No, it wasn't. Reagan made the "Evil Empire" reference in a speech AFTER Star Wars came out. Lucas never approved of that use https://twitter.com/jester_revan/status/807248160930361344 …
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Lucas also fucking hated how Reagan's controversial SDI initiative was nicknamed "Star Wars"
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He named the Trade Federation Senator in TPM "Senator Gunray" as a cheap burn on "Ronnie Ray-Gun"
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Look if you have what you consider a Problematic Fav just own it. I don't go asking Bill Willingham to be less of a neocon monster
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And if Bill Willingham decided to act less right-wing in public bc Fables had liberal fans that'd be really slimy and easy to see through
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