                                  how to interpret
                                                  Ahsoka&#8217;s bare midriff.
                                                  In one sense you might say
                                                  that because it&#8217;s
                                                  science fiction, all kinds of
                                                  kooky outfits can exist to
                                                  highlight non-human styles and
                                                  costumes. You might also say
                                                  that female Jedi tend to dress
                                                  a little bit differently to
                                                  male Jedi. On the other hand,
                                                  when I did that Google search,
                                                  under &#8216;related
                                                  searches&#8217; there&#8217;s
                                                  <em
                                                    >&#8216;ahsoka tano
                                                    pregnant&#8217;<\/em>.
                                                    I&#8217;ve also found some
                                                    fairly sexualised fan
                                                    pictures. So I think
                                                    it&#8217;s fair to say that
                                                    among a large number of
                                                    (probably) male fans, her
                                                    outfit has been interpreted
                                                    as &#8216;sexually
                                                    provocative&#8217;.<\/p>\n
                                                    <p>
                                                      I think this is the kind
                                                      of issue that people will
                                                      have to interpret in their
                                                      own way &#8211; just
                                                      because she dresses in a
                                                      certain way that some men
                                                      definitely think is
                                                      sexual, doesn&#8217;t mean
                                                      there isn&#8217;t scope
                                                      for alternative
                                                      interpretations. However,
                                                      I&#8217;m no sociologist,
                                                      and I&#8217;m not a woman.
                                                      I lean on the side that
                                                      it&#8217;s a bit
                                                      &#8216;male gaze&#8217;
                                                      since Padawans would
                                                      officially wear something
                                                      like what Obi-Wan did in
                                                      <strong
                                                        >Episode 1<\/strong>,
                                                        and judging by some of
                                                        the fanart out there of
                                                        what is a fictional
                                                        teenage girl.<\/p>\n
                                                        <p>
                                                          <em
                                                            ><strong
                                                              >BadRep
                                                              Towers:<\/strong>
                                                              Touching on
                                                              something you said
                                                              earlier about
                                                              heroines being
                                                              defined by
                                                              sexuality or
                                                              romantic roles
                                                              &#8211; do you
                                                              think
                                                              Ahsoka&#8217;s
                                                              relative lack of
                                                              sexuality is
                                                              actually, perhaps,
                                                              an existing trope?
                                                              I&#8217;m thinking
                                                              of young female
                                                              warriors such as
                                                              Joan of Arc (what
                                                              TVTropes <a
                                                              href=\"http:\/\/tvtropes.org\/pmwiki\/pmwiki.php\/Main\/JeanneDArchetype\">calls
                                                              the &#8216;Jeanne
                                                              D&#8217;Archetype&#8217;<\/a>,
                                                              although they list
                                                              Leia as an
                                                              example, which
                                                              might not fit your
                                                              take on her!). I
                                                              like Joan-type
                                                              figures so I
                                                              don&#8217;t see
                                                              this as a bad
                                                              thing, but I think
                                                              it&#8217;s
                                                              interesting that
                                                              trends in TV and
                                                              Hollywood are
                                                              often so
                                                              overbearing that a
                                                              reaction against
                                                              &#8220;defining
                                                              women by their
                                                              sexuality&#8221;
                                                              is to remove
                                                              sexuality
                                                              wholesale. Would
                                                              you put her down
                                                              as a Jeanne
                                                              D&#8217;Archetype?<\/em><\/p>\n
                                                              <p>
                                                                The short answer
                                                                is that
                                                                I&#8217;m not
                                                                quite sure how
                                                                to think about
                                                                this issue.
                                                                There are so few
                                                                female
                                                                characters in
                                                                significant
                                                                roles in
                                                                <strong
                                                                  >TCW<\/strong>
                                                                  &#8211; 3-10
                                                                  characters
                                                                  represent the
                                                                  whole of the
                                                                  galaxy&#8217;s
                                                                  female gender.
                                                                  As you point
                                                                  out, Jeanne
                                                                  D&#8217;Archetype
                                                                  is defined in
                                                                  non-sexual
                                                                  terms, and
                                                                  Ahsoka fits
                                                                  this. She also
                                                                  has a rare
                                                                  force power
                                                                  that can see
                                                                  the future, so
                                                                  that and being
                                                                  part of a
                                                                  religious
                                                                  order kind of
                                                                  puts her
                                                                  strongly in
                                                                  this trope.
                                                                  But without
                                                                  doing a
                                                                  discourse\/content
                                                                  analysis on 80
                                                                  episodes of
                                                                  the show,
                                                                  there are a
                                                                  good few
                                                                  instances of
                                                                  other
                                                                  significant
                                                                  female
                                                                  characters
                                                                  portraying a
                                                                  sexual\/romantic
                                                                  dimension.
