Typical and depressing to see the abusive messages sent to Moses Ingram, star of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Disney+ series.
"There's nothing anybody can do about this," Ingram said in an Instagram video. "There's nothing anybody can do to stop this hate. I question my purpose in even being here in front of you saying that this is happening. I don't really know."
"The thing that bothers me is this feeling inside of myself, that no one has told me, but this feeling that I have to shut up and take it, that I have to grin and bear it. And I'm not built like that. So, I wanted to come on and say thank you to the people who show up for me in the comments and the places that I'm not going to put myself. And to the rest of y'all, y'all weird."
And:
...co-star Ewan McGregor issuing a strong statement condemning abusive fans, saying "if you're sending her bullying messages, you're no Star Wars fan".
No one should have to put up with this sort of abuse and what Ingrams has had directed towards her is disgusting. I don't think this is an issue of fandom - something I've many criticisms of in its own right. Though, that said, there are fans of various series who appear entirely detached from and ignorant of the actual history of those series. Take the complaints one will see about Star Trek being 'woke' or the series being political or having 'too many' (a figure that I find difficult to quantify) black or Asian or other actors in it. It's not as if Star Trek: The Original Series is difficult to find or watch, or any of the other iterations subsequently, and once that is achieved it is impossible not to see that it was an avowedly liberal series. Similarly with Star Wars, though it was less overtly so, and had some patchy casting of African Americans and others in the original films, but casting nonetheless.
But difficult not to think that those being abusive are simply directing their abuse at whatever manifestations of popular culture they can find - something noted here before. Ghostbusters, earlier Star Wars films and others have had to put up with this dynamic. But again, the sheer detachment from the reality of those films that the supposed 'fans' demonstrates suggests a lack of actual knowledge or familiarity with them.
The series itself? Well, it's alright - good bits, bad bits, expected bits. Moses Ingram is memorable. The overall plot, we'll see.
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