Moses Ingram

The "Star Wars" franchise is sticking up for "Obi-Wan Kenobi" actor Moses Ingram after she revealed she had received hundreds of racist messages and ...

"The thing that bothers me is ... this feeling of like, I just gotta shut up and take it, I just have to grin and bear it. "There's nothing anybody can do about this. "There are more than 20 million sentient species in the Star Wars galaxy, don't choose to be a racist

In a series of tweets, the "Star Wars" account stood behind actor Moses Ingram, who plays Reva in the new “Star Wars” series “Obi-Wan Kenobi.”

"This is the world I grew up in, but not the world I want to leave behind ...," she wrote. "And that feeling, I realize now, was, and is, shame, a shame for the things that made me different, a shame for the culture from which I came from. And a shame for how that world treats anyone who is different." At the time, he said, "you realize, ‘I got given this opportunity but I’m in an industry that wasn’t even ready for me.’ Nobody else in the cast had people saying they were going to boycott the movie because [they were in it]. Nobody else had the uproar and death threats sent to their Instagram DMs and social media, saying, ‘Black this and black that and you shouldn’t be a Stormtrooper.’ Nobody else had that experience. "And to the rest of y'all: Y'all weird." A representative for Disney+ directed NBC News to the "Star Wars" account's tweets.

Following Moses Ingram's post about the racist comments, 'Star Wars' posted a series of tweets welcoming her to the cast while condemning fans attacking the ...

“Nobody else in the cast had people saying they were going to boycott the movie because (they were in it). Nobody else had the uproar and death threats sent to their Instagram DMs and social media, saying, ‘Black this and Black that and you shouldn’t be a Stormtrooper,” he continued. “There are more than 20 million sentient species in the Star Wars galaxy, don’t choose to be a racist.” “And to the rest of y’all, y’all weird.” “Nobody else had that experience. “We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva’s story to unfold,” the franchise wrote. “There’s nothing anybody can do about this.

Actor Moses Ingram spoke out against the racist backlash she has received from toxic Star Wars fans.

And to the rest of y'all … …Y'all are weird.” Lucasfilm execs even warned Ingram to expect racist harassment from the fandom’s infamously toxic fringe. There’s nothing anybody can do to stop this hate.

Ingram has revealed some of the 'hundreds' of abusive messages she's received after debuting in the Star Wars show, saying 'there's nothing anybody can do ...

“We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva’s story to unfold. “There are more than 20m sentient species in the Star Wars galaxy, don’t choose to be a racist,” a message shared on the Star Wars account reads. “I just want to say, as the lead actor in the series, as the executive producer on the series, that we stand with Moses. We love Moses. And if you’re sending her bullying messages, you’re no Star Wars fan in my mind. “The thing that bothers me is this feeling inside of myself, that no one has told me, but this feeling that I have to shut up and take it, that I have to grin and bear it. And I totally stand with Moses.” “There’s nothing anybody can do to stop this hate.

Ewan McGregor calls out "Star Wars" fans after "Obi-Wan Kenobi" star Moses Ingram received racist comments online.

"We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva’s story to unfold," the account tweeted with a photo of Ingram's character. "Nobody else had the uproar and death threats sent to their Instagram DMs and social media, saying, 'Black this and black that and you shouldn’t be a Stormtrooper.' Nobody else had that experience. "And I'm not built like that, so I really just wanted to come on and say thank you to the people that show up for me in the comments and the places I'm not gonna put myself. To the rest of y'all, y'all weird." On Monday, Ingram shared screenshots of the messages people sent her online on Instagram, calling her a "diversity hire" among other insults and racial slurs. She brings so much to the series, she brings so much to the franchise.

L'actrice Moses Ingram a été ciblée par des messages racistes et des menaces de mort sur la Toile, une poignée de Jedi est parvenue à survivre à l'Ordre 66, ...

Ou à compléter impérativement tous les objectifs. Enfin, focus sur ce joueur d’Assassin’s Creed qui a fini tous les jeux sans ponctionner sa barre de vie. Après avoir remercié les personnes qui l’ont défendue, elle a confié son amertume face à ce qu’elle considère comme une fatalité. « Personne ne peut rien faire pour arrêter cette haine ».

Cette comédienne noire, qui incarne un des nouveaux antagonistes de Star Wars, a été la cible de commentaires racistes. Soutenue par Ewan McGregor, ...

Ce qui me dérange, c'est que je ne peux pas répondre, je dois me taire et accepter cela. "Il y a plus de 20 millions d'espèces dans la galaxie de Star Wars, ne soyez pas raciste", peut-on lire dans un message publié par le compte. La comédienne noire Moses Ingram, qui incarne la méchante Reva Sevander dans la mini-série Obi-Wan Kenobi, est victime depuis plusieurs jours de racisme sur les réseaux sociaux.

L'actrice Moses Ingran interprète une inquisitrice dans la série « Obi-Wan Kenobi » disponible sur Disney+.

Moses Ingram s’amuse aussi beaucoup à l’idée de posséder sa propre figurine et d’avoir participé à cette expérience. « Jouer dans Star Wars est unique, dit-elle. Faire partie de l’univers Stars Wars vous apprend à faire attention à ce que vous racontez en public pour ne pas divulgâcher le spectacle. Elle est fière de montrer Obi-Wan Kenobi à ses jeunes neveux et nièces. « Le plus dur a été de ne pas spoiler mon rôle, reconnait-elle. Mais pourquoi est-elle si méchante ? Moses Ingram donne du fil à retordre aux Jedi dans Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, disponible sur Disney + depuis fin mai. « Au départ, être attachée à des filins est douloureux, confie-t-elle. Vous êtes saucissonnée pour ne pas tomber et les câbles vous rentrent dans la peau.

Personnage important de la nouvelle série Star Wars "Obi-Wan Kenobi" - dont les premiers épisodes sont disponibles depuis le le 27 mai sur Disney+ - ...

La défense s'est organisée. Sur le compte Twitter officiel de Star Wars, plusieurs messages ont été publiés pour dénoncer ces attaques. Mais Ewan McGregor bascule bien vite sur une information bien moins réjouissante. L'actrice américaine de 29 ans Moses Ingram, a en effet été victime de racisme de la part de fans revendiqués de la célèbre saga. Dans une vidéo postée mercredi 1er juin par l'acteur Ewan McGregor, qui interprète le rôle titre du maître Jedi dans la nouvelle série Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi, les premières secondes de son message laissaient penser que tous les voyants étaient au vert. Nous soutenons Moses. Si vous envoyez des messages racistes, vous n'êtes pas des fans de Star Wars pour moi", poursuit Ewan McGregor. "Cependant, certains membres du noyau de fans de Star Wars ont attaqué sur internet Moses Ingram avec des attaques racistes. L'acteur Ewan McGregor a pris la parole pour dénoncer ces attaques.

The 'Star Wars' franchise is sticking up for actor Moses Ingram after she revealed she had received hundreds of racist messages and comments on social ...

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Ewan McGregor and Star Wars fans slammed online abuse Ingram faced following the debut of the Disney Plus series “Obi-Wan Kenobi.”

“I question my purpose in even being here in front of you saying that this is happening,” she said in the video, which is no longer visible as Instagram Stories expire after 24 hours. Black British actors John Boyega and Thandiwe Newton and Kenyan Mexican actor Lupita Nyong’o have all stepped into the Star Wars universe in recent years. “I think the thing that bothers me, is this feeling that I’ve had inside of myself — which no one has told me — but this feeling that I’ve just got to shut up and take it.