I'm Sickened At The Vile, Racist Comments So-Called "Star Wars" Fans Have Been Sending To Black Actor And "Obi-Wan Kenobi" Star Moses Ingram

Star Wars recently welcomed Moses Ingram into their family — she made her franchise debut as Inquisitor Reva in Obi-Wan Kenobi.

But Moses revealed that ever since the Disney+ series premiered on May 27, she's been receiving hundreds of hateful, racist messages, including some calling her the N-word.

Moses took to her Instagram story to share some of the online abuse she's been dealing with from Star Wars trolls masquerading as fans.

"There are hundreds of those," Moses said. "Hundreds. I also see those of you out there who put on a cape for me and that does mean the absolute world to me, because there's nothing anybody can do about this."

"There's nothing anybody can do to stop this hate. So, I even question what my purpose is even being here in front of you saying that this is happening."

"I don't really know. I think the thing that bothers me is this feeling that I've had inside of myself — which no one has told me — but this feeling that I just have to shut up and take it."

Moses admitted that she's "not built" to just internalize that hate and stay quiet about it. Moses also thanked the fans who've supported her when she chose to not engage in the comments.

But she did have one last thing to say to the ignorant people spreading hate to her social media accounts: "Y'all weird!"

When the Star Wars franchise found out about the blatant bigotry Moses was being subjected to, their official Twitter page immediately came to her defense.

And just in case they weren't clear enough, they added one last sentiment:

Prior to the series debut, Moses told the Independent that Lucasfilm executives warned her that she might face online harassment from racist trolls.

"It was something that Lucasfilm actually got in front of, and said, ‘This is a thing that, unfortunately, likely will happen. But we are here to help you; you can let us know when it happens.’"

"Obi-Wan is going to bring the most diversity I think we’ve ever seen in the galaxy before," Moses added. "To me, it’s long overdue. If you’ve got talking droids and aliens, but no people of color, it doesn’t make any sense. It’s 2022, you know. So we’re just at the beginning of that change. But I think to start that change is better than never having started it.”

Unfortunately, this isn't the first time a non-white actor has been attacked with racist hate speech online from toxic Star Wars fans. John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran also endured this when they joined the franchise. It eventually caused Kelly to leave social media for a while.

It's important and impactful to see the franchise take a public stand against racism; more companies should follow in their footsteps.

So, if you're looking forward to watching Moses shine as the villainous Inquisitor Reva in Obi-Wan Kenobi, be sure to stream it on Disney+.