Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Star Posts Message In Support Of Star Wars' Moses Ingram
There's an unfortunate reality that comes with a fandom going fully mainstream. It leaves room for plenty of toxic people to permeate the ranks of what should be a group of wonderful like-minded nerds. Suddenly, fans can no longer express their enjoyment of a new show without gatekeepers breaking down the door wielding their «no fun allowed» signs.
That situation has seemingly only gotten worse in the Star Wars fandom over recent years. With the premiere of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+, a certain new star has begun her rise, only for the worst aspects of humanity to take note and take offense at her existence. Moses Ingram, who plays Inquisitor Reva on the show, has quickly become one of its breakout performers. But as a Black woman, she faces tons of backlash based entirely on her race, to the point where Lucasfilm specifically warned her about racist fans before the show launched.
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It now seems that even the monolith known as Star Wars itself was taken by surprise at the sheer amount of vitriol leveled toward Ingram. Racism has unfortunately always been a problem with this particular group of devotees, but lately, it's ramped up to horrific degrees. It even got to the point where the official Star Wars account issued a statement condemning the racist backlash and calling it out for what it is. However, it seems that Star Wars isn't the only intergalactic property to back up Ingram against the bigoted hordes.
Anson Mount, who plays Captain Pike on the highly-regarded new series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, recently took to Instagram himself to post his support for Ingram. Along with a striking portrait of the actress, he shared a heartfelt and powerful statement against the hatred
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