Spambots and anti-Semites take to Twitter to protest The Force Awakens
Many people’s first reactions, upon hearing an actor like John Boyega smugly declaring that those opposed to black Stormtroopers need to “get used to it,” would be to remark that, in today’s society, such a sentiment is so mainstream that it barely needs to be spoken aloud. “Seriously, who’s still mad about black people in Star Wars?,” you may ask. Well, our collective question has been answered thanks to a hashtag that was started earlier today, #BoycottStarWarsVII.
And they’re not just mad about black people! Turns out they’re none too fond of Jewish movie directors, or Jewish people in general. We’ve declined to embed the most virulently racist and anti-Semitic examples we could find below, but rest assured that gorillas and big noses feature prominently in the imagery. Instead, let’s all have a good chuckle at the spambots trying to get in on this trend, shall we?:
Single Life Vs. Married Life #boycottstarwarsvii https://t.co/6o7aAoL5gO
— Daniel Rothschild (@RothsDaniel) October 19, 2015