There are a bunch of people on Twitter who are up in arms about a Black character being in the highly anticipated upcoming flick, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Earlier today, the poster for the seventh Star Wars movie was revealed and the inclusion of a non-White actor – John Boyega – has people on Twitter claiming the movie promotes “white genocide.” The cover makes it pretty clear that the movie’s main characters are Harrison Ford, who plays Han Solo, and Carrie Fisher, who plays Princess Leia, but the nerds fought back anyway.
Searching the hashtag #BoycottStarWarsVII leads to hilarity, weirdness, and tons of racial comments.
Here are some of the best tweets we found:
https://twitter.com/scr3w_h34d/status/656099587019571200
https://twitter.com/The_Azzmador2/status/656105653597966336
https://twitter.com/CJSilk/status/656214571410194432
https://twitter.com/genophilia/status/656071066746384384
https://twitter.com/genophilia/status/656107591995494400
https://twitter.com/officialCritDis/status/655937941194285056
https://twitter.com/genophilia/status/656071066746384384
https://twitter.com/2partyhoax/status/656067071239962624
What’s your take? Star Wars VII comes out December 18th.
SOURCE: Twitter | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty
