Give Me a Break, Hallmark
I took my daughter Alex around the corner to the Hallmark store to pick out ornaments for this year. Got a cute little mark-your-kid’s-age ornament, which was nice. And Alex wanted to get the Princess Leia ornament that’s the latest in Hallmark’s numbered series of Star Wars characters. I’ve been collecting that series anyway, so normally I would be thrilled she picked this one. And mostly I am.
But for crying out loud, did Hallmark really have to put Leia in the Jabba’s prisoner outfit? I mean, I question the wisdom of using that outfit for an ornament at all. And the obsessive-compulsive collector in me is irked that it’s part of the series, especially since this is the first time they’ve repeated a character.
Then again, I suppose I may have something to answer for in that Alex immediately recognized the character in that outfit as Princess Leia. At least I haven’t let her watch Revenge of the Sith yet. (That’s gonna be rough in a couple of years when I need to explain why Episode III is off limits . . .)
About Dave Thomer
Born and raised in Philadelphia. Studied philosophy at Fordham University in the Bronx, where I made many great friends and met my wonderful wife. We moved back to Philadelphia, where I studied philosophy some more and became a teacher. Online and off, I'm looking for ways that we can be better citizens and build stronger communities.