‘Star Wars’ Calls Out Racism After Attacks on Moses Ingram
It’s one thing to recognize how sad this is. But what gets me is how emblematic it is of a certain segment of people that look like me. Caucasian. White like Wil Wheaton. Between “Karens” and haters of people of color, the fans of replacement theory I’m just appalled.
Ingram posted multiple examples of racist messages and comments on Instagram, noting that she has received hundreds of messages, some of which included the N-word…
…Tran, the first woman of color to have a major role in a “Star Wars” film, wrote an op-ed in the New York Times about the harassment she received after starring in 2017’s “The Last Jedi.” The hate become so intense that Tran left social media and spent time in therapy.
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