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The Star Wars movie franchise, its cast and fans have spoken out in support of actor Moses Ingram, who said she was targeted by a wave of racist abuses online for her role in the new series Obi-Wan Kenobi.
When Ingram made his debut as Reva Sevander’s character – one of Darth Vader’s inquisitors tasked with pursuing the Jedi – in a long-awaited Disney Plus show on Friday, the star described a stream of threatening and racist messages on Instagram. One said her “days are numbered.” Another called it “diverse rentals.” In other messages the word n is used.
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Ewan McGregor became the last colleague to express his support, saying he was “sick” of the way he was treated with Ingram, and called the reports “terrible.” He called Ingram, who also starred in The Queen’s Gambit, one of Netflix’s most acclaimed programs of all time, a “brilliant actor.”
“I just want to say, as the show’s lead actor, as the show’s executive producer, that we’re with Moses,” he said in a video posted to the Star Wars Twitter account, which has been viewed more than 5 million times since.
“We love Moses, and if you send her messages of harassment, I don’t think you’re a Star Wars fan,” he said.
McGregor’s support came after the Star Wars franchise turned to those who harass the star. “We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family,” the franchise tweeted Tuesday, adding that the producers were “excited about the unfolding story of Reva.”
“If anyone intends to make her feel unwanted in any way, we have only one thing to say: we are resisting,” the tweet said.
There are more than 20 million intelligent species in the Star Wars galaxy, don’t choose to be a racist.
– Star Wars (@starwars) May 31, 2022
Ingram took to his Instagram Stories to describe the abuse last week, saying he felt “there is nothing no one can do to stop this hatred” and that the comments fuel self-doubt. “I question my goal of even being here in front of you, saying this is happening,” she said in the video, which is no longer visible as Instagram Stories expires in 24 hours.
“I think the thing that worries me is the feeling I had inside me – that no one told me – but the feeling that I just have to shut up and accept it. That I just have to smile and bear it. And I’m not built that way, “Ingram said as he thanked his fans for supporting her.
On social media, many used the hashtag #WeLoveYouMosesIngram to share their admiration for the 29-year-old, whom they called “talented” and “iconic.”
Star Wars, which has long struggled with race and gender issues, has promised to increase the diversity of the cast amid the backlash.
Black British actors John Boyega and Tandiv Newton and Kenyan Mexican actress Lupita Nyongo have entered the Star Wars universe in recent years. Kelly Marie Tran, who became the first Asian American actress to star in Star Wars, said she too was targeted by trolls on social media and deleted all her Instagram posts in 2018, leading to speculation that the abuse she faces online has been a catalyst.
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Looking at the move in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter last year, Tran said she decided the Internet was not “good for my mental health.” Obviously I will leave that. “
And Boyega, who told GQ magazine he faced death threats during his role as former stormtrooper Finn, gave a passionate speech in front of thousands at a massive Black Lives Matter protest in London’s Hyde Park in 2020 after the death of George Floyd .
“I need you to understand how painful it is to remind you every day that your race means nothing,” the actor said before telling the crowds around him: “I don’t know if I will have a career after that.”
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