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  1. 07-23-2003, 10:55 AM #1
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    Star Wars Kids Update

    http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNe...?hub=TopStories

    "'Star Wars Kid' a reluctant Internet phenomenon

    CTV.ca News Staff

    A video featuring a Quebec teenager's acrobatic battle moves has become the latest Internet sensation and a source of guffaws for millions. Ghyslain Raza, now better know as the Star Wars Kid, isn't laughing.

    Trois-Rivieres, Quebec is hardly a galaxy far, far away, but the city is the unlikely home of a very reluctant Jedi Knight.

    Raza, 15, shot a video of himself for a school project -- a mock sword fight intended for viewing by a handful of people.

    But a few of his classmates uploaded it to the Internet, and within days it had been doctored to look like a scene from Star Wars.

    Millions have watched the video, including many people in Trois-Rivieres.

    "He makes a fool of himself anyway. You see the guy, you say 'Oh God,'" says CyberCafe owner Luc Sirois.

    The story made it into numerous publications worldwide, including the New York Times. Now it has landed in court.

    The four students who allegedly put the video on the Internet are facing a $250,000 lawsuit. It claims Raza has suffered "harassment," "ridicule" and "persecution" at school and in the public at large.

    Raza ended up leaving high school and finishing his year in the psychiatric wing of a local hospital.

    An employee of Raza's old school says the pressure on the young man was intolerable.

    "When 500 people laugh at you every noon when you walk into the cafeteria, it can't be easy," says Rafael Jacob.

    And in cyberspace it's not easy keeping a low profile once you get linked to Star Wars.

    "Star Wars is one of the biggest virtual communities. There are millions of fans. So take this kid, put it together with Star Wars and bingo, it's a hit," says Internet consultant Francois Charron.

    It's also eliciting some sympathy. There's an online petition asking Lucasfilm to give the Star Wars Kid a cameo in the next installment of the film.

    "... this poor kid is living the nightmare of having his private ****iness projected across the world to giggling Web users," it reads.

    All the result of an encounter with the dark side of the Internet.

    With a report from CTV's Jed Kahane"


    Here is the petition.

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  2. 07-23-2003, 11:16 AM #2
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    Raza ended up leaving high school and finishing his year in the psychiatric wing of a local hospital.
    Wow, thats nuts...
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    If I was George Lucas, I'd TOTALLY put this kid in Episode 3. I mean, jebus, Raza couldn't possibly do any worse damage to the flick the Lucas will...
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    If I was George Lucas, I'd TOTALLY put this kid in Episode 3. I mean, jebus, Raza couldn't possibly do any worse damage to the flick the Lucas will...
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    Yeah, have him in the backround "training" or something...that would be great funny.

    Unfortunately, it would prob. mess this kid up even more.
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    You're right. We need to put him in a good movie, instead.
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    Have him be one of the Jedi Anakin has to fight to the death.

    With some computer generated images, they can make a cartoon version of him to do the somersaults.
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    Originally posted by norther practitioner


    Wow, thats nuts...
    was going to say something funny cuz i think i saw that clip orsomething like it something about a fat kid playing with his staff looking mad funny.....that's just sad tho that's how dudes go columbine and ish...just except it big fella you look funny i mean .
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    Something tells me his high school buddies/tormentors aren't going to be really impressed if he has a cameo in some Robert Altman picture. I would be, though!
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    Originally posted by Chang Style Novice
    Something tells me his high school buddies/tormentors aren't going to be really impressed if he has a cameo in some Robert Altman picture. I would be, though!
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    i already signed the petition a little while back.
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    http://www.petitiononline.com/Ghyslain/petition.html

    There is the online petition to put him in Episode 3
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    Re: Star Wars Kids Update

    Originally posted by Vapour
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    When 500 people laugh at you every noon when you walk into the cafeteria, it can't be easy," says Rafael Jacob.
    What a *****!!!
    I would be like yea...I'm a ****in Jedi master *******s!!!!!

    Hahahahahaha I signed under the name Jethro Q. Wallrustitty!!!
    Hahahahahahahaha
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    You know, this kid just got caught doing what everybody here has done. He just happened to record it on tape!

    Who hasn't 'pretended' to be something they are not? I ask you!

    Anyway, I think it's his parents who are trying to capitalize on teh whole thing more so than Ghyslain himself, who when interviewed was actually impressed with the remakes of his film into the Star wars piece and teh Matrix piece.

    He got an Ipod out of the deal and some gift certificates (about 2000$ worth) from the peeps at waxy.org

    I think his parents want in on the action and are suing kids for doing what kids do IE: treat each other badly and humiliate each other as much as possible. That's kids for ya. I don't know about you, but nerds have been the targets of jibes and cajolling forever.

    The kids parents should leave it alone and let Ghyslain do the talking and let him be happy with the In your face bird he can give to the others who attempted to humilliate him only to have it backfire by bringing Ghys comedic fame and possible further fortune.

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