, who is Vietnamese-American. Tran in particular dealt with such severe racist harassment that she ended up leaving social media and“You knew what to do with these other people, but when it came to Kelly Marie Tran, when it came to John Boyega, you know, fuck all,” Boyega continued. “So what do you want me to say? What they want you to say is, ‘I enjoyed being a part of it. It was a great experience...’ Nah, nah, nah. I’ll take that deal when it’s a great experience.
As the franchise carried on, Boyega slowly became more vocal, pushing back against Star Wars fans and trolls alike. In early June heabout racism at a London rally held in solidarity with Black Lives Matter after the death of George Floyd. The impassioned speech quickly went viral, prompting Lucasfilm to issue a statement in support of Boyega: “You are our hero,” said the company.
Boyega acknowledged the boycotts directly, saying he was “the only cast member who had their own unique experience of that franchise based on their race.… It makes you angry with a process like that. It makes you much more militant; it changes you. Because 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],” he continued. “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. But yet people are surprised that I’m this way. That’s my frustration.”
Standard didn’t get what he wanted so calls it racism. But i bet if the tables were turned and his toys were kept in the pram he wouldn’t be saying anything. Interesting how this racism works, don’t like something and i’m black = other person is a racist.
Godfather....PaulEalyMooney
The movement shall not rest until Boyega’s career gripes are appeased.
One of the worst characters ever