Star Wars Shut Down This Facebook Commenter Who Wants Female Armor to Look More Ladylike

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Disney-owned Star Wars seems like such a cuddly, world-embracing brand these days, you'd hardly expect them to drop the occasional AT-AT stomp on a Facebook commenter.

But that's what happened for a guy who questioned why Phasma, a character in the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, didn't wear Storm Trooper armor that made her more visibly female.

"Not to be sexist," the commenter wrote, "but it's really hard to tell that's female armor for me."

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