                                                                  Padme&#8217;s
                                                                  is
                                                                  Anakin&#8217;s
                                                                  secret wife;
                                                                  Duchess Satine
                                                                  has a hinted
                                                                  romantic
                                                                  relationship
                                                                  with Obi Wan
                                                                  (but she
                                                                  isn&#8217;t
                                                                  defined by it)
                                                                  and there is a
                                                                  controversial
                                                                  banned clip of
                                                                  one episode
                                                                  where the dark
                                                                  Jedi Asajj
                                                                  Ventriss <a
                                                                  href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gGzduLhz4Cs\">kisses
                                                                  a clone as she
                                                                  kills
                                                                  him<\/a>.<\/p>\n
                                                                  <p>
                                                                    I think
                                                                    it&#8217;s
                                                                    quite
                                                                    notable that
                                                                    Ahsoka is
                                                                    one of the
                                                                    most
                                                                    important
                                                                    female
                                                                    characters
                                                                    and is not
                                                                    defined by
                                                                    who she
                                                                    fancies. Of
                                                                    all the
                                                                    things I am
                                                                    currently
                                                                    watching and
                                                                    streaming,
                                                                    it&#8217;s
                                                                    probably the
                                                                    only
                                                                    instance.<\/p>\n
                                                                  </p>
                                                                  <ul>
                                                                    \n
                                                                    <li>
                                                                      <em
                                                                        >Michael
                                                                        moderates
                                                                        and
                                                                        blogs at
                                                                        <a
                                                                        href=\"http:\/\/sinistredestre.wordpress.com\/\">Noumenal
                                                                        Realm<\/a>
                                                                        and
                                                                        tweets
                                                                        at <a
                                                                        href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/noumenalrealm\">@NoumenalRealm<\/a>.
                                                                        Last
                                                                        year at
                                                                        a talk
                                                                        he gave,
                                                                        Michael
                                                                        was
                                                                        critiqued
                                                                        for
                                                                        perpetuating
                                                                        a
                                                                        \u2018white
                                                                        and
                                                                        bourgeoisie
                                                                        elitism\u2019
                                                                        for his
                                                                        Kantian\/Adorno-influenced
                                                                        views on
                                                                        art and
                                                                        culture.
                                                                        If
                                                                        it&#8217;s
                                                                        possible
                                                                        for a
                                                                        British
                                                                        Asian
                                                                        from a
                                                                        working
                                                                        class
                                                                        background
                                                                        to be
                                                                        accused
                                                                        of being
                                                                        a white
                                                                        dead
                                                                        German,
                                                                        he
                                                                        supposes
                                                                        its okay
                                                                        for him
                                                                        to be
                                                                        accused
                                                                        of being
                                                                        a
                                                                        feminist
                                                                        too. His
                                                                        favourite
                                                                        character
                                                                        in
                                                                        <strong
                                                                          >Star
                                                                          Wars<\/strong>
                                                                          is
                                                                          Palpatine.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol
                                                                          class=\"footnotes\"><li
                                                                          id=\"footnote_0_10085\"
                                                                          class=\"footnote\">
                                                                          Examples
                                                                          of
                                                                          this
                                                                          include
                                                                          Ahsoka
                                                                          working
                                                                          with
                                                                          Jedi
                                                                          Apprentice
                                                                          Barriss
                                                                          Offee
                                                                          on a
                                                                          difficult
                                                                          mission
                                                                          where
                                                                          they
                                                                          are on
                                                                          their
                                                                          own
                                                                          without
                                                                          support,
                                                                          and an
                                                                          instance
                                                                          where
                                                                          Senator
                                                                          Amidala
                                                                          works
                                                                          with
                                                                          head
                                                                          of
                                                                          state
                                                                          Duchess
                                                                          Satine
                                                                          of
                                                                          Mandalore
                                                                          to
                                                                          solve
                                                                          a
                                                                          corruption
                                                                          scandal,
                                                                          each
                                                                          expressing
                                                                          their
                                                                          political
                                                                          values
                                                                          along
                                                                          the
                                                                          way.
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                                                                                                <p>
                                                                                                  She&#8217;s
                                                                                                  a
                                                                                                  swashbuckling
                                                                                                  Jedi
                                                                                                  risking
                                                                                                  her
                                                                                                  life
                                                                                                  on
                                                                                                  a
                                                                                                  regular
                                                                                                  basis
                                                                                                  with
                                                                                                  bravery
                                                                                                  and
                                                                                                  self-sacrifice.
                                                                                                  She&#8217;s
                                                                                                  Ahsoka
                                                                                                  Tano.<\/p>\n<div
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