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[Dec 2015] Star Wars Leading Actor Shuts Down Racist Fans in the Most Brutal Way Possible


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In the wake of one of the most overwhelmingly successful openings in movie history, it’s easy to forget that when the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer debuted, some fans threw a fit about a darker aspect of it. And no, we’re not talking about the dark side of the Force.

 

 

 

British actor John Boyega is of Nigerian descent and stars in the newest installment of the blockbuster franchise. While a few black actors have played supporting roles in Star Wars before (two actors in six movies), he is the first to be cast as one of the leads.

 

 

 

In a recent New York Times interview, Boyega responded to the hate in the best possible way.

“I’m grounded in who I am, and I am a confident black man,†Boyega said. “A confident, Nigerian, black, chocolate man. I’m proud of my heritage, and no man can take that away from me. I wasn’t raised to fear people with a difference of opinion. They are merely victims of a disease in their mind.â€

 

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A disease that has clearly completely failed to gain any traction. As Boyega notes, “The presale tickets have gone through the roof — their agenda has failed. Miserably.â€

The movie has made an astounding 100 million dollars in pre-sale tickets alone, shattering the previous records.

“I just don’t get it,†Boyega continued. “You guys got every single alien in this movie imaginable to man — with tentacles, five eyes. Aliens that, if they existed, we’d definitely have an issue… Yet what you want to do is fixate on another human being’s color. You need to go back to school and unlearn what you have learned. I think Yoda said that, or Obi-Wan.â€

In a world still plagued by institutionalized racism, it’s important to celebrate the victories.

 

#BoycottStarWarsVII failed miserably. The movie is poised to eviscerate box office records, and Boyega has a career that has catapulted him into the stars. The Force is strong with this one, indeed.

 

 

http://usuncut.com/news/star-wars-actor-john-boyega-shuts-down-racist-fans/

 

 

 

 

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They want to complain about one black character in a Star War movie when Hollywood created a movie with the setting in Africa based on an African civilisation with an almost all white cast. Why almost because they have the black guy literally playing the stereotypical all-knowing- negro. #boycottgodsofegypt. :soul:

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im glad that he shut the racist haters like that, and im glad that Star Wars finally had a black lead but, i can't be the only one being bothered by the fact that his character is a coward that only wanted to run away, his character was really annoying, the only real moment of strenght? courage? was when the girl got hurt (sorry if i spoilered you), his character was the only thing i didn't like about the movie.

 

i was kinda expecting a better character for him, i was hoping he was more strong, brave, or something, but his character just felt weak.

 

he's a good actor tho, ngl, what's bad is how the character was written, he just did his job, im guessing he will appear in the next movie? hopefully his character becomes stronger.

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