【人(？)種差別】チューバッカの中の人死亡で再燃、なぜチューバッカはメダルを貰えなかったのか？

Why didn’t Chewbacca get a medal? Star Wars actor’s death reignites a heated debate.

By Kyle Swenson
May 3 at 5:12 AM
The announcement on Thursday that Peter Mayhew, the British-born actor who originally played Chewbacca in the beloved Star Wars franchise, had died earlier in the week shook up the science fiction and cinema worlds. The first on-screen Wookiee died Tuesday at the age of 74.

Mayhew’s passing not only sparked an outpouring of tributes from fans and co-stars but also reignited one of the great debates in Star Wars lore: Why didn’t Chewbacca get a medal after the destruction of the first Death Star?

Just to refresh your memory, at the end of 1977′s “Star Wars: A New Hope,” the film’s final moments show the Rebel Alliance celebrating a big victory. Luke Skywalker just took the Empire’s world-destroying superweapon ― the Death Star ― and turned it into space dust. Han Solo has momentarily abandoned his outlaw ways to help fight for the greater good. As a crowd looks on, Princess Leia bestows gold medals on both Skywalker and Solo. But Chewbacca ― who displayed just as much courage as his two human cohorts ― goes unrewarded.
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