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The Star Wars Facebook page responded wonderfully to a sexist comment

Use the force, community manager.

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THE NEW STAR Wars film is all set to be released in December, and it will feature a new character called Captain Phasma – played by Gwendoline Christie above.

When the official Star Wars Facebook page put up a fan-made drawing of the character over the weekend, people were impressed.

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But there was one comment that drew an excellent response from whoever runs the Star Wars page

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People noted that just because Phasma is female didn’t mean she needed special female armour

The comment was deleted from below the photo by the original poster, but it hasn’t stopped it becoming a major talking point

And most people agreed that whoever runs the Star Wars Facebook page is good at their job

Somebody who doesn’t take any s**t

And probably deserves a pay increase

*applause*

- Written by David Elkin and originally published on DailyEdge.ie.

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    Oct 29th 2014, 8:50 AM

    Hardly ‘fleeing’. Walking away at their own leisurely pace I’d imagine.

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    Oct 29th 2014, 9:40 AM

    Just dont have a nap on the way

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    Oct 29th 2014, 8:49 AM

    Leave the kids and missus they would only slow me down

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    Oct 29th 2014, 9:18 AM

    Would it not be possible to build a concrete reinforced gulley to divert the lava flow off course toward the ocean.

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    Oct 29th 2014, 10:32 AM

    Jenta can’t tell if your being sarcastic or serious? That would never work as lava cools as it flows and would block any gully/channel and the lava would eventually flow over itself

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    Oct 29th 2014, 10:35 AM

    Also your spending millions on something that would only be used maybe once in a hundred years, has to be maintained, would be an eye sore. There is a reason nobody has done it before.

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    Oct 29th 2014, 10:59 AM

    Right, I’ll get Tommy Lee Jones on it straight away!

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    Oct 29th 2014, 1:16 PM

    They saved a town in Iceland with something similar a few decades ago.

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    Oct 29th 2014, 3:02 PM

    Why is there nobody poking sticks into it?

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    Oct 29th 2014, 10:46 AM

    At the risk of sounding cynical, Kilauea isn’t doing anything it hasn’t always done. That’s how an undersea volcano came to be an island. Kilauea’s lava flows are always really slow, above ground, so there’s time for people to evacuate in safety. Stunning. Would love to visit.

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    Oct 29th 2014, 11:41 AM

    I reckon all lava is deadly

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