The franchise tweets that it is “proud to meet” Ingram, who has just made her debut as Reva in the Disney + series “Obi-Wan Kenobi”. “If someone intends to make her feel unwanted in any way, we have only one thing to say: we are resisting,” tweeted the Star Wars account. “There are more than 20 million intelligent species in the Star Wars galaxy, don’t choose to be a racist.”
“I’m sick of hearing this happen,” McGregor said in the video. “We stand with Moses, we love Moses.
“And if you’re sending her bullying messages, I don’t think you’re a Star Wars fan,” he added.
Ingram posted numerous examples of racist messages and comments on Instagram, noting that she had received hundreds of messages, some of which included the N-word.
“No one can do anything about it. No one can do anything to stop this hatred, “she said in a video posted on her Instagram stories.
“The thing that worries me is … this feeling like, I just have to shut up and accept it, I just have to smile and bear it. And I’m not built that way, “she continued. “Thanks to the people who show up for me in the comments and to the places I won’t post alone. And to the others, you’re all weird.”
Ingram’s experiences since her debut in Star Wars have become a trend – actors John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran were also vocalists for the racist hatred they gained after starring in Star Wars. Tran, the first colored woman to star in Star Wars, wrote an article in the New York Times about the harassment she received after starring in The Last Jedi in 2017. The hatred became so intense that Tran left social media. and spent time in therapy. Earlier, in 2014, Boyega’s appearance in the trailer for “The Force Awakens” started a whole movement on the social networks of #BlackStormtrooper, after many reacted to his casting with suspicion and racist remarks.
CNN’s Radhika Maria contributed to this report.
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