• DaPorkchop_@lemmy.ml
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    8 hours ago

    Eh, I’d say R2-D2 doesn’t count as a “man” at all, being neither human nor clearly gendered in any way.

    • Drivebyhaiku@lemmy.world
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      50 minutes ago

      C-3P0, our translator for R2’s boopspeak uses he/him pronouns for the little guy and so does at least Luke so he’s effectively masc presenting. One could argue he’s a man but the society he’s in effectively classes sentient droids as property without the reserve they do for non-artificial species and are unlikely to confer the other cultural aspects “manhood” onto a droid.