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[-] BoxerDevil@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago

Boba fetts ship is called Slave 1

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

Boba Fett's ship was called Slave 1. The Mouse has decided that name is problematic.

[-] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

It still is Slave 1.

The guidelines seem to just be avoiding calling it that if there isn't a specific reason too. I've got a friend named Osama; it's the same deal. I also live in The Dominion of Canada.

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

That makes some sense for a show, but it's kinda ridiculous for the Lego set. It makes it conspicuous.

[-] theinspectorst@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think for the Lego set it's more that the average casual fan is more likely to recognise the name 'Boba Fett' than the name 'Slave 1'. They're a commercial enterprise and they want to sell these things to a wide audience, and marketing it under a name that was never mentioned on-screen in the movies wouldn't exactly make that easier.

The whole thing is a bit of a storm in a teacup.

this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2023
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