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Church of Ford and Cathedral of Luke
| Synonyms: | Hanatic, Luke-Hater, Luke Fan, Han Fan, Character Bashing |
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Church of Ford and Cathedral of Luke are older terms (two of many) from Star Wars fandom. They are used to describe not just a fan's intense devotion to one of the characters Han Solo or Luke Skywalker, but also the fan's direct opposition to the other character. There were many, many heated discussions comparing and contrasting the two characters, something that often led to flame wars and fannish angst.
For more information, see The Luke and Han War.
From a fan in 1984:
Dear, dear me! It seems that now we have the Church of Ford and the Right Thinkers For Wedge; and soon, no doubt, we shall have the Left Thinkers for Leia, the Mosque of Mothma, the Ashram of Akbar, and so it goes ad infinitum. Now, we Imperials couldn't be more pleased to see the Rebel miscreants fighting among themselves; but it is frustrating that they should be so preoccupied as to ignore Us, their Real Opposition.[1]
References
- ^ from Jundland, Too #2 (May 1984)