& # 39; Star Wars & # 39; and his own dark side, racist fanatics

By AFP

Beyond lightsabers, hyperspace and the eternal struggle of good versus evil, the latest episodes of "Star Wars" have also sought to break the model to play.

"The Last Jedi" gave prominence to a woman, King (Daisy Ridley), and a black man, Finn (John Boyega) to fight on the same level as White Heroes Traditional

But this Inclusive politics that started with the most recent trilogy – episode VII was launched in 2015 – has its own dark side: vile behavior of a minority of fans who insure in the networks that their

"It would be unfair and very general to say that" Star Wars "has a fanatical problem, which has a problem with white fans and fanatics", said Kayleigh Donaldson.

This subgroup of devotees, who is linked to the far right and virtual community "incel" – from English to "involuntary celibacy" – is upset because he feels that the movies are no longer directed to them.

And that "Star Wars" it is far from an example, even at the time of Disney, gender equality and the greatest diversity that many ask at Hollywood.

Even in "The Last Jedi", which can be considered the most feminine, women appear less than half the time of men, which in "The awakening of strength" has two third of the dialogues.

"The mere inclusion of women and non-white actors is enough to make them cry and badert" The Last Jedi "in particular has been accused of ending the legacy of" Star Wars " by tearing up a mythology carefully crafted for decades to promote While Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren) and Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux) have not been targeted, Daisy Ridley (King) John Boyega (Finn) and Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico), of Vietnamese descent, can not say the same thing.

The two actresses have disabled their account on Instagram, in the case of Tran because constant badist and racist attacks from a legion of "trolls" (users they are dedicated to provoking insults in virtual communities.)

His page in the reference site of "Star Wars" Wookieepedia was attacked by these provocateurs, changing the name of the actri this in "Ching Chong Wing Tong". She has also been described as "stupid, autistic and retarded".

Ridley had to seek therapy to handle stress, while director Rian Johnson received death threats and Boyega "accuses" him of "sacrilege" since the news came out that he would play a & quot; stormtrooper & # 39; black.

A petition calling for the elimination of "The Last Jedi" from the saga exceeded 100,000 signatures, while another apologizing for Johnson exceeded 10,000.

But this toxic culture is prior to the "politically correct" era of Disney, who bought Lucasfilm for $ 4 billion in 2012.

Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen, who played Anakin Skywalker as a kid and Young, they left Hollywood after an implacable ridicule for their performances in the prequels of the creator of the galactic universe, George Lucas.

But these "enemies" who also criticized the prequels and Lucas's changes to the original films are the same as those who beg him to "save" the Disney franchise.

And they argue that their movement – mainly through Twitter – has led to the failure of the fallout on Han Solo.

Disney has not yet responded to AFP's request for a comment on the subject

For now, writes David Opie of Highsnobiety's online magazine, citing Rose in " The Last Jedi ": To fight against what we hate, the best way to win is to" save what we love ".

"Nothing captures the rebellious spirit more than celebrating the things that matter most to us and treating others with respect. As long as we continue to do that, the dark side of Star Wars fans will stay in the bay forever, "he said.