Thanks for your comment! I don't totally agree that white males are carrying the franchise... I know a lot of people (personally and from online articles) who are women and/or people of colour who LOVE Star Wars and already exist as a large customer base. I don't think it's such a delicate thing that adding in some diversity would harm the franchise. I think it's kind of a sad thought to believe that upping representation would somehow alienate white men. Are they so fragile that seeing a little less of themselves depicted in the movies would somehow cause them to abandon such an awesome universe?
But, seriously, thank you for your comment! I enjoy discussing this stuff :) Looking forward to reading your Rouge One post!