Race Relations in the SW Universe

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Title:	Race Relations in the SW Universe
Creator:	Sandra Necchi
Date(s):	December 1985
Medium:	print
Fandom:	Star Wars
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Race Relations in the SW Universe is a meta essay by Sandra Necchi.

It was published in Southern Enclave #10 and is online here.

Excerpt

"In a galaxy so diverse as that presented in the STAR WARS Saga, racial/species conflict is impossible to keep track of. Some humans may hate all non humans, while others may hate only certain non humans. Then there are the complex arrangements possible between non humans. The internal bigotries of one planet may reach out into neighboring systems and mix with whatever conflicts exist there ad infinitum. The variables inherent in such overwhelming variety can make galactic sociologists quite overworked. Then again, there is the strong possibility that because of this immense racial/species diversity, conflict may be muted and in society, the less possibility for racial conflict, but in STAR WARS, homogeneity might just mean diversity, that is, the norm in everyday life."

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