Comment by selcuka

2 days ago

I've never understood why Jabba, a male Hutt, would enjoy seeing a female of a completely different species in a revealing outfit.

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defrost  2 days ago

You're going to struggle with humans shaving and prostituting orangutans, having sex with horses and dogs, etc. then.

As do the majority of people. Still, it happens :/

krapp  2 days ago

The real answer is because it's a pulp sci-fi movie and Jabba is a gross evil slug monster and him having Leia chained up like that just shows how depraved and dangerous he is. Also Carrie Fisher looks really hot in that outfit and most of the audience is likely to be adolescent boys and men.

The funny answer is.and in a universe in which it's common for alien species to intermingle, and where humans (being the Imperial species) are particularly common, being a "humanophile" might be a kink, the galactic equivalent to being a furry or "monster fucker" in our world.

  • account42  1 day ago

    It's not even a given that Jabba has her in that outfit because he finds it attractive. It could just as well be to titillate human guests or a pure power play.

    • krapp  1 day ago

      Fair, although I think in Doylist terms it isn't that deep, especially when we're considering George Lucas. It's a common enough villain trope.

      But Jabba did give her a good lick, so it seems like there's something he liked.

  • the_af  12 hours ago

    > Also Carrie Fisher looks really hot in that outfit and most of the audience is likely to be adolescent boys and men.

    Well said. It feels really weird to have to defend this in this day and age.

    It's ok for a hot actress to be dressed in a skimpy outfit. It was a big deal for our young selves when we watched her. Leia also ends up kicking butt (or kicking Hutt) and it's not like she's underdressed or incompetent in the movies.

    This is driving me nuts, people making a big deal out of the slave Leia costume. The only person who had a right to complain was Carrie Fisher -- and she did, because it was an uncomfortable costume.

    It's ok to have sexy accesses in sexy outfits. It's not ok if those are the only roles they get, but this wasn't the case.