Racist and sexist attitudes sparked a backlash against Star War’s characters played by Kelly Marie Tran and John Boyega. Finn played by Boyega (pictured with Tran above) and Rose Tico played by Tran are part of the new characters added to the later sequels of the Star Wars trilogy. Psypost reports that researchers surveyed 1925 Star Wars fans and asked them to rate six Star Wars Characters. However, overall Star Wars fans were not racist and sexist, said Reysen. “The results do not suggest that there is a large part of the Star Wars fandom supporting these beliefs.

Source: ABC News March 17, 2023 01:54 UTC