(RNN) – Jedi women (and girls) unite.
Sometimes you just need a little confidence, especially if you’re a young girl.
Author and mom N.J. Simmonds tweeted this week that her 7-year-old was crying in bed because she wanted to wear her “Star Wars” T-shirt to school but was afraid her classmates would make fun of her.
Simmonds had a simple request, just retweet the message to show her daughter it’s OK to be a girl and a “Star Wars” fan.
My 7 year old daughter's crying in bed right now because she wants to wear her Star Wars t-shirt to school but is scared her classmates will laugh because she likes 'boy stuff'. I'm so sad/angry for her. Please RT and comment so I can show her how awesome girl #StarWars fans are.
— N.J.Simmonds (@NJSimmondsTPK) March 6, 2018
Simmonds got a galactic response - more than 50,000 retweets and a message from Luke Skywalker himself.
Just tell her to feel free to use this gesture if her classmates give her any grief. "Boy stuff"? PLEASE! The Force is, & always will be strong with females here on Earth & in galaxies far, far away.
♥?- mh pic.twitter.com/lAI4AGr0sc— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) March 8, 2018
There were plenty of other role models in all those tweets:
A NASA scientist who drives the Mars rover
Howdy. I'm NASA Rey. I cosplay as Rey while driving Mars rovers and flying NASA's TIE fighter. pic.twitter.com/Rw0yAceIfx
— Keri Bean (@PlanetaryKeri) March 7, 2018
The woman who voices the character Ahsoka Tano in the Star Wars franchise
My name is Ashley, I am the voice of Ahsoka Tano, I’m a girl and I LOVE Star Wars! Please tell your daughter she is not alone and that @starwars is for everyone, girls too! Here’s a photo of me wearing my #starwars shirt! pic.twitter.com/cr4qPkEBhL
— Ashley Eckstein (@HerUniverse) March 7, 2018
And a woman who bills herself as a Star Wars fangirl
Here is me and my girl twinning because at 42 years old I still wear @starwars clothes everyday pic.twitter.com/2z3ZhRHmoh
— littleradish (@thelittleradish) March 7, 2018
In the end, it was mission accomplished for Simmonds, her daughter and the T-shirt.
Thanks everyone. She's now talking about wearing it with pride alongside her unicorn trousers because she can see there are plenty of other Star Wars girls out there ??
— N.J.Simmonds (@NJSimmondsTPK) March 6, 2018
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