28. "R2D2"

Check out this #starwars postcard from 1990… 👀🎥💜

[RM.2] - D2 recounts the ways in which culture and mainstream media norms have favored gendered archetypes.
Utilizing a tech-centric font, the language here is taken from the back of the postcard and questions the role of women in some of our most celebrated cinematic content.

As a male who grew up during the decade of 1990 often adoring the intergalactic galavanting triumphs of a young Luke Skywalker, I rarely was asked to consider the journey of his sister (Leia). A character who ultimately spends her time getting repeatedly imprisoned as political hostage or fetishized trophy.

Despite 30 years having passed since this postcard was originally sent, we unfortunately have made little progress in battling this cycle of neglect, hostility, exploitation, & exclusion. As we dawn on new opportunities in the sciences and space exploration, one hopes this time we will build new worlds that are far more equitable than the one we’ve left behind. ✌🏽