Obi-Wan Kenobi: Ewan McGregor Says Racist Trolls Not Real Star Wars Fans

Obi-Wan Kenobi star Ewan McGregor hit again Wednesday at individuals focusing on fellow Star Wars actor Moses Ingram with racist abuse, saying they don’t seem to be true followers.

Ingram — who stars alongside McGregor in Obi-Wan Kenobi — highlighted racist messages she had obtained on-line in a narrative on her Instagram account, prompting him to reply with a video on the location.

“We stand with Moses. We love Moses. And if you’re sending her bullying messages, you’re no Star Wars fan in my mind,” stated McGregor, who performs the title character within the Star Wars sequence.

“She brings so much to the series, she brings so much to the franchise. And it just sickened me to my stomach that this had been happening,” McGregor added.

The Star Wars Twitter account additionally took intention at these attacking Ingram, a Black actress who performs a Jedi-hunting Inquisitor within the Disney+ sequence, out there on Disney+ Hotstar in India.

“We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva’s story to unfold,” it stated in a tweet, that included a picture of Ingram with a purple lightsaber in hand.

“If anyone intends to make her feel in any way unwelcome, we have only one thing to say: we resist.”

It shouldn’t be the primary time that racism has been directed in opposition to a Star Wars actor of color.

Vietnamese-American actress Kelly Marie Tran, who made her Star Wars debut in 2017’s The Last Jedi, was hounded off social media by racist and sexist abuse.

Black British actor John Boyega has in the meantime criticised the remedy of non-white characters in the newest three Star Wars movies, saying they have been marketed as necessary parts within the franchise however have been finally “pushed to the side.”

New episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi air Wednesdays on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.