It’s a franchise that’s so white that a Black person existing in [it] wassomething."

It’s like, they just scattered that in there, bro!

They’re pandering!'"

John Boyega’s Finn holds his blaster, edited over him wielding a lightsaber

As mentioned, this issue hardly began with the sequels.

(The cancelation ofThe Acolytewas the opposite of this, it’s worth noting.)

On the other hand,Star Warshas to genuinely embrace actors of color as leads.

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Julia Garner in Weapons crying in a car, looking sad

John Boyega as Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy edited over a Jedi

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In a dusty landscape Finn stares out into the distance in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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