the series of Obi-Wan Kenobi finally premiered last week, and it has received positive ratings from fans of starwars or also for those who are not so followers. However, a rather serious problem has arisen, since some people have attacked the actress Moses Ingramemphasizing racial issues.
Faced with this behavior, the official account of Twitter of starwars came out in defense of the star, after he reported receiving hundreds of hate messages from fans disgusted with his role in the series. And it is that apparently many were bothered by the degree of relevance that her character, Reva, is having in the first two released episodes.
There are more than 20 million sentient species in the Star Wars galaxy, don’t choose to be a racist.
— Star Wars (@starwars) May 31, 2022
This is the official message from the account:
We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family, and excited as Reva’s story unfolds. If someone intends to make you uncomfortable in any way, we only have one thing to say: we will resist. There are over 20 million intelligent species in the galaxy, don’t choose to be racist.
Even her own Ingram mentioned in an interview that lucasfilm I had mentioned these possible attacks to them, as it is something that happens to all actors who do not meet the demands of the fans. This has happened at the time with more interpreters, but now that the racist issue may arise, it was obvious that they would take advantage of it to justify the offenses.
Here his comment:
It was something that Lucasfilm mentioned: ‘This is something that, unfortunately, will probably happen. But we are here to help you; you can let us know when it happens.’”
Remember that Obi Wan Is available in Disney Plus.
editor’s note: It is somewhat incredible that these situations continue to occur in the year 2022. But it is something that unfortunately will not end, not while there are people who are educated in a somewhat archaic way.
Via: Collider