Original sentence: " Jar Jar Binks proved not to be terribly popular with children, as is evidenced by dollar stores being packed with unsold Jar Jar merchandise.However, it should be noted that while there was a demand for Darth Vader merchandise, due to the popularity of the character, there was no such demand for Ewok merchandise.However, there was little cuteness in Star Wars or The Empire Strikes Back, and the Ewoks were widely reviled.It could be argued that this alleged lack of consistency represents a cognitive dissonance in these fans perceptions, perhaps once prompted by the fact that such fans often seek to identify with movie characters (e.Many fans ostensibly object to any portrayal of excessive cuteness in the Star Wars series although this can percieved as odd given acceptance of 'cute' elements in the films made between 1977 and 1983 and argued to be another example of cognitive dissonance on their parts.Similar charges were levelled, at the appearance of the teddy-bear like Ewoks in 1983's Return of the Jedi although not at, for example, the extensive amount of Darth Vader merchandise produced from early 1978 onwards.Star Wars fans did not need to be persuaded to purchase Darth Vader merchandise
Edited sentence: It could be argued that this lack of consistency represents a cognitive dissonance in these fans perceptions, perhaps once prompted by the fact that such fans often seek to identify with movie characters (e.Many fans ostensibly object to any portrayal of cuteness in the Star Wars series although this can justifiably be percieved as odd given acceptance of 'cute' elements in the films made between 1977 and 1983 and argued to be another example of cognitive dissonance on their parts.Similar charges were levelled, albeit ex post factor, at the appearance of the teddy-bear like Ewoks in 1983's Return of the Jedi although not at, for example, the extensive amount of Darth Vader merchandise produced from early 1978 onwards