Originally Posted by
Wretchedest
All of those criticisms directed at rose are ridiculous in context of just about any character in any "franchise" or fandom, especially in proportion to her actual role in the movies. Comparing her to princess Leia is absurd, given that Leia has been in 5 of the movies with a major role in three of the movies while this character has a minor role in one. Your comparing a GOAT lead to a recent supporting character which is. The dimension of what motivate Rose in the story don't matter AS MUCH because most of her motivations don't drive the story or have much of an impact.
By even as much as I've said, why not pick apart... Emperor Palpatine. A leading villain for 5 star wars movies who's goals have always been frivolous and ambiguous and who ultimately is a scowling piece of wood.
That's one reason why paragraphs about Rose, nevermind the harassment of the actress, come of as sexist. Because the same people writing those tirades, can't be found to complain about Palpatine, all while this blank slate essentially drives the majority of major plot beats in Star Wars.
Many of the same people expected for a while to receive some depth or backstory from Snoke, and perhaps this is the exact critique Rian Johnson had intended that these larger shadowy figures have no use.