'Star Wars' Speaks Out , After Racist Social Media Attacks on , Moses Ingram.
This week, Moses Ingram revealed hundreds of racist messages and comments she received on social media after joining the cast of a new 'Star Wars' Disney+ series.
This week, Moses Ingram revealed hundreds of racist messages and comments she received on social media after joining the cast of a new 'Star Wars' Disney+ series.
CNN reports that Ingram just made her debut as Reva in 'Obi-Wan Kenobi,' the latest 'Star Wars' series on Disney's streaming service.
In response, Ingram's fellow co-stars and Disney+ itself came to her defense.
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If anyone intends to make her feel in any way unwelcome, we have only one thing to say: We resist, Disney+, via Twitter.
There are more than 20 million sentient species in the 'Star Wars' galaxy, don't choose to be a racist, Disney+, via Twitter.
The star of 'Obi-Wan Kenobi,' Ewan McGregor, posted his own response to the 'Star Wars' Twitter account, praising Ingram as "a brilliant actor.".
The star of 'Obi-Wan Kenobi,' Ewan McGregor, posted his own response to the 'Star Wars' Twitter account, praising Ingram as "a brilliant actor.".
It just sickened me to my stomach to hear that this had been happening.
We stand with Moses, we love Moses, Ewan McGregor, via Twitter.
It just sickened me to my stomach to hear that this had been happening.
We stand with Moses, we love Moses, Ewan McGregor, via Twitter.
Ingram posted multiple examples of the hundreds of racist messages and comments she had received on Instagram.
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CNN reports that both John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran similarly received racist harassment on social media after making their 'Star Wars' debuts.
CNN reports that both John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran similarly received racist harassment on social media after making their 'Star Wars' debuts
