On Instagram, Ingram posted screenshots of some of the hateful messages she received, and posted an Instagram story in which she said:
“There’s nothing anybody can do about this. There’s nothing anybody can do to stop this hate. I question my purposes in even being here in front of you saying that this is happening. I don’t really know.”
The official Star Wars Twitter account also spoke out against the racist backlash, writing in a statement:
“We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva’s story to unfold … There are more than 20 million sentient species in the Star Wars galaxy, don’t choose to be a racist.”
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