Attack of the nerds: 'Star Wars' fanboys hold lightsaber vigil in questionable taste in honor of Carrie Fisher in Downtown Disney


Just when you thought Star Wars geeks and fanboys couldn't embarrass themselves in public anymore than they usually do, they make a total mockery of Carrie Fisher's recent and tragic death by holding—of all things—a lightsaber vigil in poor taste last night in Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California.

Cinnabon recently apologized for this distasteful tweet, but
apparently some Star Wars geeks didn't get the message
The only way that an event created in such bad taste could've been a bigger train wreck would have been if fans also came in cosplay costumes in Princess Leia slave bikinis or other Star Wars outfits and glued large Cinnabon rolls on the side of their heads.

It was truly a distasteful, horrifying and embarrassing spectacle to watch, any way you look at it.

After all, you didn't see any of Fisher's close friends, costars, or loved ones on social media saying, "May the Force be with you, Princess Leia." No, because that would be disrespectful to the memory of a person so soon after her demise, and it is too soon to make any public spectacle in her memory during a period of mourning for her family's loss.

A Facebook social media event was created publicizing the social media spectacle which was shared with over 800 nerds, fanboys, and virgins in the train-wreck event which took place at 7 p.m. in front of the now closed House of Blues in the Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort.


Fans and other assorted socially-awkward dorks were encouraged to bring their glowing plastic toy light sabers to meet up in a public gathering to "honor" Fisher's iconic role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise.

Message to all Star Wars fans: It's TOO SOON and in bad taste to make Star Wars
fan-fiction tributes to the late actress as a public spectacle
Jeff Rowan, the chief moron who organized the inappropriate vigil, told The Hollywood Reporter that he thought of the decision to create the event at the last minute on Tuesday night at about 11 p.m.

Apparently, Rowan made the faux pas, like all of his fellow Star Wars fanboys who showed up for the event, of making actress/writer's death all about himself rather than making it about the loss of a person who touched many people's lives on a deeper and more personal level than just a role she played in a science fiction movie.

"In all honesty, The Empire Strikes Back was the first movie I ever went to see in the theater and to this day Star Wars has played a huge part in my life," Rowan gushed. "I hope Disney let's us in."

Unfortunately, it seems Disney's management made the unwise choice of actually letting these idiots in to make a mockery and public spectacle of someone's death during a sensitive time of mourning while selling these idiots over-priced toy lightsabers; however, this was not the only isolated incident of a greedy corporation trying to cash in on an inappropriate decision to exploit someone's death for publicity or profit.


The Alamo Drafthouse movie chain is also trying to capitalize on Fisher's death by holding numerous lightsaber vigils across the countries at its movie houses while selling tickets to various Carrie Fisher movies featured at its theaters. The one they held outside of Austin, Texas on Wednesday night was nothing short of a farce with a circus atmosphere wholly inappropriate as a solemn vigil to someone's passing.


“Attendees are encouraged to dress up as their favorite Star Wars characters, bring along as many lightsabers as you own, and invite your fellow Wookiees, Bounty Hunters, Ewoks, and Stormtroopers,” the Alamo Drafthouse theaters said in a public press release. “No lightsaber? Flashlights and glow sticks are also encouraged as we attempt to brighten the sky and say thank you to a woman who inspired us on and off the screen.”


Alamo Drafthouse plans to hold its next train wreck lightsaber vigil outside its theater in Littleton, Colorado Friday night while selling tickets to various Carrie Fisher movies.


Apparently, the motive behind these so-called vigils made in bad taste are all for profit. Way to pick the bones of the dead, Alamo Drafthouse! All we can say is: too soon, too soon!


On Wednesday, Cinnabon apologized for making a similar faux pas tweet in bad taste on social media which said, "RIP Carrie Fisher, you'll always have the best buns in the galaxy."


The mixed reference made in bad taste, dropping blatant commercialism and double entendre didn't play well with the public, so the tweet was quickly deleted, and Cinnabon quickly apologized for the inappropriate message soon after. "Our deleted tweet was generally meant as a tribute, but we shouldn't have posted it," Cinnabon tweeted on Dec. 27. "We are truly sorry."


All this is proof that we are truly living in a new digital age of idiocracy where even global multi-national media conglomerates have lost their minds about what is truly distasteful to exploit for public consumption.


When someone connected with the Star Wars franchise dies, you have grown, middle-aged men who haven't moved out of their parents' basement playing with toy lightsabers at your funeral. Truly unbelievable. May the farce be with you!


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