Related Story: 7 intense moments from Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 3 The post ending with “To whom it may concern… Get used to it. As a result of the backlash, Boyega made a post (which has since been removed) thanking fan for support. However, other fans posts defended Boyega. Finn is the first character that appears in the trailer which came out around November 2014.Īccording to an article from Buzzfeed, Many posts on Twitter questioned why a Boyega, a black man, would be wearing stormtrooper armor. When the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiered, British actor John Boyega, also received backlash for his portrayal of Finn, a former First Order Stormtrooper who defected to the Resistance.
Ingram is not the first actress to face backlash from some of the Star Wars fans. “And if you are sending her bullying messages, you’re no Star Wars fan in my mind,” said McGregor. And like Ingram, he too also ended the video with a message those who made the derogatory posts. McGregor then concluded the video that the entire cast stands with the actress and they love her. “She brings so much to the series, she brings so much to the franchise and it just sickens me to my stomach to hear that this had been happening.” “Moses is a brilliant actor, she’s a brilliant woman and she’s absolutely amazing in the series.” Said McGregor. Star Wars took to both Twitter and Instagram to post a video message from McGregor, who is both the lead actor and executive producer on the show, in which he offered his support his costar.Ī personal message from Ewan McGregor. “I really just wanted to come on and say thank you to the people who show up for me in the comments and the places that I am not going to put myself and to the rest of you all: you’re all weird,” Ingram concluded.Īs a result of the Instagram post, Ingram received support from none other than Obi-Wan Kenobi himself, Ewan McGregor. Ingram thanked fans for supporting her on social media and also had a message to the fans who sent her the racist messages. “I think that the thing that bothers me is that sort of this feeling that I have inside of myself, which no one has told me, but this feeling of like ‘I just got to shut up and take it’ you know? I just kind of got to bury it and I’m not built like that,” continued Ingram. Prior to posting her reaction, she also posted some of the racist comments directed at her on her Instagram story. Reva (Moses Ingram) in Lucasfilm’s OBI-WAN KENOBI, exclusively on Disney+.
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