The franchise tweeted that it was “proud to welcome” Ingram, who just debuted as Reva in the Disney + series “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” “If someone wants to make you feel somehow unwanted, we only have one thing to say: resist,” the Star Wars account tweeted. “There are more than 20 million sensitive species in the Star Wars galaxy. Don’t choose to be racist.”
Ingram posted several examples of racist messages and comments on Instagram, noting that he has received hundreds of messages, some of which included the word N.
“There’s nothing anyone can do about it. There’s nothing anyone can do to stop this hatred,” he said in a video posted on his Instagram stories.
“What bothers me is … this feeling of taste, I just have to shut up and grab it, I just have to smile and endure it. And I’m not made that way,” he continued. “Thanks to the people who introduced me to the comments and the places I won’t post. And to the rest of you, you’re weird.”
Ingram’s experiences after his “Star Wars” debut have become a trend: Actors John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran have also talked about the racist hatred they received after appearing in “Star Wars”. Tran, the first woman of color to play a major role in a Star Wars movie, wrote an article in the New York Times about the harassment she received after starring in “The Last Jedi.” of 2017. The hatred became so intense that Tran left social media and spent time in therapy. Even earlier, in 2014, Boyega’s appearance on the trailer for “The Force Awakens” sparked a stir on #BlackStormtrooper’s social media, after many reacted to his casting with suspicion and racist comments.