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I’m a big fan of the Jurassic Park franchise. I’ve read the books, and if I’m flipping channels and see one of the movies I’ll clear out my calendar to watch it. The same can be said of Harry Potter, though I’m getting burnt out on Freeform streaming HP weekends like they’re paying off a gambling debt to JK Rowling. Regardless, my point is that I understand fandom. So when I say May the 4th Be With You is stupid, it’s not because I think Star Wars or its fans are stupid. It’s not because I despise puns either. It’s because May the 4th Be With You is nothing more than an IRL hashtag, and that’s just dumb.
If May the 4th Be With You were simply about people who enjoyed Star Wars proclaiming their enjoyment I’d have no problem with it. But it’s not about Star Wars at all. It’s internet currency. It’s nothing more than likes and shares. Why else do you think this is the only day you’re going to see (insert any Instagram model’s name here) in nothing but a Stormtrooper helmet and a thong? You’ll never see them post Star Wars gear any of the other 364 calendar days, but every May the 4th they’re decked out in it like they just robbed a Disney World gift shop.
Your friends that are so hellbent on forcing Facebook to guess their concert history? They can’t wait for May the 4th Be With You. Never mind that most of them probably haven’t watched a Star Wars movie from beginning to end that was made before 2010. That’s irrelevant, because May the 4th Be With You is just another chance for them to try to grab some Internet relevancy. They’ll make one, probably two posts about the franchise, one of which will be incorrect in some way, and then the next day they’ll be posting about tacos and tequila and getting “Cinco de Drunko.”
This year’s May the 4th Be With You should likely be particularly insufferable compared to past days. Since this is the first one for warring social media crusaders still ravaged with election PTSD, I’d put the politically laden posts in the five figure range. Because nothing makes anything more universally liked than ramrodding it with your politics, right?
Ultimately, my beef with May the 4th Be With You is its total pointlessness. It takes a classic piece of work and fetishizes it in the name of social media stardom. If you want to post about Star Wars, go for it. Do it on June 3rd, September 15th, hell buck the Thanksgiving trend and spend the day binging Star Wars instead of football and turkey. You don’t need to wait for Zuckerberg and the corporate schmucks at Big Calendar to tell you what days you’re allowed to proselytize your fandom. Be a leader, break from the flock..
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BBisgard45
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You rebel, you.
See what I did there?
But what shoot, do you?
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
Just don’t forget about Revenge of the Fifth.
I never understood why people use “revenge of the fifth” when “revenge of the sixth” is much closer to the movie title
Also, you’re going to be super hungover on the 6th from Cinco, so that’d be very well fitting.
Exactly!!! It just makes more sense
Because it’s the day after is what I assumed.
I always thought it was the hangover’s revenge from drinking a fifth of liquor
“It’s internet currency. It’s nothing more than likes and shares.”
Same thing can be said about mourning celebrity deaths.
Thank you for your inspiration
It might not be a big day for the golf community… But as someone who works in the space industry, I can tell you this is a HUGE day for fun and cool promotions through social platforms. Plus, I have three co-corkers with light sabers in their office. They have been fighting all day with them. For one day, it’s funny.
But hey, different strokes for different folks.
I never got why the Sith don’t also use “may the force be with you” because they’re force users too.
Star Wars nerd here, I’d say it’s because the Jedi are guided by the Force, while the Sith are guided by hate (or emotion in general).
^this. Because the Jedi are selfless and would listen to the “will” of the force, whereas the sith are inherently self centered and use the force more as a tool.
That was my initial thought. Like The sith don’t really care if the other one lives so there’s no reason to say anything to express hope they survive.
They’re always stabbing each other in the back and are real hateful, spiteful. Doesn’t make for them to say the equivalent of “good luck bro” when they’re planning on killing them.
Yes, yes… but has anyone ever told you the story of Darth Plagueis the wise? Oh, and IH fellow Star Wars nerd
You might be right, but let people have their fun.
I looked at my Facebook about me for the first time in a while and it says my political view is “The Galactic Rebel Alliance”, making it the only not cringe worthy thing 14 year old me ever did.
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