Star Wars To Rename The Light And Dark Side? A Fake Force Rumor Explained

The false rumor follows in the wake of another divisive project set a long time ago in that galaxy far, far away. “The Acolyte” is tearing “Star Wars” fans apart, with the toxic side taking aim at the actors’ skin colors, genders, and other immutable characteristics. As such, some fans believe that the post about the Force was a troll job orchestrated to stir up unnecessary hate toward Kathleen Kennedy and diversity in the franchise.
“She does not want to rename the light and dark side of the Force. That’s a complete troglodyte troll job from somewhere in the fever swamps that someone attributed to her, with quotes that she obviously never actually said,” @thelfoley wrote on Threads. Elsewhere, @julieevensen noted that the Force wasn’t even envisioned with the “Light Side” and “Dark Side” descriptors in the first place: those terms were coined to make the concept more accessible to audiences. As such, it isn’t actually a stretch to come up with other terminology, even though it isn’t happening. “Like even if whatever this is were actually true, that’s just like a thing that happens as stories evolve, my dudes,” she wrote.
In this case, the arguments are over nothing. No one involved in the decision-making process behind “Star Wars” has gone on record claiming that the Force is racially insensitive, so there’s really nothing to see here — except, once again, the “dark side” of “Star Wars” fandom.