Ewan McGregor Condemns Star Wars Fans Sending Racist Messages To Moses Ingram

This public statement was done in the form of an Instagram Story and thus is not permanently visible on her account, but Twitter users were able to preserve some of the examples she posted.

According to CNN, Ingram responded to these messages by saying, "The thing that bothers me is … this feeling of like, I just gotta shut up and take it, I just have to grin and bear it. And I’m not built like that."

She also thanked those who supported her when similarly hostile comments cropped up throughout social media platforms.

In a New York Times op-ed from 2017, Kelly Marie Tran described being driven off social media by racist and misogynistic bullying that once again went much farther than simple expressions of distaste for her unpopular character Rose.

In a separate article, CNN also chronicled the hate that John Boyega received just from a single wordless appearance in a stormtrooper uniform after the first trailer for The Force Awakens was released in 2014.

As their statement read, "We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva’s story to unfold. If anyone intends to make her feel in any way unwelcome, we have only one thing to say: we resist."

Later that day, McGregor would record his own message of support for Ingram and condemnation for those responsible for what she's had to deal with.

However, he then shared that he felt heartbroken and sickened when he saw some of the DMs Ingram received.

After describing these messages as "horrendous" and racist, McGregor gave credit to Ingram's skills as an actor and said, "If you're sending her bullying messages, you're no Star Wars fan in my mind."

In a more recent Instagram Story, Ingram thanked her well-wishers for their outpouring of support, which she described as louder than the hate she received.

h/t: CNN