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Lucasfilm: "There are more than 20 million sentient species in the Star Wars galaxy, don’t choose to be a racist." [Update: Ewan Mcgregor responds]
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Ingram noted that "Obi-Wan Kenobi" director Deborah Chow has been "putting the proper systems in place so I feel safe as we do the work" throughout production. "Of course, there are always pockets of hate," Ingram said. "But I have no problem with the block button."
Lucasfilm Warned ‘Obi-Wan’ Star Moses Ingram About Racist ‘Star Wars’ Hate: It Will ‘Likely Happen’
Lucasfilm discussed the racist hatred from fans that Moses Ingram might endure playing a villain in "Obi-Wan Kenobi," out May 27.
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Under director Deborah Chow, they're talking a different approach based off Tran and Boyega's experiences.
The outright racism from Star Wars fans was unpredicted and unprecedented and the white people that lead that brand very much didn't know how to control that situation.
They were wrong for what they didn't do back then, but let's hope there been some lessons and learnings. Moses seems assured, at the very least.
They're really going to need a whole diversity and inclusion department that focuses solely on external messaging and mental well-being.
Let's hope they've put some plans into place.
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They still have a lot of work to do, but if nothing changed after TROS then they wouldn't have cast Ingram in a major role in a major SW show to begin with. Not to mention all the PoC in all the upcoming SW projects.
It's not like they didn't before. The only difference is that for now they're sticking to their ground and backing Ingram, which is good. They just need to do a lot more to make me forget that the company can panic at any time and appeal to the assholes in order to make bank
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Rose was a major character in TLJ and then was demoted to a 76-second cameo in TROS. I just think if they really continued in the TROS direction they would have straight up stopped casting PoC actors in main roles lol
Maybe Disney and Lucasfilm will actually double down on the diversity now and have more prominent black characters that aren't covered in alien makeup or CGI.
The poor treatment of those two is a big reason my interest in Star Wars has cooled significantly.
It's the most horrible fanbase for a franchise that I've grown up and loved dearly since the very beginning in 1977. Do not engage these people and just try to avoid them. Especially the YouTubers. They just make shit up for views and give the absolute worst takes and nutty theories you can imagine. No amount of craziness is off limits.
"I'm not racist I'm just critiquing her performance" from the same fans lionizing Hayden in the prequels… you aren't slick 😤
Gina Carano is a fucking hilarious example because these same chuds that love her now HATED HER when she first showed up.
"UHM EXCUSE ME BUT HOW CAN A WAHMAN HEADBUTT THE MANDALORIAN WHEN HIS HELMET IS BLAH BLAH BLAH."
*Reveals herself to be Q-Anon*
"I WOULD DIE FOR YOU QUEEN!"
Yuuuup, when Mandalorian started she had the same barrage of the all-too-familiar Mary Sue youtube videos about overshadowing Mando. Start throwing out some transphobia, antisemitism, and Trumpist election conspiracies and now they worship her and I'm literally seeing them complain about Disney not defending her from the attacks they hurled.
Hey now, those are the "fans" that spent decades talking about how Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen ruined their childhoods. These dickheads never realized Hayden's greatness in the first place
Already saw a Star Woke comment by a blonde white dude wearing tinted sunglasses. I think it's time for me to blacklist Twitter
Fanbases have always had their terrible elements but have become more extreme and entrenched in their views over time, far more easily able to communicate their views over social media, influence countless others, and form like-minded communities around this shit that are near to impossible to kill. It's an entire cottage industry on youtube.
One of their most common arguments that they aren't misogynistic pigs is that they like Linda Hamilton in Terminator 1/2, movies that came out 30+ years ago and had it come out today, they'd be screeching about the strong woman who can take on scary Terminators.
Another favorite example of theirs is the Alien flicks with Sigourney, also at this point decades-old and not under the microscope of garbage youtubers who tell impressionable morons what to think. Ask them to name anything from the last 10 years and it's all "woke nonsense" because a woman or minority (or god forbid both) simply exists.
> Says he's not racist
> Feels targeted by tweet calling out racists
Hmmm...
I WILL NOT BE SILENCED.
I WILL FIGHT FOR MY RIGHT TO CRITICISE A BLACK WOMAN WHO IS CURRENTLY BEING TARGETED WITH VICIOUS RACIST ATTACKS.
More like Star WOKES am I right?
Same chuds whining about a black woman in Star Wars are the same ones whining about humanizing Tuskens and demonsterfying Rancors. They don't care about the aliens anymore than they care about other races or genders than their own.
Yeap, they cite old examples they welcomed at an age before culture wars rotted their brains. Before developing their like-minded communities that all enable each other's outrage in politicizing any character who isn't a cishet white male.
Watching any media with my anti-woke brother these is just an absolute minefield for him to get triggered by anything he perceives as progressive and whine about it.
Let's watch what Star Wars has to offer already people are critical of something that hasn't released yet
Ewan Mcgregor responds
Good on him. Glad Moses is getting support. Still sucks that it has come to this. It's really vile.
Considering how many stories we've already heard of actors and writers already turning down SW so as to not have to deal with the fandom, I wonder how things will look like in a decade...
Ah, another Star Wars release, another cycle of it's toxic, cancerous 'fan base' absolutely sucking all of the joy out of any meaningful discussions about it with racism.
Still can't believe JJ Abrams said Kelly Marie Tran was the best part of TLJ, then gave her 1 minute of screen time. What a dick move.
This is why i never admit to liking/watching/ or even know star wars in my real life. Even though I have been a fan all my life and have a closet full of star wars junk lol. It is overall far too gross and toxic to be attached to these days.
At times I feel the same for gaming too.
At times I feel the same for gaming too.
Tends to happens when you have so many adults around a childrens movie
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Thread title update is a bit funky, it makes it sound like Lucasfilm was talking to Ewan initially lol
But good on Ewan for issuing a statement!
But good on Ewan for issuing a statement!
Don't forget the part where he instead created a new character to hang out in the command center where Tran was relegated to for a buddy of his (Dominic Monaghan, who I like but still) because Abrams lost a soccer bet.
Star Wars Fans Furious JJ Abrams Gave Role to Dominic Monaghan Over a Soccer Bet
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Reading Terrio's response is irritating. It makes no sense. They wanted Rose to be with Leia, but they had a hard time using Leia (because of Fisher's death) so that meant... they couldn't really use Rose. But Fisher died during the filming of The Last Jedi: they knew she wasn't available, it's not like it was sprung on them all of a sudden. And like, why couldn't they have had her also do things *without* Leia?
Sorry for the minor derail here, friends. Good on Ewan for calling this bullshit out.
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He's absolutely right too. The people at Lucasfilm definitely know they messed up with Kelly Marie Tran, and they are not going to make that mistake again.
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