![]() ![]() It’s the same feeling you might get when you see a cute baby and want to pinch its cheeks, or when a puppy is so cute you want to squeeze it. I finally googled-I kid you not-“want to kill cute things.” To my relief, I happened upon a phenomenon that explained my feelings: cute aggression, a flash of aggressive thoughts in response to overwhelmingly cute stimuli. Still, I felt a shock of satisfaction when a scout trooper in the final episode enacted my desires and punched the little thing. I had to concede that it was kind of cute. ![]() I risked sounding like a geezer hating on the kids’ music without ever giving it a listen.īut when I watched The Mandalorian, I found nothing to hate in Baby Yoda. In fact, the only Star Wars films I had seen were A New Hope and Rogue One, neither of which include the original, wrinkly Yoda we hold in such high esteem. The problem was that I hadn’t watched the show. I pitched my editors an anti-Baby Yoda screed. Who can hate such a cute little creature? So, unsettled by the internet’s seemingly unanimous love for the tiny green breakout star of The Mandalorian, I began trying to articulate what it is about Baby Yoda that inspires in me not adoration but revulsion. I want to dropkick it the way Kyle punts his brother in South Park. Whenever I see Baby Yoda, I’m overcome with the urge to harm it.Įvery time a Baby Yoda meme pops up on Instagram or Twitter, I want to punch it. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. ![]()
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