{"id":1769,"date":"2017-08-06T17:31:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T17:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2017\/08\/06\/princess-leia-had-a-phd-and-star-wars-fans-are-wondering-why-she-didnt-get-more-respect\/"},"modified":"2017-08-06T17:31:19","modified_gmt":"2017-08-06T17:31:19","slug":"princess-leia-had-a-phd-and-star-wars-fans-are-wondering-why-she-didnt-get-more-respect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2017\/08\/06\/princess-leia-had-a-phd-and-star-wars-fans-are-wondering-why-she-didnt-get-more-respect\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Leia Had a PhD, and \u2018Star Wars\u2019 Fans Are Wondering Why She Didn\u2019t Get More Respect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Princess Leia was a pretty impressive person, not that she always got credit for it. Her credentials became even more imposing to a lot of people this weekend when it became more widely known that, among her other accomplishments, Leia completed a PhD by the time she was 19. The revelation came courtesy of Becca Harrison<\/a>, who shared George Lucas’ 2004 commentary from “A New Hope.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s the passage in question:<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Young, nineteen, the same age as what Luke was supposed to be, but instead of being kind of an idealistic naive farm boy from the far reaches of the netherlands, she’s like a very sophisticated, urbanized rule, a Senator, so she’s a politician, she’s accomplished, she’s graduated, got her PhD at nineteen and she rules people and is in charge. [I needed an actress] who could be younger and play with a lot of authority…and push these guys around.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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As you might expect, people are having pretty strong reactions to the news:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Every gif of Leia rolling her eyes takes on new meaning now I know SHE HAD A SODDING PHD. pic.twitter.com\/fxmC4RfICo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Dr Fern Riddell (@FernRiddell) August 5, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Dr. Princess General Leia Organa, PhD https:\/\/t.co\/JOoZQYBb2b<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 terfle (@terfle) August 5, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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George Lucas: These guys are space monk wizards with magic laser swords
\nMe: Okay, cool.
\nGeorge Lucas: Leia has a PhD at age 19
\nMe: pic.twitter.com\/ZFbRGW6atZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Spigon Ruxide (@ruxide) August 5, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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…became generals before her. Lando had been in the resistance for five fecking minutes. That is some bullshit.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Little She-Bear \"🐻\" (@Morcelle) August 5, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Source: IndieWire film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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