Star Wars author rips on furries in Legacy series

[Mike]

I was disturbed recently as I was reading through the Legacy series for the first time, (terrible books by the way... but at the same time I can't put them down!) and I saw what I think is an example of Aaron Allston speaking through Leia's character to deliver a condescending blow to furry star wars fans.

"Shields up," Han shouted. "What the brix is going on?"

Leia remained cool. "Sensors say it's a Bothan Assault Cruiser and six squadrons of Howlrunners."

...

Han sent the Falcon into a dizzying spiral of evasive maneuvering. "Sweetheart, Lando, I hate to ask-"

Leia unbuckled. "Yes, we'll go shoot down the bad furry people for you."

This was taken directly from the novel Exile. I think it's totally unrealistic for Leia to call Bothans "bad furry people", considering her lifetime of diplomatic training, and her characteristic tolerance and respect for all forms of life. The only explanation that I can think of is that Allston is pointedly hating on furries, which really made me lose some respect for him, and I don't think I'll be enjoying the rest of his books so much after this.

 

[Keanu]

maybe just a case of badly phrased words on his part.

 

[Ser Gregor]

She's also very condescending and sarcastic when it comes to Han.

 

[Jiang Winters]

Gotta agree with Keanu on this, Mike. There's nothing wrong with what the author had her say. It just happens that the Bothans are furry, therefore she called them "Bad Furry People". I bet you anything that if they bothan had been replaced with human or chiss, she would've just omitted the word 'Furry'.

 

[Sovereign]

Furries don't deserve any respect anyway.

 

[Crosby]

Furries don't deserve any respect anyway.

This.

 

[Mike]

h8rs gonna h8, but I think this needs to be taken seriously. Sure it's subtle, but when it hits you out of the blue while you're trying to enjoy a star wars novel it still hurts.

 

[Sinn]

Furries? Being made fun of? In any media? Proposterous!

 

[Ser Gregor]

h8rs gonna h8, but I think this needs to be taken seriously. Sure it's subtle, but when it hits you out of the blue while you're trying to enjoy a star wars novel it still hurts.

Oh lord, you're serious about this.

Comic gold.

 

[Jaxx]

I thought he was kidding as well.

Clearly the author wasn't 'ripping on furries'...

 

[Jake]

Oh lord, you're serious about this.

Comic gold.

This. To abuse a forced meme,

why so serious?

 

[Santoro]

I read it as her talking about Bothans, not furries. Bothans are a furry people.

 

[Niner]

I'm a furry....but I see it as reading sarcastically and fitting with Leia's typical dry humor when dealing with Han.

 

[Viggy]

her characteristic tolerance and respect for all forms of life.

"Will someone get this big walking carpet out of my way?"

-The oh-so-tolerant Leia, referring to Chewbacca.

 

[Mike]

dammit... *looks around for a plug to stuff in his steadily leaking conspiracy theory*

 

[Lt. Beardsly]

dammit... *looks around for a plug to stuff in his steadily leaking conspiracy theory*

Ask BP, I hear they have great luck when it comes to plugging up bad things.

 

[Santoro]

I change sides. In the front of that book, AA's acknowledgment reads-

"To all my furry fans- **** you."

Terrible. Terrible.

 

[Ser Yorick]

This offends me too. Furries aren't people. Gosh.

 

[Ki Adi Mundi]

Furries are a plight on modern Galactic Society, and deserve nothing but loathsome and demeaning commentary.