‘Star Wars’ defends ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ actor Moses Ingram following racist abuse
nme.comStar Wars social media accounts have released a statement defending Obi-Wan Kenobi actor Moses Ingram from racist abuse.“We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva’s story to unfold.
If anyone intends to make her feel in any way unwelcome, we have only one thing to say: we resist,” the post reads.“There are more than 20 million sentient species in the Star Wars galaxy, don’t choose to be racist.”The actor, who plays Inquisitor Reva Savander in the Disney+ series, shared on Instagram some of the abusive messages she’s received since the show was released last week.There are more than 20 million sentient species in the Star Wars galaxy, don’t choose to be a racist.— Star Wars (@starwars) May 31, 2022“Long story short, there are hundreds of those,” Ingram said referring to the messages. “I also see those of you out there who put on a cape for me and that really does mean the world to me.“There’s nothing anybody can do about this.
There’s nothing anybody can do to stop this hate and so I question what my purpose is, me even being here in front of you saying that this is happening.
I don’t really know.”She added: “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.
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