--- title: Star Wars: Daisy Ridley on 'Mary Sue' Criticism of Rey description: When Daisy Ridley's Rey was introduced to the 'Star Wars' franchise, some critics of the character argued that she was a "Mary Sue" canonical: https://time.com/4549109/star-wars-daisy-ridley-rey-mary-sue-criticism/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-28T16:08:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:48:02.169Z og:title: Daisy Ridley Says Criticism of Rey in Star Wars Is 'Sexist' og:description: "She’s just doing what she thinks is the right thing" og:url: https://time.com/4549109/star-wars-daisy-ridley-rey-mary-sue-criticism/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42b3f247639c0e28/6988793b196cf475b3039e10/star-wars-facebook.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5086 og:image:height: 2861 og:image:alt: star-wars-facebook og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Daisy Ridley Says Criticism of Rey in Star Wars Is 'Sexist' twitter:description: "She’s just doing what she thinks is the right thing" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42b3f247639c0e28/6988793b196cf475b3039e10/star-wars-facebook.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Daisy Ridley Responds to 'Sexist' Criticism of Rey in _Star Wars_ > Sponsored content. 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Daisy Ridley on Landing a Role in "Star Wars" After Months of Auditions_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 28, 2016 4:08 PM UTC  Star Wars: The Force Awakens Star Wars: The Force Awakens Lucasfilm Ltd.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 28, 2016 4:08 PM UTC When [Daisy Ridley’s](http://time.com/4506127/daisy-ridley-quit-instagram-because-of-the-pressure-of-growing-up-in-the-public-eye/) Rey was introduced to the [_Star Wars_](http://time.com/4329059/star-wars-episode-viii-mystery-and-excitement-surrounds-filming-in-ireland/)franchise in 2015’s [_The Force Awakens_](http://time.com/4275495/star-wars-the-force-awakens-deleted-scenes/), she was seen by many as a [feminist icon](http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/star-wars-the-force-awakens-hero-rey-hailed-feminist-icon). However, some critics of the scavenger turned Jedi in training have argued that she falls into the “Mary Sue” category, a term typically used to describe a female character who is unrealistically perfect. During Wednesday’s installment of MTV News’ [_Happy Sad Confused_](http://www.mtv.com/news/2947273/happy-sad-confused-with-nick-nolte-and-daisy-ridley/) podcast, host Josh Horowitz asked Ridley for her opinion on the backlash and whether she believes Rey fits the mold of the stereotypical characterization. “The Mary Sue thing in itself is sexist because it’s the name of a woman,” Ridley said. “Everyone was saying that Luke had the exact same \[capabilities\]. I think Rey is incredible vulnerable, and nothing she’s doing is for the greater good. She’s just doing what she thinks is the right thing. And she doesn’t want to do some of it, but she feels compelled to do it. So for me, I was just confused.” Listen to the full conversation at [MTV.com](http://www.mtv.com/news/2947273/happy-sad-confused-with-nick-nolte-and-daisy-ridley/). ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] I remember seeing one of them in the cinema, and me and my mom were trying to figure out which one we had seen. And then I'd watch the prequels first and then the sequels afterwards. Only when I was auditioning, everywhere I was like Oh God there's a stormtrooper poster in there, there's a Princess Leia poster. And the auditions went on for a number of months and then JJ rang me and that was that way. My sister asked me why I wanted to be an actress. I was like, I don't know. I think the ultimate aim as a young woman of today is to play incredible female roles and Ray is an incredible female role. Who are you? [ MUSIC ] I think for me personally because I haven't made a film before, the whole thing was scary. I'm getting over the kind of, overwhelming fear of it, that was probably the hardest thing. But having the crew, we had the cost, we had, there's nothing really that ever seemed out of reach like there was always support, there was always guidance and I never felt alone so it always felt good. 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