Source: Lucasfilm Ltd. / Star Wars / The Mandalorian
Lizzo and Jack Black are officially Star Wars canon, and one Blerd is big mad about that.
The latest episode of The Mandalorian threw fans for a loop when Lizzo and Jack Black (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) appeared on their television screens.
In the episode titled “Guns For Hire,” the theme of redemption continued with Black playing Captain Bombardier, a former officer in the “defunct” Galatic Empire, and the pop star playing his love, the Duchess.
They rule over a planet called Plazir-15, where the inhabitants live in luxury inside a fancy glass dome where droids, mostly imperial, do all of the work.
The fun Bryce Dallas Howard-directed episode which also boasts a Christopher Lloyd (Back To The Future) cameo, did not sit well with some viewers, one Blerd in particular.
On Twitter, @ThePencilPimp, aka the “opinionerded,” had thoughts about a TikTok video of Lizzo and Black having fun in their costumes, claiming the iconic movie franchise was hijacked by “bullies.”
In a tweet, he wrote, “#StarWars isn’t for us nerds anymore. We who respect the lore & would be in tears after being cast in one of the movies or shows. Star Wars is now for the popular kids who giggled & high-fived the bullies for stuffing you in your locker. It’s crashing and #Disney deserves it.”
#StarWars isn't for us nerds anymore. We who respect the lore & would be in tears after being cast in one of the movies or shows.
Star Wars is now for the popular kids who giggled & high-fived the bullies for stuffing you in your locker.
It's crashing and #Disney deserves it. pic.twitter.com/aSBKI4l8XT
— Opinionerded
(@ThePencilPimp) April 8, 2023
Twitter Is Using The Force To Clap Back At The Star Wars Gatekeeper
The tweet has over 4,000 likes, but to no one’s surprise, his take is currently experiencing a ratio, with many disagreeing with him being mad at Lizzo and Black.
“It’s weird to assume that celebrities are not ordinary individuals who enjoy typical things like us, and it’s also weird to gatekeep something that people may have cherished since childhood. Stop gatekeeping and heal,” Black Girl Gamers said in a tweet.
We will always be here for wholesome Lizzo and Baby Yoda content.
Friends forever. pic.twitter.com/GQJj8yN9zn
— The Mandalorian (@themandalorian) April 9, 2023
You can see more reactions in the gallery below.
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Photo: Lucasfilm Ltd. / The Mandalorian
1. Exactly
How do you see Lizzo and Jack Black dancing and think “Popular Kids who giggled & high-fives the bullies” https://t.co/P9tXvaCy6c
— Shin (@WholeLottaShin) April 10, 2023
2.
Lizzo (a band geek still being bullied relentlessly on social media) and Jack Black (famously of Tenacious D) were definitely the 'cool kids' in high school
Fandoms suck the joy out of EVERYTHING! https://t.co/dYbWZtI58r
— Shayna (@MsShaynaT) April 10, 2023
3.
Mannnnn fuck off lmao https://t.co/2HFs44m8xH pic.twitter.com/AabKgcUdLO
— 4TVA.eth VR | ShrugLife.eth
(@4ThangsVR) April 10, 2023
4.
Did you stretch before that reach? Sheeeeeeesh.
https://t.co/h6R0nOBfCT
— mummy
(@mummydahlia_) April 10, 2023
5.
Yes. Jack Black was definitely the captain of the football team and homecoming king.
— Dr. Waitman Beorn (now "slippery" apparently)
(@waitmanb) April 10, 2023
6.
Yall don’t think people are nerds because YOU’RE nerdy but you also have terrible personalities. https://t.co/smPvBgrh28
— ToraShae (@BlackMajiik) April 10, 2023
7.
Star Wars is for anybody and everybody who wants to enjoy whether they know what’s going on or not. Stop gettin on here and hating https://t.co/SxANY0avBp
— Armani Watts (@ArmaniWatts23) April 10, 2023
8.
The twerps that try to gatekeep the fun of the franchise can get bent. Jack Black and Lizzo rule. Star Wars is still for the real nerds forever. https://t.co/GTUqjzQOVa
—
Zoe Britton
9.
Jack black and lizzo give theater kid energy. if you feel like you would be bullied by them you deserve it https://t.co/zm3wJoF1ve
— ember ☭ (@bimbomarxistt) April 10, 2023
10.
You thinking Jack Black and Lizzo were the “popular kids” in high school is so funny to me https://t.co/tsPVhzTLuz
— audi (@audithecutie) April 10, 2023
11.
Imagine being a gatekeeping shitbag like this
"Star Wars isn't for us nerds anymore"
Yeah I'm sure Lizzo and Jack Black were the "popular jock kids" in high school.
You're a moron, and you deserve the ratio. https://t.co/s0BE4EYqHj
— Evangelicals Are Fascists
(@JasonIsCreating) April 10, 2023
12.
on what planet do Jack Black and Lizzo give off "high school bully" energy? He randomly sings phrases while playing air guitar and she takes her flute with her everywhere she goes https://t.co/grt8eL1Iki
— Robert Komaniecki (@Komaniecki_R) April 10, 2023
13.
Imagine saying Lizzo and Jack Black are the “popular kids.”
They ARE the nerds.
Lizzo constantly gets put down for just being herself. And then Jack Black…is Jack Black.
— Katelyn #LowBarTeacher
(@k8roulette2) April 10, 2023
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"#StarWars isn't for us nerds anymore." https://t.co/vtJE9o5bBG pic.twitter.com/BnmeikwEGU
— Val (@ValDecroi1) April 10, 2023
15.
“Star Wars isn’t for us nerds anymore”
Yeah I don’t care, get in the locker dork. https://t.co/Y8j2JN9QTG pic.twitter.com/oijxei6xQR
— Barra (@ThatBmanGuy) April 10, 2023
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if you look at lizzo and jack black and still feel nothing but hate in your heart i think maybe you’re gonna go to hell when you die https://t.co/brMf5aox93
— hershey (@wanqiqis) April 10, 2023
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lizzo was literally a band geek in school. jack black is a fantasy nerd that plays d&d. if those are the popular kids shoving you in lockers i have no sympathy for you.
— theo is employee of the month at femboy hooters (@Sparkleweed_) April 10, 2023
18.
I’m not sure who needs to hear this but pretty much well into the 90s Star Wars was regarded as a pretty beloved form of pop science fantasy culture. Additionally, as someone who was genuinely bullied for being a nerd I can 100% guarantee that Lizzo and Jack Black were /1 https://t.co/KQi9BLXbfZ
— Tyus D. Williams (@sciencewithtyus) April 10, 2023
19.
No but imagine Jack Black shoving you into a locker and giggling for being a Star Wars nerd. It's the funniest mental image of all time. https://t.co/chVXoSXBzz
— Ashley Talks Comics! (@ComicGirlAshley) April 10, 2023
20.
Wait, so you think Lizzo, a black woman who has been a classically trained flutist since she was 10 and Jack Black, a Jewish drama geek whose parents are both satellite engineers were the popular kids? https://t.co/AoRfX1WBwX
— shut up, josh (@ChiefJosheola) April 10, 2023
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