Star Wars fans sending racists attacks to Kenobi actress
Being reported on my local news , what a bunch of losers.
shareBeing reported on my local news , what a bunch of losers.
shareCan Star Wars ever solve its fan racism problem in wake of the racist abuse directed at Moses Ingram?
https://www.mic.com/culture/star-wars-moses-ingram-obi-wan-kenobi-racism
The Obi-Wan Kenobi star followed in the footsteps of John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran in being subjected to racist abuse from a certain segment of Star Wars fans ."It took very little time before the racism hit the fan," says Brandon Yu, noting that Lucasfilm had apparently warned Ingram of the potential for racist abuse, resulting in Star Wars making the rare decision to denounce racism via its official Twitter account. "Granted, there is a broader, bleak truth within Ingram’s resignation to her situation — there’s little even a company like Disney can do to stop racism online — and one can see not only the tweets defending Ingram, but her casting to begin with, as a corrective from Disney to handle things differently this time around," says Yu. "(Although, with Obi-Wan Kenobi being a miniseries, Ingram’s role is set in stone — who’s to say how her character arc would have been handled in an ongoing series following the online hate.) This kind of change may also be a direct result from Boyega’s own efforts. After his public comments to GQ, a Disney executive reached out to him, leading to 'a very honest, very transparent conversation.'"
What a complete load of CRAP!
shareAs opposed to Jake Lloyd, Hayden Christensen and Lucas himself, who never ever received any hate whatsoever?
Yes, this is clearly a race-related problem, I'm telling you.
Moses Ingram rules!!! Screw the haters!!!
shareI call Bull Shit on this one. Lando is a universally loved character, and he's black. If she is being criticized by people online it is either due to her being a bad actress, a bad character, or a smash you over the head with my wokness/female greatness character.
I've seen interviews with her. She can't even talk; I doubt she can suddenly deliver the goods when there's a script. It's not racist to point this out.
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