Jodie Turner-Smith accuses the studio of leaving its actors alone in the face of attacks from the most toxic fandom.
After the controversies surrounding the premiere of The Acolyte in Disney+ and its cancellation after a single season, the actress Jodie Turner-Smith has attacked the studio for backing down when its most toxic fans harassed the cast of the series Star Wars.
“Feeling that your studio does not support you in front of the public is disappointing”he declared in the British edition of Glamor (via Variety).
“They have to stop doing this thing of staying silent while people are being bullied on the internet with racism and shit like that,” says Turner-Smith. “Not saying anything is not fair. It’s really unfair.”
“It would be nice if those who have the money showed their support and were firm”adds the actress. “You have to say that it’s unacceptable: ‘If you do this, you’re not a fan.’ Make a strong statement and see if they lose money. And I bet they wouldn’t, because racialized people, and especially black people, add a very large percentage of the potential public”.
If majors like Disney defended their inclusivity policies more forcefully, Turner-Smith says, “they might find that it’s more lucrative.” However, in the actress’s opinion, the current situation is far from being like that: “everyone uses ‘woke’ as if it were a swear word.”
“We will have to get to a point where people stop getting a stick up their asses when they see racialized people in franchises created by whites,” he emphasizes. “Do you know why? Because we don’t have the desire to stop participating.”
Star Wars and racist attacks on the Internet
The history of racist harassment in the Star Wars fandom began making headlines in 2017, with attacks against Kelly Marie Tran for his intervention in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. In August of this year, Amanda Stenberg He also accused the studio of having stood by while The Acolyte sparked “racism, prejudice and hate” even before its release.
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