Will republicans boycott Star Wars? Hope this isn't a dupe.

[enid602]

I live in red Phoenix, and went to see Star Wars last night. Different showings were being staggered at 1/2 hour intervals at a popular Biltmore-area cineplex, and we got there early to avoid sell-outs. I was surprised when there were just a handful of us in the theater. Curious, I googled 'star wars republican boycott' this AM, and was surprised to see the following results (just on the first page):

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'Star Wars' Grosses $16.5M in Midnight Run - I'd love to see a Republican boycott of Star Wars. And I wish I had an email address for him. Spitting at the choice of the majority of your audience is not ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1406997/posts

Lucas in Forceful defence of Star Wars - STAR WARS director George Lucas brushed off critics of the last three installments of ... I am staging one-person boycott, because the suggestion the movie ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1403886/posts

Patrick Ruffini :: Photoshop Contest: Darth W. Vader? - Got any other creative depictions of Darth Vader as a Republican? ... What would the Star Wars saga be without its own drama queen? From Will Franklin: ...
http://www.patrickruffini.com/archives/2005/05/photoshop_conte.php

Patrick Ruffini :: Photoshop Contest: Darth W. Vader? - Got any other creative depictions of Darth Vader as a Republican? Or any other favorite Star Wars characters as Republicans? E-mail your creations to ...
http://www.patrickruffini.com/archives/2005/05/photoshop_conte_1.php

Above Top Secret Conspiracy Community - Other Current Events ... - Conspiracy related discusion about Boycott Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - US Patriotic Groups! in the Above Top Secret website discussion forum Other ...
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread142119/pg1

RightNation.US > Star Wars' hits too close to US's role - Now the "Star Wars" series has wrapped up while George W. Bush's ... You're going to boycott a film because of one article with a certain point of view? ...
http://www.rightnation.us/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t77703.html

Star Wars sparks talk of 'George W Vader' - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith has barely hit screens, ... And the conservative group Pabaah is calling for a boycott of the film that it has ...
http://www.infowars.net/Pages/May05/220505Starwars.html

California Patriot Online - The Revenge of the Liberals - What is certain is that the liberals are trying hard to turn Star Wars into a ... to this Republican Star Wars fan that Bush is compared to Darth Vader. ...
http://www.calpatriot.org/article.php?articleID=296

California Patriot Online - After a recent showing of Star Wars Episode III at the Cannes Film Fesitval in ... to this Republican Star Wars fan that Bush is compared to Darth Vader. ...
http://www.calpatriot.org/print.php?articleID=296

George W. Vader? 'Star Wars' sparks US political storm - Yahoo! News - And the conservative group Pabaah is calling for a boycott of the film that ... Lucas himself, whose original 1977 "Star Wars" movie was a parable about the ...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050522/ts_alt_afp/afpentertainmentfilm_050522202005"

[Egalitariat]

1. Republicans can't boycott, march, or protest with any meaningful

amount of organization. My guess is no.

[theboss]

2. Isn't this about three weeks too late?

It's already made a gazzillion dollars. A think a few crazy Freeper-types made some rumblings about boycotting. But everyone wants to see it so that failed.

[enid602]

3. critical

I think the freepers give credence to the theory that the movie is critical of the regime, just given the preponderance (on the web) of their reactions to the movie.

[theboss]

5. Eh, I read a thread there and it seemed that they all saw it

Some might have hated it, but they were able to talk about specific scenes. Face it, when a movie makes a billion dollars, everyone sees it.

[emanymton]

4. Sell Your Mother, She's A Virgin....

I visited the web page, "patrickruffini.com" and was I floored!

The photoshop of Darthvader with all the advertizements is exactly what is wrong with the whole concept of the GOP. Linking yourself with evil for the sake of a buck hardly is hardly positive (yes the corporate board may be happy with the profits but really? Is there anything "not for sale"??).

[enid602]

6. patrickruffini.com

I just went to that website, and it seems that republicans not only make light of Star Wars comparisons, but seem to welcome them.

[emanymton]

8. When Roman Republic Became Empire, Many Rejoiced...

in USA, many will rejoice when the Republic is replaced by corporate slavery.

[getmeouttahere]

7. Any boycotts freepers attempt are meaningless...

number one, because far too many conservatives are hypocrites when it comes to Hollywood (slapping them in the face with one hand while beating off with the other) and even if they did boycott, the people who would actually do it are such a small percentage of the world population that any loss of revenue here would be made up in world-wide ticket/DVD sales!

[enid602]

9. repugs

Good point. And their criticisms and threats of boycott will just make everyone else more curious to see it.

[aden_nak]

10. [blatant post due to relevant signature]

[fujiyama]

11. Already 300 million and counting

Fastest movie to make 300 million dollars.

Any boycott they had in mind has already failed.