Bullied 8-year-old girl is told that 'Star Wars is for boys!' 501st Legion comes to the rescue

Bullied 8-year-old girl is told that 'Star Wars is for boys!' 501st Legion comes to the rescue

Bullied "Star Wars" fan and 8-year-old girl Layla Murphy in Norfolk, Va. has been dealing with bullies at her new school. Fellow student girls tell her that the Lucasfilm franchise is for boys. She was even asked if "she was turning into a boy."

By ThanosMan253 - Aug 21, 2015 08:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: CNN

Young 8-year-old Layla Murphy, daughter to Nicolette Molina, has been dealing with bullying at her new school. Apparently, some at her venue aren't fans of "Star Wars" and particurly it's her young female school-mates that believes that as such. 
 

The girls were making fun of her liking the sci-fi franchised film and even questioned her sexuality by saying things to her like, "Are you turning into a boy?", according to her mother. This resulted in not wearing her R2D2 apparel as well as her "Guardians of the Galaxy" shirt to school.

The 501st Legion offered their support when they found out this news and supported the young girl by not only making her a custom-fit costume of a Stormtrooper, but also having her meet Weird Al Yankovic while he was performing along with the 501st.

 

 











 
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PantherKing
PantherKing - 8/21/2015, 9:37 AM
That's really cool
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 8/21/2015, 3:50 PM
Unbelievable. Star Wars rocks, glad the 501st stepped in
Deonox
Deonox - 8/21/2015, 4:23 PM
That is soooooooo adorableeeee
billnye69
billnye69 - 8/21/2015, 4:23 PM
Star Wars is for everyone. Their are lots of female Jedi.
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/21/2015, 6:08 PM
Well done 501st Legion,of course Star Wars isn't just for girls some guys like Frozen.
sameoldthing
sameoldthing - 8/22/2015, 5:31 AM
Isn't she a little short for a Stormtroo...ah,forget it.
PesciGotPepsi
PesciGotPepsi - 8/22/2015, 1:01 PM
Isn't Star Wars one of the first action movies to have a leading female badass?

It's cool that George Lucas turned the tale of saving-girl on it's head by making Leia one of the most badass out of the group throughout the trilogy

Star Wars is defiantly for everyone, the reason why it's one of the biggest thing in the world
MuttonMan
MuttonMan - 8/22/2015, 2:29 PM
Both my girls (6 & 3) love Star Wars, as well as my wife... We got a dachshund that my oldest daughter wanted to name Artoo... And there ain't nothin' wrong with that...
spidey1994
spidey1994 - 8/22/2015, 5:02 PM
Those kids are assholes. Very awesome of Weird Al and the 501st Leigon to do this.
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