Amandla Stenberg, who starred in discipletook to social media on Wednesday to address the issue, which has since been rescinded. star wars Series on Disney+.
In the series, Stenberg played estranged twins Osha and Mai, while Lee Jung-jae played her former Jedi mentor who reunites with Osha to investigate a series of crimes that begin to reveal a darker truth. The cast also included Charlie Barnett, Carrie-Anne Moss, Manny Jacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, and Dafne Keen.
Prior to the film's release, many fans mocked Stenberg's casting and accused Disney of caving to a “woke” audience by casting so many people of color. Fans online also criticized reports that star wars The series was set to feature strange characters, including a group of witches. Then, less than three months after its first season was released in June, Delivery date Disney has reportedly canceled the show.
“There are so many people I want to acknowledge and I want to show appreciation, love and support, and that's why I came here to talk about this, which is that star wars “The show is canceled,” Stenberg said in a video she posted to Instagram Live.
“I’ll be honest and say it wasn’t a huge shock to me,” Steinberg continued. “We’ve been getting a lot of ridicule since the show was announced, when it was just an idea and no one was watching. That’s when we started seeing a lot of hyper-conservative bigotry, ridicule, bias, hatred, and hateful language toward us.”
The star said that while online toxicity “really affected me when I first got the job,” she feels like she “overcame those feelings in different ways, including expressing them myself.” She explained: “It became indisputable to me, at a certain point, that in order to continue to be myself, I had to honor my value system by expressing myself even in the context of working for Disney.
“It’s been an incredible honor and a dream for me to be in this universe,” Steinberg said. “I just want to tell those people who have supported us in this way, and supported us so loudly — despite all the venom we’ve received and the kind of targeted attack, I would say, we’ve received from the alt-right — that you are deeply loved and appreciated. It’s made this work worth it for me.”
in Rolling Stone In his commentary, writer CT Jones addressed the “backlash of racism, sexism and online abuse” that “seems consistent across the globe.” “Star Wars projects – mostly aimed at characters of color.”
Star Wars “Fans demanding a return to the original films are not only talking nonsense, they are destroying their chances of seeing the franchise they love grow in any meaningful way,” Jones wrote.star wars The film is about a galaxy filled with choices, endless battles, and people trying to make a difference. The most vocal fans right now are not only deliberately ignoring Lucas’ original vision, they’re making their own worlds smaller in the process.
