The conventional story holds that the plaid twills (tartans) we see in Scottish kilts are a relatively recent development from the 17th century. However, archeological finds in China of all places suggest that Celts have been weaving tartans for at least 3,000 years. But the fashion may go back even further than that. George Lucas presents convincing evidence that tartans have been around since the early days of the Galactic Empire.
Have you ever noticed that there is no sex in Star Wars? It’s implied by family lineages and we get a whiff of it in Luke’s kiss with Leia. The only overt act in the whole series is more reminiscent of West Virginia sex between siblings. I suppose Leia as Jabba the Hutt’s sex slave implies a certain quality of sex at play in the background. We see a similar arrangement in Solo with Qi’ra, which suggests Han Solo has a “type”; he needs to rescue troubled women from enslavement by domineering men (though I’m not sure Jabba the Hutt qualifies as a man). Even so, we never have any good healthy romps in the bedroom. It all gets sublimated into shooting blasters and waving light sabres. I guess that explains why Disney was comfortable buying the franchise.
