It goes without saying that Star Wars is a cornerstone of nerd culture. Since the original film was released in 1977, fans have championed and celebrated a franchise that immersed them into a new world filled with colorful characters, epic battles, spectacular spaceships, and stories that they’d remember for the rest of their lives. It’s hard not to love Star Wars. It has something for everyone.

However, the entertainment franchise that took fans to a galaxy far far away has become an exhausting topic to discuss publicly online. As a nerd culture blogger and lover of geeky pop culture as a whole, I obviously adore Star Wars, so it’s especially painful that this is the case.

Star Wars was one of my favorite things in the world growing up, and deep down it still is, but it’s almost impossible to profess that love for it publicly. I run this blog about movies, video games, TV shows, comic books, and anything else that may fall under the nerd culture umbrella. You’d think Star Wars would have a massive presence on here, but it’s been kept to just making it onto fun lists like Stories That Would Make For Great Muppet Movies. The deep dives, speculation, and serious in-depth discussions and celebrations can’t be had without being attacked in some fashion. If I wanted to post about what could be next for Rey and Fin, there would surely be media illiterate basement dwellers ready to be a little too loud and uncivil about it.

Of course, most fandom communities have their toxicity. People bicker about Marvel characters and shout angrily about Doctor Who or Game of Thrones. Competitive gaming can get especially heated. That being said, there’s something that causes folks to get especially toxic about Star Wars. Anything that has a character who isn’t a straight, white, cis male in a lead role triggers these folks in a way you’d think the franchise “Old Yellered” their whole family in a back alley. Anything that doesn’t match their headcanon or predictions insights them to make YouTube rants longer than the movies themselves. It all genuinely makes me less excited for something that I love so much.

I genuinely enjoy every bit of Star Wars. It’s meant to be fun, and it’s meant to be for everyone. You’re certainly allowed to dislike something, but there’s no reason to verbally assault someone, tell them to end their lives, or threaten them with violence, especially because of a series of space movies and TV shows. These angry Star Wars fans need a new schtick.

Alas, as much as I’d love to write about Star Wars, one of the biggest pieces of pop culture and one of the most important parts of nerdom much more, I’m unsure it will happen any time soon. Maybe I can sprinkle in more articles about it here and there, but I know it will lead to exhausting comments online. Hopefully if the excessive hate dies down some day (which is doubtful), then maybe I’d return to enjoying the franchise and the fun conversations around it the way that I used to. Until then, I’m just really tired.

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