I was just thinking about how there are very few powerful female force users. I think there should be more of them like Nomi Sunrider and Bastila(I'm not gay or anything), I just think there should be more of them. Balance it out a little. We have Bastila, Nomi, Atris, Kreia, Mara, Leia, Bane's apprentice, Depa, Jaina and like five more and thats it. I could probably name like a hundred guy Jedi. What does everyone else think.
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Hm. Well, I liked Kreia because she strikes me as a likeable female Sith. The alternative would have been... a raging women who hasn't quite gotten over the fact that Onderonian women can't vote, thus she has become the scourge of the universe and has a 1337 company of femSith. Oops... thinking too much on that line of thought.
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Women are simply under represented in SW in general. Which is odd, as there are very strong female figures there, from Leia onwards, but we only have to play the "Count the women in the OT compared to Men" game (followed by the "Count the women with LINES in the OT" game...).
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Secura is the best female Jeedai that ever lived, outside of Sunrider perhaps. Sigh this was the saddest moment for me in any Star Wars material. *Sheds Tear*
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The issue is that Jedi and Sith training, as you see it, is very male-orientated. That doesn't mean that female Jedis or Sith don't exist, you clearly see some on the council, the vast majority of the educational process, from the lightsaber wielding to the trials, is male-catered.
I don't think it's just jeedai and Sith training, any warrior training, be it from midevil times, current times or in the star wars universe is male based. It's just how it is, plus in movies and such, men look a lot better being the big hero or the evil doer, I mean not many movies have a heroin and a villainess (I have no idea what the female form of villain is).
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Yes, it's a combination of gender stereotyping and dramatic effect.
But from a purely SW perspective, males tend to be the one that can swallow emotions more effective, which naturally leads to the Jedi. The Sith also can't exist without the Jedi, and as a result, the male dominance is transcribed.
You're right, practically any warrior field is male dominated -- save for those unique female warrior tribes.
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Let me break off of my sentemental self. Think about it women were the food makers and junk they never fought they'd have to train more theN men and countinG.
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