Princess Leia’s Gold Bikini Reduced Her To A Sexist 80’s Stereotype

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi was a defining moment in my childhood

Liz Mroz
Fanfare
Published in
5 min readApr 7, 2022

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Funko Pop toy of Princess Leia in front of green leaves.
Photo by Lisa Fotios from Pexels

As a girl born in the mid-1970s, I learned early on that boys held the high ground. It started with Sunday dinners at Grandma’s. My older female cousin and I were always stuck drying the fancy dishes in the kitchen while my brothers and…

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I write about pop-culture and life lessons. All topics are approached with a humorous outlook because being too serious isn’t healthy.