Dark side of Star Wars fandom: toxic trolls and racist attacks take toll on Asian-American actress Kelly Marie Tran
The dark side of Star Wars fandom recently reared its head when Kelly Marie Tran, the actress who plays Rose Tico in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, was run off Instagram by misogynistic and racist messages from fans who didn’t like her character in the movie.
The episode was not an uncommon one. Daisy Ridley, who stars as the heroine Rey, quit social media last year for similar reasons.
They are far from the first women to be hounded by bitter, mostly male fans who didn’t approve of...
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