Report: ’Star Wars’ toymakers told to exclude Rey
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“One or more individuals raised concerns about the presence of female characters in the Star Wars products,” Boehm reports. “Eventually, the product vendors were specifically directed to exclude the Rey character from all Star Wars-related merchandise.”
Allegedly, the industry insider was told, “No boy wants to be given a product with a female character on it.”