George Lucas ei yhdy näkemykseen siitä, että hänen Star Warsinsa ei olisi riittävän valaistunut

Star Warsin isä George Lucas kuittasi Cannes'n filmijuhlilla urastaan palkinnon Palme d'Or, ja samalla oli mahdollisuus avata se sanainen arkku Star Warsista. Kritiikin mukaan Star Warsissa on liiaksi valkoisia miehiä. Varietyn mukaan Lucas huomautti, että suurin osa henkilöhahmoista on avaruusolioita. Sanomana on, että kaikki tulisi hyväksyä.

"They would say, 'It's all white men.' I'd say, it's not. Most of the people are aliens. And the idea is you're supposed to accept people for what they are, whether they're big and furry or whether they're green and whatever — the idea is all people are equal."

Lucas huomautti siitäkin, että Star Warsissa syrjinnän kohteena ovat robotit.

"That was a way of saying, you know, people are always discriminating against something and sooner or later, that's what's going to happen. I mean, we're already starting with AI, saying, 'Well, we can't trust those robots.'"

Luvas ei ole samaa mieltä siitäkään, että hänen Star Warsissaan naiset kuvattaisiin ikävällä tavalla.

"Who do you think the heroes are in these stories? What do you think Princess Leia was? She's the head of the rebellion. She's the one that's taking this young kid who doesn't know anything and this boisterous, I-know-everything guy who can't do anything and trying to save the rebellion with these clowns ... And it's the same thing with Queen Amidala."

"You can't just put a woman in pants and expect her to be a hero. They can wear dresses, they can wear whatever they want. It's their brains and their ability to think and plan and be logistical. That's what the hero is."